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| Water Country USA |
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| Location |
Williamsburg, VA |
| Opened |
1984 |
| Operating season |
May - September |
| Rides |
17 total
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| Slogan |
"The Wetter the Better!" |
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Water Country USA is a water theme park in York County, Virginia, about 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. It is the Mid-Atlantic's largest water park, and it offers live entertainment, shops and restaurants, water rides, and other attractions, all of which have a 1950s or 1960s surf theme. It is owned by Busch Entertainment Corporation (BEC), the family entertainment division of Anheuser-Busch. The park is just a few miles away from Busch Gardens Europe, with which it shares clientele. Multi-park passes are available, and a parking pass at Water Country USA is valid for same-day entry to Busch Gardens Europe.
[edit] Existing
- Aquazoid: Family ride. About 80% enclosed in the dark, special effects, and four water curtains.
- Big Daddy Falls: Family ride with a tunnel, water curtain, "cannon blasters," and two splash pools.
- Hubba-Hubba Highway: Fast-moving lazy river with interactive water features.
- Jet Scream: Four single-rider inner-tube slides.
- Juke Box Tower: Home of three body slides known as "Funky Chicken", "The Hully Gully", and "The Twist".
- Malibu Pipeline: Two mirror image slides with covered sections and two water curtains.
- Meltdown: Fastest and steepest ride in the park, with a three person tube.
- Nitro Racer: This ride uses six slide lanes to allow guests to race face first on plastic/foam mats.
- Rampage: A tobaggon slide which drops riders 75 feet at a 60 degree angle.
- Surfer's Bay: Virginia's largest wave-pool, offering four-foot waves.
- Wild Thang: Two person inner tube ride through open/covered sections and three water curtains.
- Little Twister: A small pink children's water slide. Replaced with the Little Bopper starting with the 2008 season.
[edit] Defunct
- Atomic Breakers: A series of slides and splash pools. Closed and removed 2007.
- Lemon Drop: 2 short Yellow body flumes which dropped into a deep (10 ft) section of the Adventure Isle pool. Closed and removed in 2008.
- Peppermint Twist: Two steep purple-colored body slides take riders through a 180 degree curve. This ride closed following the 2007 season. The tower, however, remains intact and will be used as the tower for the new Jammin' Jukebox body slides.
- Volleyball Courts: Several beach volleyball courts that took up the space where Hubba Hubba Highway is now.
- Island Quest: a 20 minute performance by high divers, acrobats and trampoline artists.
[edit] Attractions
- Adventure Isle: A water obstacle course surrounded by Water Country's Rambling River, around which guests may float on one- or two-person inner-tubes. Was renamed Rock & Roll Island in the 2008 season. A brand new pool and 3 new tube slides debuted on May 8, 2008.
- Cow-A-Bunga: A heated water playland for children under 54", offering water slides, fountains and waterfalls.
- H20-UFO: Slides and fountains in an area set aside for patrons under 56".
- Kritter Korral: Play equipment and miniature slides for the park's smallest guest. Reserved for children under 50".
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