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Park World speaks to a range of experts to find out more about current and future trends


Ray Smegal, chief commercial officer, ProSlide Technology


Clients are looking for innovative rides that include the latest technology. If we look back to where water parks started in the 70’s and 80’s, they were very small businesses with body and tubes slides. Through the 90’s, 00’s, and 10’s water ride innovation like Racers, BOWLS, and FlyingSAUCER transformed water parks. There’s always been a demand for strong, innovative family features from water parks and their guests, but looking into 2021 and beyond, family water ride innovation will drive demand for water parks. Features like the iconic TORNADO, TornadoWAVE, MAMMOTH, and BehemothBOWL are consistently popular because they’re multi-person attractions that place riders in a face-to-face position. This unique rider


SPRING PART 2 2021


configuration allows guests to see the expression on each other’s faces and share in the ride experience, leaving a lasting, memorable impression long after they’ve left the park. Water Coasters are also the most sought-after ride in water parks and we’ve integrated our incredibly popular family features into these high- performance water rides. There have been incredible developments in technology that bring world-leading coaster technology down to a cost-effective level that any park can afford. You can trust that an authentic ProSlide Water Coaster will have that amazing design that top brands trust, while still being very accessible and something that any water park can add.


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