The weather report is calling for a sunny, hot day in the Mesa, Arizona area tomorrow. How hot? Try 107 degrees. That's
hot. Get-me-in-some-water hot. SunSplash, a large water park in Mesa, can help provide some relief from the unrelenting heat--and a good dose of water park fun as well. With its Master Blaster water coaster, Sidewinder half-pipe slide, The Cauldron bowl ride, and Bonzi speed slides, SunSplash has lots of thrilling ways to get wet. Not the thrill-seeking type? The park has plenty of activities for guests of all ages and thrill-tolerance levels. Read more about
SunSplash Waterpark.
Photo: The Thunder Bay Wave Pool at SunSplash water park in Mesa, Arizona. SunSplash, 2008. Used with permission.
The Hersheypark folks
still aren't calling their attraction-packed The Boardwalk a water park. But, with a bunch of water slides, a funnel ride, a bowl ride, a
surfing simulator, the world's largest interactive water play center, and other features, the Pennsylvania park boasts more ways to get wet than some major water parks. And in 2009, there will be even more wet fun. Dubbing it "The Boardwalk: The SEAquel," the expanded area will add The Shore, a second wave pool, and the Intercoastal Waterway, a lazy river. Next season, Hershey will also introduce private cabanas for the exclusive use of Hershey Resorts guests, a new restaurant, and an additional changing area with showers and lockers. Earlier this season, Hersheypark debuted the steel vertical lift looping coaster,
Farenheit.
Photo: A rendering of the new wave pool and lazy river coming to Hersheypark's The Boardwalk next season. Hersheypark 2008.
