Water Parks Slide Guide 2009

What's New for 2009 at U.S. Waterparks: Alabama to New Mexico

By Arthur Levine, About.com Guide

A sprawling 40-acre water park will be at the heart of the Schlitterbahn Vacation Village Resort.

Schlitterbahn. Used with permission.

Updated May 15, 2009

New water parks, new slides, new water park rides and attractions-- 2009 is shaping up to be quite a wet and wild season at both outdoor and indoor water parks. No matter where you may live throughout the U.S. or where your vacation travels may be taking you this year, there's bound to be some new, wet excitement awaiting you.

The guide is arranged alphabetically by U.S. state. This page includes what's new for the 2009 season at selected water parks in U.S. states from Alabama to New Mexico.

The next page includes what's new for the 2009 season at selected water parks in U.S. states from New York to Wisconsin.

ALABAMA

Alabama Adventure
Bessemer (near Birmingham)
UpSurge! The separate admission Splash Beach water park will get a new half pipe water slide.

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ALASKA

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ARIZONA

Wet 'n' Wild Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona
Looking for WaterWorld Safari? The popular Phoenix water park is under new management and will reopen in June with a new name: Wet ’n’ Wild Phoenix. And a new ride: Maximum Velocity, a dueling water coaster (the world's first).

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ARKANSAS

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CALIFORNIA

Wild Rivers
Irvine, California
Bucaneer Bay children's play area

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COLORADO

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CONNECTICUT

CoCo Key Water Resort at the Holiday Inn Waterbury, Connecticut
Waterbury, Connecticut
New Indoor water park resort (opened late 2008).

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DELAWARE

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FLORIDA

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GEORGIA

Splash Island at Wild Adventures
Valdosta
Wahee Cyclone funnel ride. To learn more about water park funnel rides, see my review and photos of High Anxiety at New Jersey's Mountain Creek water park.

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HAWAII

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IDAHO

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ILLINOIS

Magic Waters
Rockford
Tornado Alley funnel ride. To learn more about water park funnel rides, see my review and photos of High Anxiety at New Jersey's Mountain Creek water park.

Waves of Fun
Sandwich
New indoor water park resort scheduled to open late 2009.

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INDIANA

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IOWA

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KANSAS

Schlitterbahn Vacation Village
Kansas City
New outdoor water park from the Texas water park pioneers at Schlitterbahn. The 40-acre park will boast all kinds of water rides and attractions. Guests will be able to float among attractions in tubes instead of waiting in lines using Schlitterbahn's Transpotainment system.