WATERPARKS NEW WAVE
There’s no shortage of inspiration in the waterpark market, with rides becoming ever more adrenalin-charged, surfi ng attractions becoming increasingly popular and new markets opening up – even at sea, as Kath Hudson discovers
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INTERLINK UK/France-based
water ride specialist, Interlink, has added a new concept to its portfolio of water rides: the mini fl ume. Pitched at three- to eight-year-olds, this baby fl ume ensures that even young children won’t miss out on the fun at waterparks. Covering just 15m (49ft) by 7m (23ft), with a sin- gle lift height of 2m (6.5ft), the ride has six three-seater boats, and a ride capacity of 650 people per hour.
FORREC
Currently being created as the fi rst large- scale, world-class water park in Northern China, Longmenzhen is part of a hotel, spa and commercial district being designed by Forrec. Opening at the end of May, the park will boast one of Asia’s largest mix of attractions, including more than 30 slides, water play, pools, rivers, surfi ng machines and the largest surfi ng wave pool in China. Its theme will combine traditional Chinese architecture with modern highlights. Scheduled to open later this year, the park is targeting both local and international visitors of all ages. Spanning 12.5ha (31 acres), the park’s peak day attendance will be 15,000. The waterpark will comprise a 7,500sq m (1.9 acre) wave pool, a lazy river and two spa pool complexes. ProSlide Technology has provided pipeline tube slides, Octopus racers, Tornado, Tantrum Alley, Behemoth Bowl, Double Cannon Bowl, Plummet Speed slides, Tornado Wave and RideHouse. Whitewater West is supplying the teen water play area, a Flow Rider, bodyslides and a water play structure.
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The fi rst mini fl ume has been installed at Europark in Vias Plage, France
The 12.5ha waterpark is designed by Forrec and will open at the end of May
The company behind the project,
the Sichuan Longmenzhen Tourism & Resorts, is aiming to duplicate the suc- cess of the Happy Magic Watercube Water Park, also in China, and was keen to incorporate the design brand which Forrec developed at Watercube into their future waterpark developments. According to Forrec’s Bettina Klug,
the biggest challenge of the project was incorporating the existing structure of the former theme park with the design elements from the Watercube and pro- ducing a cohesive design.
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