Beech Bend, an amusement park and racing complex in Bowling Green, Kentucky has announced a pretty long list of new additions in both the amusement and water park for 2010, it seems like the water park is the main focus this year, but they threw in a few new attractions for the amusement park as well:
For the water park:
- A 275,000 gallon wave pool
- 1,100 foot lazy river
- Four-story water play structure featuring 7 slides
For the amusement park:
- New family tea cups ride to replace older version
- New amphitheater for stage shows
- A ‘Quad Runner’ ride
Some concept art:
It looks like 2010 is going to be a great year for Beech Bend and these additions should give the park a good boost in attendance. While they don’t cater to the coaster enthusiasts, families will love them, and that’s clearly where a small park like Beech Bend should be aiming.
View the press release
What do you think of these additions? Leave your comments and Park Thoughts!
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Recently, Splashtacular Entertainment, manufacturer of popular water slide designs, introduced two new designs. 360Rush and SplashRally are two new and innovative adventures that are bigger and wetter then ever.
360Rush first brings riders 58 feet into the air before they enter two opposite facing, flume chamber. Each of them await their fate as the countdown begins creating plenty of suspense until the floor drops out from under them and they rocket up to 40 mph. Riders will launch out of the flume and into one giant bowl as they swirl around ‘racing eachother’ creating a sensation never before done in any water slide.
SplashRally takes the multi-lane racing slide to a new level with new twists and turns never before done. The 2-3 person rafts all line up at the starting line before they are simultaneously launched into the slide. From here it is a race to the finish. Due to the figure 8 layout, the slides have equal lengths making it fair game for everyone. The 60 foot high race track is equipped with strategically placed water canons form maximum fun.
Both of these slides have been recently introduced and are expected to come to a theme park near you. Splashtacular Entertainment continues to provide unique, themed water slide adventures for a reasonable price ensuring that these amazing slides can come to your local water park. Leave a comment and park thought below about these two great new water slides.
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Recently, a cruise line added a water slide to their cruise ship. This ship was newly built and I am sure it wasn’t the first to have a slide, but definitely starts up some fuss. Cruise ships will soon add more slides and more pools, and will lead to water parks on boats. What if a boat built a roller coaster on a boat, and a flat ride. More boats and ships will start adding them, pretty much competing forever.
Are you fond with the fact that a theme park could arrive in a harbor in your city? Overall, its a pretty neat thing to think about, people don’t have to travel as far. But of course, they are on the ship, so they can travel where ever they are going. Think of it as a carnival on water…
The newly unveiled ship…..here.
What are your thoughts? Leave a comment below, and thanks for reading!
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