WATERPARKS NEWS INDUSTRY OPINION
ASTM International focuses on standards and harmonisation Aleatha Ezra
The waterpark indus- try can greatly benefi t from its members joining the stand- ards organisation ASTM International as waterslides and wave systems come under review. For standards for the design and operation of amusement and water- park rides and attractions in the US, all roads lead to ASTM International’s F24 Technical Committee on Amusement Rides and Devices. The committee has been primarily focused on creating standards that would apply to US facilities, but in the past few years, in order to help achieve ongoing common ground in standards development for the global amusement sector, the ASTM F24 Committee established a subcommittee (F24.80) specifi cally focused on harmonisation. Last year Canada approved standard practices for the design, manufacture and operation of amusement rides prompting three more countries to move forward with their own harmonisation standards based on the Canadian model. Anyone can become a member of ASTM and the costs are low. Members have the power to review new standards or revisions and vote on whether they should be approved. Now is a good time to join ASTM as revisions are currently underway on F2376-13 “Standard Practice for Classifi cation, Design, Manufacture, Construction, and Operation of Water Slide Systems” and new standards are under review that would address the design, manufacture, construction and operation of standing wave systems and the use of waterslide conveyors for rafts, tubes and guests. For more, see
www.astm.org.
Aleatha Ezra, director of park member development, WWA
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attractionsmanagement.com Slagharen expands with Aqua Mexicana
Slagharen theme park and resort in the Netherlands has expanded its public offering following the open- ing of its new €6m ($6.7m, £4.3m) Mexican-themed waterpark.
Launched on 1 May, the 5,200sqm (56,000sq ft) development – known as Aqua Mexicana – consists of 10 slides, supplied by Van Egdom, totalling 546 metres (1,791 feet) in length. Madrid-based Rocas & Design has worked on the design of the waterpark, while construction work has been carried out by Slagharen with the help of local sub-contractors. It adopts a Mexican theme and includes a Caribbean pirate ship, Mayan temple and 18th century-style houses.
■ The Netherlands waterpark follows a Mexican theme
Aqua Mexicana includes both indoor (3,172sqm, 10,406sq ft) and outdoor (2,083sqm, 6,833sq ft) facilities. Three of the waterpark’s slides will include special effects, sounds and 3D animations designed specifi cally for Slagharen. The park will
also feature a “bubble bath” with capacity for 70 people. For kids, the park includes an aquatic play area, while there will also be a terrace with seating and dining options. More than 100 companies worked on the expansion. ■ Details:
http://lei.sr?a=G7w8E_A
Turkey’s Crystal Aura debuts new waterpark
A new waterpark has opened at the Crystal Aura Beach Resort & Spa in Kemer, Turkey, with the destination now offering visitors access to both the new waterpark and the nearby Nomad theme park in the Antalya Province. Owned and operated
by the Kilit Group, the waterpark uses slides designed and installed by Polin, which also supplied the resort’s sister properties at Crystal Sunset and Crystal Waterworld. Included at the Crystal
Aura Waterpark is Polin’s Magic Sphere – a two person slide using natural lighting effects which sends riders on a high- speed journey from one sphere to another. Also
■ Polin has supplied all of the waterpark’s slides
installed are Polin’s Aquatube, Black Hole, Big Hole and Black Hole/Flying Boats combination. “Nearby attractions might once have tempted [visitors] to leave our property, but once they begin riding the slides, they can’t get enough,” said Crystal Aura resort’s
general manager, Erdogan Turan. “They can spend all day at the resort and never tire of the offerings we provide to them.” The waterpark is a
welcome addition to the resort, which has 416 bedrooms and a private section of beach.
■ Details:
http://lei.sr?a=C6D3y_A AM 2 2015 ©CYBERTREK 2015
PHOTO: POLIN
PHOTO: SLAGHAREN
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