The Beach (water park) explained
| The Beach |
| Location: | Albuquerque |
| Location2: | New Mexico |
| Location3: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 35.1323°N -106.6131°W |
| Opening Date: | 1987 |
| Closing Date: | 2005 |
| Water Rides: | 10 |
| Status: | Removed |
The Beach was a 14-acre water park in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[1] [2] [3] The park was started in 1987, its final open season was 2004, and it was closed in 2005.[4] The park's land was put up for sale in 2014.[5] When the park was active, the three 75-foot slides used to tower over Interstate 25.[6]
Attractions
- Wave Pool – the main feature of the park was a 700,000 gallon pool that generated ocean-like waves.
- Kiddie Pool – a miniature version of the park for kids, it had slides, a kiddie lazy river, a waterfall, a water umbrella, and a big purple dinosaur
- Lazy River – a tube-ride river like oval that circled the vast majority of the park, it had multiple stops, at the kiddie pool, wave pool, slides, bathhouse and an ice cream shop.
- 4 and 8 Foot Tube-Slides – these were both slides that ran downhill. The four foot slide was a narrower slide with a faster current, the eight foot slide was a wider slide with a slower current.
- The Silver Bullet - a body-slide that accommodated smaller children than their tower slides.
- The Black Hole - a body-slide that was encompassed by a darkened tunnel, it led to a 3-foot deep catch pool.
- The Plunge - a 75-foot "free-fall style" body-slide that led to a 3-foot deep catch pool.
- The Scream – a 75-foot open slide with less-intense drop than The Plunge.
- The Rolling Thunder - a 75-foot fully enclosed body slide with twists and turns.
References
- Web site: Build New Mexico History . buildnewmexico.org/ . Build New Mexico . August 2, 2014.
- Book: Debora L. Carr. Home on the Strange: More Tales from My Albu-Quirky Journals. April 2010. Dog Ear Publishing. 978-1-60844-458-8. 15–.
- Book: Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce. Max Evans. Albuquerque: Spirit of the New West. 1 March 2000. Starlight Publishing. 978-0-9639731-1-5.
- News: Lane . Charlotte Balcomb . June 3, 2005 . All Dried Up: Beach Waterpark shuttered and for sale . . Albuquerque, New Mexico . August 2, 2014 .
- News: Scott . Damon . Apr 29, 2014 . Former Beach Waterpark land listed for sale . Albuquerque Business Journal . Albuquerque, New Mexico . August 2, 2014 .
- Web site: Goldsmith . Alex . Beach water park site could get new life soon . KRQE News 13 . February 9, 2015 . February 15, 2015.
External links
- Web site: The Beach homepage . https://web.archive.org/web/20040726030326/http://beachwaterpark.com/ . 2004-07-26 . dead.
