List of water parks

The following is a list of notable water parks in the world sorted by region. A water park or waterpark is an amusement park that features water play areas, such as water slides, splash pads, spraygrounds (water playgrounds), lazy rivers, wave pools, or other recreational bathing, swimming, and barefooting environments.

Americas

Asia

Europe

Oceania

Defunct water parks

Canada

Wild Rapids Waterslide Park, Sylvan Lake, Alberta – closed in 2016
Froster Soak City at Ontario Place, Toronto, Ontario – closed in 2012
Wild Waters in Edmonton, Alberta - closed in 2012
Bonzai Waterslide Park in Calgary, Alberta - closed in mid-1990s
Surf City near Chestermere Lake, Alberta - closed in mid-1990s
Riverside Amusement Parks in Medicine Hat, Alberta - closes in 2007

Greece

Copa Copana, Skaramagas, – Closed on July 14, 2014^[1]

Japan

Seagaia Ocean Dome, Miyazaki – closed as of 2007
Sports World Izunagaoka, Shizuoka - Closed in 1996
Wild Blue Yokohama, Yokohama - Closed on August 31, 2001

Lithuania

Trasalis, Trakai – Closed on January 15, 2020^[2]

Montenegro

Aquapark Budva, Podostrog – Closed due to not paying taxes somewhere in 2024^[3]

Netherlands

Nationaal Zwemcentrum de Tongelreep, Eindhoven^[4] – the recreational part has been closed since September 2016

Palestinian territories

Crazy Water Park, Gaza Strip – burned down in arson attack^[5]

Poland

Lemon Park, Władysławowo – Closed on August 21, 2014 after a roof collapse^[6]

Russia

Transvaal Park,^[7] Moscow – in 2004, 28 people were killed when a roof collapsed

United Kingdom

Fantaseas, Dartford, Kent and Chingford, London - Both closed in 1992
Leith Waterworld, Edinburgh - Closed in January 2012
Wet N Wild (North Shields), North Shields - Closed in 2020

United States

Big Surf, Tempe - Closed in 2019
CoCo Key Water Resort, Omaha
Disney's River Country, Lake Buena Vista, Florida^[8] - Closed in 2001
Fort Rapids, Columbus, Ohio^[9]
Heritage USA, Fort Mill, South Carolina - Closed in 1989
Key Lime Cove, Gurnee, Illinois; now named Great Wolf Lodge^[10] - Closed in 2017 (Key Lime Dove)
Lake Dolores Waterpark, Newberry Springs, California
Manteca Waterslides, Manteca, California^[11]
Maui Sands Resort & Indoor Water Park, Sandusky
Pleasure Island, Muskegon, Michigan
Schlitterbahn Waterpark Kansas City, Kansas City, Kansas - Closed in 2018
Six Flags Atlantis, Hollywood, Florida
Splash Amarillo Waterpark, Amarillo, Texas^[12]
Splash Down Dunes, Porter, Indiana^[13]
Splash Kingdom Waterpark, Redlands
Splashtown San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
Water Park of America, Bloomington, Minnesota
Wet 'n Wild, Garland, Texas
Wet 'n Wild Orlando, Orlando, Florida^[14]
Wild Waters, Ocala, Florida
Wildwater Kingdom, Aurora, Ohio

Vietnam

Hồ Thủy Tiên - Closed in the early 2000's, re-opened in 2006 and re-closed in 2011
Saigon Water Park, Ho Chi Minh City - Closed in 2006

References

^ "Αρχική σελίδα - Copa Copana Park". 14 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
^ BNS (10 January 2020). ""Trasalio" kompleksas užveria duris". MadeinVilnius.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 16 September 2024.
^ "The water park in Budva becomes a ruin".
^ van Buuren, W. (2012). Hollands goud: alle olympische kampioenen (in Dutch). Meulenhoff Boekerij B.V. p. pt102. ISBN 978-94-6023-174-2. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
^ "Militants Torch Gaza Water Park Shut Down by Hamas; Forty unidentified militants storm tourist resort, tying and beating guards before setting buildings ablaze". Haaretz. 19 September 2010. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
^ "TTM: Władysławowo: W hotelu pełnym gości runął sufit". www.telewizjattm.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 September 2024.
^ "Press points finger of blame". BBC News. 16 February 2004. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
^ McConville, Mark (17 July 2018). "Eerie remains of Disney water park left abandoned for almost 20 years". Mirror. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
^ Clark, Joe (22 February 2016). "Fort Rapids Water Park ordered to close by Columbus police". WCMH-TV. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
^ Graham, Doug T. (22 June 2018). "Chance the Rapper hits the waterslides at new Great Wolf Lodge in Gurnee". Daily Herald. Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
^ Meyers, C.T. (2001). Weekend Adventures in Northern California. Carousel Press. p. 328. ISBN 978-0-917120-17-6. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
^ Fodor's Texas. Fodor's Travel Publications. 2008. p. 503. ISBN 978-1-4000-0719-6. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
^ "Splash Down Dunes – Porter, Indiana". Ultimatewaterpark.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
^ "2 Reasons Universal Orlando Resort HAD to Close Wet 'n Wild". Theme Park Tourist. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

External links

Waterparks.com – World Waterpark Association's consumer guide

[1] "Αρχική σελίδα - Copa Copana Park". 14 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2024.

[2] BNS (10 January 2020). ""Trasalio" kompleksas užveria duris". MadeinVilnius.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 16 September 2024.

[3] "The water park in Budva becomes a ruin".

[4] van Buuren, W. (2012). Hollands goud: alle olympische kampioenen (in Dutch). Meulenhoff Boekerij B.V. p. pt102. ISBN 978-94-6023-174-2. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

[5] "Militants Torch Gaza Water Park Shut Down by Hamas; Forty unidentified militants storm tourist resort, tying and beating guards before setting buildings ablaze". Haaretz. 19 September 2010. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[6] "TTM: Władysławowo: W hotelu pełnym gości runął sufit". www.telewizjattm.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 September 2024.

[7] "Press points finger of blame". BBC News. 16 February 2004. Retrieved 23 July 2013.

[8] McConville, Mark (17 July 2018). "Eerie remains of Disney water park left abandoned for almost 20 years". Mirror. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[9] Clark, Joe (22 February 2016). "Fort Rapids Water Park ordered to close by Columbus police". WCMH-TV. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2021.

[10] Graham, Doug T. (22 June 2018). "Chance the Rapper hits the waterslides at new Great Wolf Lodge in Gurnee". Daily Herald. Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2023.

[11] Meyers, C.T. (2001). Weekend Adventures in Northern California. Carousel Press. p. 328. ISBN 978-0-917120-17-6. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[12] Fodor's Texas. Fodor's Travel Publications. 2008. p. 503. ISBN 978-1-4000-0719-6. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

[13] "Splash Down Dunes – Porter, Indiana". Ultimatewaterpark.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2011.

[14] "2 Reasons Universal Orlando Resort HAD to Close Wet 'n Wild". Theme Park Tourist. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

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