Rapids Water Park - Waterpark West Palm Beach

Rapids Water Park is a water park in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA, that occupies 30 acres near I-95.

The park includes a wave pool (up to six-foot waves), thirty-five water slides, including dual seven-story speed slides, and a quarter mile lazy river. There are also slides for children and toddlers.

History

The park was founded in 1979, on 4 acres (16,000 m²) of land with four water slides. It has since grown to 30 acres (120,000 m²), housing 35 slides, among other water-related attractions. In 2009, the park bought 2.2 acres (8,900 m²) just north of the park for $2.2 million.

In 2009, the MTV reality show Jersey Shore requested to film at the park, but were denied.

Rapids Water Park celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2009, inviting the racecar driver Danica Patrick to the park for the festivities.

The park appears in the film Donnie Brasco during the water park scene.

Attractions

The park's website breaks the intensity of their rides and attractions into three categories:

Biggest

The most intense rides includes:

• Big Thunder - A dark ProSlide Tornado with a funnel at the end. The funnel is open, 60 feet (18 m) in diameter and 55 feet (17 m) in length.
• Black Thunder - Another ProSlide Tornado slide, taking place completely in the dark.
• Raging Rapids - Four-rider raft slide.
• Riptide Raftin' - Five-rider raft slide.
• Rapids Racer - Six lane single rider race slide

Coolest

Rides and attractions designed for all ages includes:

• Baby Blue - Single rider.
• Big Red - Single or two-rider raft.
• Body Blasters - Two dark slides, 1,000 feet (300 m) long.
• Old Yellar - The park's original four open-air water slides. Single-rider.
• Pirate's Plunge - Two speed slides;
• Tubin' Tornadoes - Two single- or double-rider raft dark slides.

Wettest

Child- and family-friendly rides and areas includes:

• Alligator Alley - A smaller-scale version of Criss Crossing.
• Big Surf - A 25,000 square feet (2,300 m²) wave pool.
• Criss Crossing - A pool guests can attempt to jump across using slippery, floating objects and an over-head net.
• FlowRider - continuous 35mph simulated wave pool.
• Lazy River - A lazy river ride that can be used for transportation around the park.
• Splash Hill - Eight slides, including two racing slides and two dark slides.
• Splish Splash Lagoon - Three family slides and play pools.
• Tadpool - A shallow pool with water slides for small children.

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