World Waterpark is a water park located at West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is the world's largest shopping and entertainment complex as well as the world's largest tourist attraction. Opened to the public in 1986, it is the largest indoor water park in North America. It has a maximum capacity of about 5,000 guests, an average air temperature of 31 °C (88 °F), and also contains the world's largest indoor wave pool with a capacity of 12.5 million litres.
The highest slides in the park are Twister and Cyclone, which are both 83 feet (25 m) high.
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Blue Thunder wave pool
This wave pool has four active wave bays, each with 2 panels operated by a 1,500 horsepower (1,100 kW) hydraulic system (8 total active panels). For many years, the (4) panels in the two outer wave bays have been disabled, apparently due to the waves being far too intense, resulting in injuries; guests were being thrown into each other when all 12 panels were operating, as they were in the 1980s.
Waves are generated (in 10 minutes on, 5 minutes off sessions) of approximately 4 to 5 feet, utilizing only the 8 active wave panels. It is arguably the most popular attraction in the park, as many swimmers (most with yellow inner tubes) can be found bobbing in the water. The start of every session is marked with a loud air horn blast, warning swimmers to be ready for a wave to flip them over. Every now and then, the large crowd of people in the pool will jokingly scream after hearing the air horn, a common behavior among frequent users of the wavepool.
Most evenings, after regular park business hours, the Blue Thunder wave pool is used by clubs for surfing, kayaking, and stand-up paddle boarding. For these activities, the waves are often programmed for increased intensity and continuous operation.
West Edmonton Mall recently announced that the Blue Thunder wave pool will be closed from September 4 to October 5 for repainting of the floor. Other slides that will also be closed for maintenance include Cyclone, Nessies Revenge, Sun Runner, and Sky Screamer. As of recently the mall announced the entire park will be closed for maintenance.
As of September 29, 2018, the park has resumed full operation.
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Slides
Beginner slides
Intermediate slides
Advanced slides
Extreme slides
Decommissioned slides
Additional attractions
Other information
World Waterpark also has two hot tubs: one double and one single.
Concessions:
- Beachview Bar/Snacks
- Piña Colada Bar
- Coconut Grove
- Coca-Cola Freestyle (6 machines)
Former:
- Hot Dog Hut
Tubes and PFDs (lifejackets) can be rented at Sharky's Supply Shack.
Gallery
2018 Corkscrew Incident
On August 5, 2018, Claire Clark went down the Corkscrew waterslide. As she was getting ready to push herself down the slide, her ring got caught in a piece of mesh and foam padding, Resulting in the skin from her first knuckle outward to be pulled from the bone. The Corkscrew waterslide was shut down immediately following the incident, and a lifeguard quickly grabbed the missing piece of the finger and the ring. Due to the severity of the degloving, the finger had to be amputated. West Edmonton Mall is currently investigating the incident.
See also
- Galaxyland
- Wild Rapids Waterslides
References
External links
- Official website
- 1997 World Waterpark commercial
Source of article : Wikipedia
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