Splish Splash (water park)
Splish Splash Waterpark | |
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Palace Entertainment | |
General manager | Mike Bengtson |
Opened | May 1991 |
Operating season | Memorial Day – Labor Day |
Area | 96 acres (390,000 m2) |
Pools | 3 pools |
Water slides | 20 water slides |
Website | splishsplash.com |
Splish Splash is a 96-acre (390,000 m2) water park located in Calverton, New York.[1] It has 30 rides and is open for visitors from May to September. Travel Channel ranked Splish Splash as the third-best water park in the United States in the year 2009.[2]
History
Splish Splash was opened in Calverton, New York in May 1991
List of water attractions
- Dinosaur Falls – Opened in 1991, Dinosaur Falls is a Pro-Slide pipeline[7] with 3 slides. It was re-named in 2012 from Splash Landing and has a single or double inner tube that can accommodate either single or double riders.
- Max Trax – Opened 1991, Max Trax consists of two plummet slides, one 50' straight down slide and one hump slide.
- Lazy River – Opened 1991, the Lazy River is a relaxing tube ride with fountains and a wave area.
- Hollywood Stunt Rider – Opened in 2002, Hollywood Stunt Rider is a dark mammoth family ride with a Hollywood theme (Family Raft) (2 - 4 Riders Required)
- Hyperlight – Opened in 1992, Hyperlight features two enclosed tube slides (re-named and re-themed from The Abyss) (Single or Double Inner Tube) (single or double Riders)
- Alien Invasion – Opened 2006, Alien Invasion is a ProSlide tornadowith an alien abduction theme (Clover Leaf Raft).
- Dr. Von Dark's Tunnel of Terror – Opened 2009, Dr. Von Dark's Tunnel of Terror is a Pro-Slide tantrum with high-speed 360 degree spins, and a 40 ft (12 m) drop (Round Double Tube) (2 Riders Required)
- Kahuna Bay – Opened in 2011, a classic wave pool.
- Dragon's Den – Opened in 2004, a Pro-Slide cannon bowl with a dragon in the middle of the bowl (Double Tube) (2 Riders Required).
- Mammoth River – Opened in 1991, Mammoth River is an open mammoth family raft ride (Family Raft) (3 - 5 Riders Required).
- Barrier Reef – Opened in 1993,Barrier Reef consists of 2 enclosed high speed body slides.
- Giant Twister – Opened in 1991, Giant Twister includes 3 open body slides.
- Shotgun Falls – Opened in 1994, Shotgun Falls is a free-fall drop slide into a 10 ft (3.0 m) deep pool (Body Slide).
- Surf City – Opened in 1995, Surf City is a classic wave pool.
- Soak City – a relaxing pool with in-water seats and water fountains
- Bootlegger's Run – Opened in 2013,Bootlegger's Run is a water coaster featuring new generation hydromagnetic technology (New York's First Water Coaster) (Toboggan Inline Raft) (2 - 4 Riders Required)
- Riptide Racer – Opened in 2018, Riptide Racer is the park's first unique face-first mat slide (1-4 riders)
- Bombs Away – Opened in 2018, Bombs Away consists of double trapdoor body slides with a drop of 26 feet per second.
Attractions for kids under 54 inches only
- The Elephant – an elephant slide with a falling spray of water. In 2015, it was replaced by a yellow submarine
- Kiddie Slides – 3 open body slides featuring the only water slide in the park adults can ride with their children
- Monsoon Lagoon – a shipwreck pool with a slide and many pirate themed objects that shoot water
- Octopus Pool – a large octopus in the middle of a pool with swings on the tentacles
- Pirates Cove – a pirate-themed pool with slides and water cannons
Former Attractions
- Cliffdiver – Opened in 1996, Cliffdiver is a 80 ft tall body slide that closed in 2021
See also
- List of waterparks
- Waterparks
References
- ^ a b c Strugatch, Warren (May 20, 2001). "Places for Swinging, Splashing, Thrashing". The New York Times. Retrieved April 17, 2009.
- ^ Edmonds, Rose; Antoniades, Christina. "Best Water Parks in America". Travel Channel. Archived from the original on December 6, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2009.
- ^ Berger, Jennifer (August 2, 2019). "Splish Splash: 11 things you didn't know". Newsday. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ^ "About the Park". Splish Splash. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- Daily News. New York. Archived from the originalon June 16, 2009. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
- ^ "Splish Splash News".
- ^ "ProSlide - PIPEline". ProSlide. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- In the episode "Maddie on Deck" of The Suite Life on Deck, the prince mentions that for their honeymoon they'll go to Splish Splash Waterpark.