Why Waterpark?

Transportainment. *Homer Simpson gurgle*

Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.......

-CO

Transportainment?

Now that sounds like fun!

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it actually isn't about the slides? I know you guys love standing in line to sit on something and all...but the beauty of a wavepool or a lazy river is that you're wet, cooled off and having fun NOW.

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Exactly. Plus, the non-amusement-park-people (and there are a surprising number of 'em in my family) still think they got good value if they can spend several hours floating in a river/bobbing in a wavepool. The slides are, for me, a pleasant diversion for early AM or late afternoon. In terms of "people actively experiencing attractions", I'd wager that the relatively small Soak City comes very close to matching the much larger Cedar Point.

I also don't get the idea of waiting longer than 15-20 minutes for any slide, anywhere. Then again, I don't know why anyone waits an hour for a roller coaster, either, unless it is a once in a lifetime visit. Even then, I've skipped some good ones to do other things with shorter waits.

Finally, the 'bahn sounds very very cool. Multiple blocks on slides? Genius. *** Edited 8/11/2005 4:44:55 PM UTC by Brian Noble*** *** Edited 8/11/2005 4:45:29 PM UTC by Brian Noble***

I remember seeing a sign at Master Blaster in New Braunfels saying that there was a two hour wait from this point. Who in their right mind would wait two hours for a waterslide in the Texas heat? I also remember hearing that the crowds are so bad there during peak season that the employees aren't allow to go there on their days off. Unfortunately since we were there early in the season, only Blastenhoff was open. I would've loved to tried out the other side as well, even though we were pressed for time.

I don't go to Boomerang Bay just for the rides. ;)

I want to ride waterslides, but I don't want to wait hours and hours. That's why I don't go to Dorney as much as I would like.

When Hershey builds their rumored new waterpark, I hope they consider "Transportainment". Hersheypark is already very popular and can get very busy sometimes.

Slides are pretty cheap to build, and can be relatively compact, so why don't parks like to build enough of them to help out with the capacity issue? You only need a few employees to opperate a slide. Water is recyclable.

I hate to say it, but maybe waterparks aren't chaging enough for admission. Supply and demand?

I love a good waterpark, but weekends a reout due to the crowds.

If you are going in the middle of the week, you may have an hour or two, but once the day camp groups come...it gets crowded. When they leave at the end of the day...you can have a much better time. The problem is "How do I make provissions for the bulk of the day?"

I think attractions like the 8-lane raceway at Cammel Beach and family-size tube rides are good for capacity issues, but there aren't enough of them.

This sounds nuts, but I once went to Splish Splash - peak season on a rainy day. (What the heck, you are wet anyway). It was awesome. I also saw Soak City nearly empty on a drizzly day a few years ago.

Obivously the number of indoor waterparks will grow so money can be made year-round.