DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE: WATER PARKS


WET ’N’ WILD SYDNEY Sydney, NSW, Australia


■ OPENING 2013/14


Village Roadshow is building a new AUS$80m (£52.4m, 65.3m, US$82.2m) waterpark in Sydney. Wet ’n’ Wild Sydney will be built on a 62-acre (25-hectare) site, under a long-term lease agreement with the New South Wales Government. Attractions are likely to include a Boo- merang Bay surf school, lazy river, tots island slides pool, giant rainforest water- play structure, double python ride, double flowrider, zip line and sky coaster, as well as separate themed areas for families.


Subject to planning approval, the site is expected to open in 2013. It is intended to deliver a major boost to tourism and attract 900,000 visitors per year.


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The 62-acre site in Sydney will include a giant rainforest waterplay structure and a lazy river


NANJING LONGMENZHEN WATER PARK


Northern China ■ OPENING 2012


The new Nanjing Longmenzhen Water Park under development in northern China will be the first large-scale, world-class water park to be located in the region. It will boast one of Asia’s largest mix of attractions, including more than 30 slides, waterplay, pools, rivers, surfing machines and the largest surfing wave pool in China. The 31-acre (12.5-hectare) site will be themed on traditional Chinese ure as well as modern highlights.


Aimed at both local and international visitors of all ages, peak day attendance is expected to reach 15,000.


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The 31-acre water park in northern China will incorporate traditional Chinese architecture


The waterpark will be centered on a 7,500sq m (80,730sq ft) wave pool, with a lazy river and two spa pool complexes, as well as a hotel and commercial district designed by Forrec. ProSlide Technology has provided a number of the rides, including pipeline tube slides, Octopus racers, Tornado, Tan- trumALLEY, Behemoth Bowl, Double Can- non Bowl, Plummet Speed slides, Tornado


Wave and RideHouse, while Whitewater West is supplying the teen water play area, a Flow Rider, bodyslides and a 1050 Water Play structure.


The company behind the project – the Sichuan Longmenzhen Tourism & Resorts – is aiming to duplicate the success of their Happy Magic Watercube Water Park, which is Beijing’s second-most visited tourist spot (after the Great Wall of China).


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