Wet'n'Wild Water World

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For the American waterparks in Orlando, Florida and Greensboro, North Carolina, owned by Universal Studios, see Wet 'n Wild.

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Location	Oxenford, Queensland, Australia
Website	(Official Webpage)
Owner	Warner Village Theme Parks
Opened	October 1984
Operating season	All year, heated in winter
No. of water slides	30 rides
Slogan	"Biggest 'n' Best"
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Wet 'n' Wild Water World (formerly named "Cade's County", then "Cade's County Wet 'n' Wild", then simply "Wet 'n' Wild" circa 1987 after a licensing agreement was reached with the Six Flags chain of water parks in the USA)^[1] is a large water theme park attraction situated in Oxenford, Gold Coast next to Warner Bros. Movie World and in close proximity to Dreamworld and WhiteWater World. It is Australia's largest waterpark. In 2006, the park finished an expansion with the addition of the "Extreme H2O Zone", an area designed specifically for thrill seekers. The children's area (Buccaneer Bay) has also undergone redevelopment. The manmade Whitewater Mountain underwent refurbishment in 2007 and now has a Rocky Mountain theme. While the park remains open all year, all pools and slides are heated during winter.

[edit] Rides and attractions

[edit] Current Rides and Attractions

The H20 Zone and Surfrider

Mammoth Falls and the Giant Wave Pool

• Buccaneer Bay - A pirate themed pool area for children.
• The Twister - 2 body tube slides crossing each other in 360 degree spirals.
• Speed Coaster - Originally named 'Speed Slide' when the park first opened, the attraction has since been refurbished and modified.
• Super 8 Aqua Racer - An 8 lane timed mat racer slide.
• Terror Canyon - A 2 person enclosed tube slide with fibre optic lighting effects.
• Terror Canyon II - Converted from the 'River Rapids' slide to Terror Canyon II a few years after the slide opened.
• Calypso Beach - A large lazy relaxation river attraction.
• The Whirlpool - Dual summer/winter attraction. During the summer it is a gentle one person per tube ride and during winter it has the upper level of water drained and covers removed to expose 10 x 20 person hot spas heated at 36 degrees Celsius. In the winter it is called "Whirlpool Hot Springs".
• Mammoth Falls - 2 Multi rider raft style slides. The Mammoth Plunge slide was donated to Sea World and replaced with a replica of the Mammoth River slide.
• Mach 5 - Part of 'Extreme H20 Zone', acquired 2nd hand from a defunct waterpark in Brazil. Featuring the following rides:

• The Sidewinders - 3 person open flume slides.
• The Jetstreams - 3 high speed body slides.

• Blackhole - Part of 'Extreme H20 Zone', acquired 2nd hand from a defunct waterpark in Brazil. Enclosed tube slides featuring twists and turns in complete darkness.
• Tornado - Part of 'Extreme H20 Zone'. A 4 person clover-leaf funnel slide built by US manufacturer 'ProSlide'.
• Giant Wave Pool - Original 1984 wavepool attraction featuring 'Dive-in Movies' every Saturday night in November through to Late April and every night in January.
• Surf Rider - An Intamin designed "Half-Pipe" Roller coaster. The car is in the shape of a surfboard and is launched to either side of the half-pipe using an LIM-powered mechanism. Several water features are included to simulate riding a wave. The ride opened on September 23rd, 2007.
• River Rapids - Wet'n'Wild's newest attraction (Q4 2007) features 4 new body slides (2 enclosed, 2 open air flumes) designed to be fast. The four slides replaced the older Whitewater Flumes that had been the centerpiece of Whitewater Mountain since 1984 when the park opened.

[edit] Previous Rides and Attractions

• Mammoth Plunge Slide - Built in 2000, the Mammoth Plunge Slide was donated to Sea World in 2005 where it now operates. It was replaced with a mirror of the adjacent Mammoth River slide.
• Double Screamer - Originally named Rampage, the Double Screamer was the first all fibreglass slide in the world. It was closed and removed in 2005. Buccaneer Bay now stands in its place.
• Whitewater Flumes (Whitewater Mountain) - 4 body flume slides opened with the park in 1984, refurbished in the 1990s, and removed in 2007. It featured the following rides:

• Cascade
• Bombora
• Riptide
• Pipeline

[edit] Future

The park has announced plans to build a new waterslide, titled Sidewinder, similar to the Shaka waterslide at Hawaiian Waters, also owned by Village Roadshow.

[edit] Food

There are several food outlets placed throughout the park. Each one specialising in different styles of fast food.

• Bombora Burger Bar
• Kahuna's Fish and Chips (Open during peak times between September and February)
• Snack Shack
• Oasis Ice Cream Parlour
• "Go Frozen" Frozen Coke Bar
• Wraps 'n' Rolls
• Natural Selections
• Clocktower Coffee

Along with the outlets, there are several roaming and stationary mobile carts. These sell hot dogs, Churros, fairy floss and drinks.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• official website

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