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WhiteWater’s operations are full steam ahead
While it goes without saying that last year certainly had its challenges, WhiteWater’s team has hit the ground running for 2021.
of new products to the market, WhiteWater is looking forward to another exciting year as they continue to celebrate their 40th anniversary. With a range of venue types from water and theme parks to cruise ships and resorts, WhiteWater’s project schedule is as diverse as it is exciting.
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Asia Pacific openings Starting the list, this year, is Kaisa Group, the Shenzhen-based property developer, who are working with WhiteWater to create a water park in Golden Bay, China near eastern Shenzhen. The water park will be part of a larger multi- function complex incorporating a theme park, theatre, sports center, and hotel. Themed after a traditional Chinese fishing village, the water park brings the first Abyss with light effects to China. Towering nearly 30-meters (100-feet) into the air, the Abyss water slide is the largest funnel slide in the industry giving guests a feeling of extreme Gs before gliding into the pool exit. With coordinated light effects on the inside of the slide, riders will soon be able to soar through a kaleidoscope of color as lights race by them. Once completed, the venue will have nine water slides, including a Constrictor + Rattler Fusion and AquaSphere + Super Bowl Fusion, as well as Kids’ Slides, a FusionFortress 17, Wave River, and Wave Pool.
Another park in the Asia Pacific region, Aqean Bay Boracay Water Park, will be a brand-new project for WhiteWater on the island of Boracay in the Philippines. Filling a seven-hectares (17- acres) site, the water park will have 10 water slides, six Kids’ Slides, a Splash Pad, Wave Pool, Extreme River, FlowRider® Double, and RainFortress 5 once completed. Families with younger park guests will be able to create countless memories by enjoying the scaled down thrills of the park’s larger rides by riding the Mini Boomerango or Mini Rattler.
North America openings Recently announced in the Americas, WhiteWater will be constructing a new world record-breaking attraction at Hurricane Harbor Chicago, next to Six Flags Great America. Once complete, the
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ith scheduled installations set to take place in over 25 countries around the globe, including the introduction
Master Blaster will be the tallest water coaster in the world standing over 26-meters (86-feet) high. This-state- of-the-art water attraction, named Tsunami Surge, uses power-saving Smart Blast technology to dynamically adjust pump speeds while the ride is in operation. The system saves significant power by only ramping up motor speed when it needs to drive riders uphill and reduces the wear and tear on the mechanical equipment. The thrilling new water coaster will propel riders through 290-meters (950-feet) of slide at a speed upwards of 46 kilometers per hour (29 miles per hour) using water-blasting technology for lightning-fast uphill speeds and adrenaline-pumping drops.
In addition to the world record-breaking
coaster, Six Flags will also debut the Midwest’s first Tailspin water slide at Hurricane Harbor Rockford. Also known as Tidal Wave, the water slide begins with riders launching into a darkened enclosed tube that quickly opens to reveal the Tailspin’s angled downward curve. Rafts are pinned high to the wall as they bank down and around the slide’s open spiral. Traveling from dark to light to dark again increases the
suspense of the attraction, especially as riders are sent through three high-speed turns. Both the Master Blaster and Tailspin water slides feature WhiteWater’s AquaLucent fibreglass technology, which creates a dynamic, dreamlike experience with breathtaking colour bursts and speed of light sensations.
Middle East and India openings Located on the Ahmedabad-Mehsana Highway near Gujarat, Shankus Water Park opened in 1993 and quickly developed a reputation for high thrill attractions with their iconic Manta water slide. Now, nearly 30 years later, Shankus has decided to expand their park’s offerings by adding an AquaTube, Constrictor, Freefall, Pool Sider, Champagne Bowl, AquaSpray Toys, and Splash Pad. Quadrupling their footprint from 3-hectares (seven-acres) to 12-hectares (30- acres), the highlight of the new expansion will be the park’s mat racer slide, the Whizzard. On the new six-lane Whizzard, guests will be able to race down 128- meters (419-feet) of slide, twisting around their friends’ slide path and plunging into an electrifying 360- degree loop before gliding
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