WATERPARKS 2013 set to be a blast for Whitewater
Six Flags goes big in 2013
Six Flags New England waterpark, Hurricane Harbor, is adding a 65ft (20m)-tall waterslide featuring six-drop hatch slides to its attrac- tion. Bonzai Pipelines will join the park’s existing line-up of 27 slides. Six Flags America in Maryland has purchased the same ride for its park, following the success of Apocalypse – its 10-storey stand- up coaster introduced in 2012. Bonzai Pipelines is a six-storey
structure that features six looping slides set atop a 65ft (20m) tower. With clear launching tubes, specta- tors will also feel part of the action. Both rides open in Spring 2013. At Six Flags White Water, a new
Typhoon Twister ride will debut in late spring. The attraction will see riders enclosed in a fi ve-storey drop before shooting out into a 67ft (20.4m) bowl. For its La Ronde park in
Montreal, Six Flags has invested in an Aqua Twist ride, manufactured by Mack. The circular attraction is comprised of nine boats seating up to six passengers. Before the ride starts, the fl oor disappears and is covered with water, allowing each boat to fl ow and rotate. Boats carry six water pistols so passengers can interact with guests on the other boats and with spectators.
There’s no slowing down for Whitewater this year. In early 2013, Donetsk water- park in the Ukraine will feature a Whitewater Triple Charger™ waterslide. The Triple Charger allows riders to race each other through a series of twists and turns. Its confi guration offers increased throughput, with a tight compact footprint. At the much
anticipated Wet ‘n’
Wild Sydney, Whitewater is supplying a Whizzard™ Twist – a high-speed mat racer that sends riders through enclosed AquaTubes that twist, then serpentine alongside each other, transitioning into the traditional side-by-side multi-lane confi guration. Meanwhile,
at Dubai’s
The Whizzard sends riders along enclosed tubes at high speed
Atlantis The Palm, Whitewater is installing a Family Anaconda™ ride, due to open in October 2013.
Santorini Water Fantasy launches in spring
Santorini Water Fantasy, near Hua Hin in Thailand, is gearing up for its Spring 2013 opening with some exciting new water rides. As part of its US$3.25m (£2m, 2.4) investment, the park’s developers Pena House Public Co Ltd is purchasing four major water rides from Polin. These include a 15m (50ft)- high King Cobra slide, a Looping Rocket
drop ride as well as a Space Shuttle waterslide and a Windigo multi-racer lane mat ride. Santorini Water Fantasy is being built alongside the existing eight-acre Santorini amusement park. The four- acre waterpark will be part of a larger expansion of the existing facilities that will include a three-star, low-rise resort.
Thrills and spills at Schlitterbahn
Claiming it will be the world’s most extreme waterslide ever built, Schlitterbahn Kansas City Waterpark will open its new four-person Master Blaster water- coaster uphill waterslide next season. As well as being the tallest and fastest, its patented technol- ogy is aiming to be the highest and fastest slide, a record currently held by Insano at Beach Park, Fortaleza, Brazil. The park isn’t announcing the dimensions of the ride until it opens in Summer 2013.
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