May 12, 2008
Water Country USA opens big
Season begins Saturday, May 10
Here's some cool news!
Water Country USA will reopen for the 2008 season on Saturday, May 10.
If you've never visited, here's your chance. Even if you have been before, it's always worth the trip.
Water Country USA is the mid-Atlantic's largest family water play park featuring state-of-the-art water rides and attractions set to a 1950s and 1960s surf theme.
According to Themed Entertainment Association, Water Country was the fifth most successful U.S. waterpark for the second consecutive year.
New for 2008 is a new "Rock 'n' Roll Island" attraction.
The expansion will feature three new slides, a 700-foot lazy river ride and a children's slide, "Little Bopper," all themed around the rock-and-roll culture of the 1950s and '60s.
The main attraction will be a 33-foot-tall-slide tower called "Jammin' Juke Box." The three new slides, each named for a popular dance, "The Funky Chicken," "The Hully Gully" and "The Twist," will descend nearly 200 feet from the top of the jukebox tower and jettison riders into a 9,000-square-foot pool.
The slides in the park will be translucent, providing a view of those using them.
The park also features several climate-controlled pools for guest comfort. You need to check out the huge wave pool. It's a blast.
For those who are really daring, there's the park favorite, Aquazoid.
Aquazoid is one of Water Country's largest rides. It combines spectacular special effects with a white water raft adventure.
A giant four-person rafts zips through the dark tunnel to a thrilling splashdown.
Those who like tamer adventures can try Hubba Hubba Highway, an interactive river adventure. Guests can "cruise" down this free-floating river ride through drenching coconuts and cool geysers.
Hubba Hubba Highway includes several action elements and a 2,000 square foot lagoon entrance. Measuring 1,500 feet in length and covering 3.5 acres, Hubba Hubba Highway is the largest attraction at Water Country.
If sunbathing is your idea of fun, you can stretch out on more than 1,500 lounge chairs.
The park also offers a surf and gift shop, seven dining establishments, locker rentals, bathhouse facilities and free use of life vests and inner tubes. In addition, American Red Cross-certified volunteers offer swim lessons to area residents each summer.
For more information about Water Country USA tickets, visit the website, www.watercountryusa.com.
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