List of water parks explained

The following is a list of notable water parks in the world sorted by region. A water park or waterpark is an amusement park that features water play areas, such as water slides, splash pads, spraygrounds (water playgrounds), lazy rivers, wave pools, or other recreational bathing, swimming, and barefooting environments.

Defunct water parks

Canada

• Wild Rapids Waterslide Park, Sylvan Lake, Alberta – closed in 2016
• Froster Soak City at Ontario Place, Toronto, Ontario – closed in 2012
• Wild Waters in Edmonton, Alberta - closed in 2012
• Bonzai Waterslide Park in Calgary, Alberta - closed in mid-1990s
• Surf City near Chestermere Lake, Alberta - closed in mid-1990s
• Riverside Amusement Parks in Medicine Hat, Alberta - closes in 2007

Japan

• Seagaia Ocean Dome, Miyazaki – closed as of 2007
• Sports World Izunagaoka, Shizuoka - Closed in 1996
• Wild Blue Yokohama, Yokohama - Closed on August 31, 2001

Lithuania

Trasalis, Trakai - Closed on January 15, 2020^[1]

Netherlands

• Nationaal Zwemcentrum de Tongelreep, Eindhoven^[2] – the recreational part has been closed since September 2016

Palestinian territories

• Crazy Water Park, Gaza Strip – burned down in arson attack^[3]

Russia

• Transvaal Park,^[4] Moscow – in 2004, 28 people were killed when a roof collapsed

United Kingdom

• Fantaseas, Dartford, Kent and Chingford, London - Both closed in 1992
• Leith Waterworld, Edinburgh - Closed in January 2012
• Wet N Wild (North Shields), North Shields - Closed in 2020

United States

• Big Surf, Tempe - Closed in 2019
• CoCo Key Water Resort, Omaha
• Disney's River Country, Lake Buena Vista, Florida^[5] - Closed in 2001
• Fort Rapids, Columbus, Ohio^[6]
• Heritage USA, Fort Mill, South Carolina - Closed in 1989
• Key Lime Cove, Gurnee, Illinois; now named Great Wolf Lodge^[7] - Closed in 2017 (Key Lime Dove)
• Lake Dolores Waterpark, Newberry Springs, California
• Manteca Waterslides, Manteca, California^[8]
• Maui Sands Resort & Indoor Water Park, Sandusky
• Pleasure Island, Muskegon, Michigan
• Schlitterbahn Waterpark Kansas City, Kansas City, Kansas - Closed in 2018
• Six Flags Atlantis, Hollywood, Florida
• Splash Amarillo Waterpark, Amarillo, Texas^[9]
• Splash Down Dunes, Porter, Indiana^[10]
• Splash Kingdom Waterpark, Redlands
• Splashtown San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
• Water Park of America, Bloomington, Minnesota
• Wet 'n Wild, Garland, Texas
• Wet 'n Wild Orlando, Orlando, Florida^[11]
• Wild Waters, Ocala, Florida
• Wildwater Kingdom, Aurora, Ohio

Vietnam

• Hồ Thủy Tiên - Closed in the early 2000's, re-opened in 2006 and re-closed in 2011
• Saigon Water Park, Ho Chi Minh City - Closed in 2006

See also

• List of amusement parks

External links

• Waterparks.com – World Waterpark Association's consumer guide

Notes and References

1. Web site: BNS . 2020-01-10 . The Trasalio complex is closing its doors . 2024-06-26 . MadeinVilnius.lt - Vilniaus naujienų dienoraštis . en.
2. Book: van Buuren, W. . Hollands goud: alle olympische kampioenen . Meulenhoff Boekerij B.V. . 2012 . 978-94-6023-174-2 . nl . 14 March 2019 . pt102 .
3. News: Militants Torch Gaza Water Park Shut Down by Hamas; Forty unidentified militants storm tourist resort, tying and beating guards before setting buildings ablaze . subscription . https://web.archive.org/web/20210506213755/https://www.haaretz.com/1.5115051 . 6 May 2021 . 19 September 2010 . . 18 July 2018 . en.
4. News: Press points finger of blame . BBC News . 16 February 2004 . 23 July 2013.
5. Web site: McConville . Mark . Eerie remains of Disney water park left abandoned for almost 20 years . Mirror . 17 July 2018 . 18 July 2018.
6. Web site: Clark . Joe . Fort Rapids Water Park ordered to close by Columbus police . . 14 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180518105627/https://www.nbc4i.com/local-news/fort-rapids-waterpark-ordered-to-close-by-columbus-police/1114404200 . 18 May 2018 . 22 February 2016 . dead.
7. News: Graham . Doug T. . Chance the Rapper hits the waterslides at new Great Wolf Lodge in Gurnee . . 22 June 2018 . subscription . https://web.archive.org/web/20190226073317/https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180621/chance-the-rapper-hits-the-waterslides-at-new-great-wolf-lodge-in-gurnee . 26 February 2019 . 21 October 2023.
8. Book: Meyers, C.T. . Weekend Adventures in Northern California . Carousel Press . 2001 . 978-0-917120-17-6 . 18 July 2018 . 328.
9. Book: Fodor's Texas . Fodor's Travel Publications . 2008 . 978-1-4000-0719-6 . 24 July 2018 . 503.
10. Web site: Splash Down Dunes – Porter, Indiana . Ultimatewaterpark.com . 9 November 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140721111412/http://www.ultimatewaterpark.com/waterparks/splash-down-dunes.html . 21 July 2014 . dead .
11. News: 2 Reasons Universal Orlando Resort HAD to Close Wet 'n Wild. 18 June 2015. Theme Park Tourist. 18 July 2018. en.