{"generated":"2026-09-20T18:25:16.208Z","license":"CC BY 4.0","count":39,"items":[{"slug":"chimelong-water-park","name":"Chimelong Water Park","country":"China","city":"Guangzhou","lat":22.9973,"lng":113.3249,"opened":2007,"closed":null,"status":"open","visitors_2024_thousands":2810,"website":"https://www.chimelong.com","summary":"The most-visited water park on earth every year for more than a decade: 2.81 million visits in 2024. Opened May 2007 on 15 hectares with a WhiteWater and ProSlide package; home of the first SlideWheel (2018) and, from April 2025, a ProSlide LIM Mammoth coaster, Asia's first FlyingSAUCER 60 and a HIVE 35 tower with the first Double Tornado 60.","url":"/parks/chimelong-water-park/"},{"slug":"aquaventure-world","name":"Aquaventure World","country":"United Arab Emirates","city":"Dubai","lat":25.1325,"lng":55.1176,"opened":2008,"closed":null,"status":"open","visitors_2024_thousands":2000,"website":"https://www.atlantis.com/dubai/aquaventure","summary":"Neptune Tower (2008), Poseidon Tower (2013) and the 48 m Trident Tower (2021) on 22.5 hectares with 105-plus attractions and 500-plus lifeguards. Held the Guinness record for most slides (50) from 2022 until Yas Waterworld passed it in 2026. Two million visits in 2024, second worldwide.","url":"/parks/aquaventure-world/"},{"slug":"therme-erding-and-galaxy","name":"Therme Erding & Galaxy","country":"Germany","city":"Erding","lat":48.2981,"lng":11.9283,"opened":1999,"closed":null,"status":"open","visitors_2024_thousands":1910,"website":"https://www.therme-erding.de","summary":"Europe's largest thermal spa (43 ha), whose Galaxy slide world packs 28 slides and about 2,850 m of flume under a 25 m dome, including the 360 m Magic Eye (claimed longest enclosed tube slide) and the first VR slide. 1.91 million visits in 2024, third worldwide.","url":"/parks/therme-erding-and-galaxy/"},{"slug":"thermas-dos-laranjais","name":"Thermas dos Laranjais","country":"Brazil","city":"Olímpia","lat":-20.7245,"lng":-48.9182,"opened":1998,"closed":null,"status":"open","visitors_2024_thousands":1850,"website":"https://www.termas.com.br","summary":"The most-visited water park in the Americas (1.85 m in 2024), over 260,000 m² with 50-plus attractions. A 33 m \"Gigante Nações\" tower opened in 2026.","url":"/parks/thermas-dos-laranjais/"},{"slug":"disney-s-typhoon-lagoon-and-blizzard-beach","name":"Disney's Typhoon Lagoon & Blizzard Beach","country":"United States","city":"Lake Buena Vista, Florida","lat":28.3652,"lng":-81.5277,"opened":1989,"closed":null,"status":"open","visitors_2024_thousands":1817,"website":"https://disneyworld.disney.go.com","summary":"Typhoon Lagoon (1989) has the famous surf pool and drew 1.82 m in 2024; Blizzard Beach (1995) has Summit Plummet, the first ProRACER, and the 1,400 ft Teamboat Springs raft ride. Disney operates them on alternating seasonal schedules.","url":"/parks/disney-s-typhoon-lagoon-and-blizzard-beach/"},{"slug":"universal-volcano-bay","name":"Universal Volcano Bay","country":"United States","city":"Orlando, Florida","lat":28.4626,"lng":-81.4726,"opened":2017,"closed":null,"status":"open","visitors_2024_thousands":1650,"website":"https://www.universalorlando.com","summary":"Built on the site of Wet 'n Wild Orlando and opened 25 May 2017 around the 200 ft Krakatau volcano. 1.65 m visits in 2024; Golden Ticket Best Water Park 2025.","url":"/parks/universal-volcano-bay/"},{"slug":"atlantis-sanya","name":"Atlantis Sanya","country":"China","city":"Sanya, Hainan","lat":18.305,"lng":109.652,"opened":2018,"closed":null,"status":"open","visitors_2024_thousands":1650,"website":"https://www.atlantissanya.com","summary":"Asia's largest at 200,000 m², a ProSlide showcase within a US$1.74 billion resort, opened 26 May 2018. 1.65 m visits in 2024.","url":"/parks/atlantis-sanya/"},{"slug":"siam-park","name":"Siam Park","country":"Spain","city":"Costa Adeje, Tenerife","lat":28.0716,"lng":-16.7263,"opened":2008,"closed":null,"status":"open","visitors_2024_thousands":1270,"website":"https://siampark.net","summary":"Thai-themed park often ranked the world's best by TripAdvisor voters; Tower of Power, the first FlyingSAUCER (2015), the first RocketBLAST (Singha) and 3.3 m record waves. 1.27 m visits in 2024.","url":"/parks/siam-park/"},{"slug":"tropical-islands","name":"Tropical Islands","country":"Germany","city":"Krausnick","lat":52.0387,"lng":13.7486,"opened":2004,"closed":null,"status":"open","visitors_2024_thousands":1250,"website":"https://www.tropical-islands.de","summary":"Guinness largest indoor water park, inside the 66,000 m² former CargoLifter hangar. 1.25 m visits in 2024.","url":"/parks/tropical-islands/"},{"slug":"rulantica","name":"Rulantica","country":"Germany","city":"Rust","lat":48.2718,"lng":7.7246,"opened":2019,"closed":null,"status":"open","visitors_2024_thousands":1230,"website":"https://www.rulantica.de","summary":"Opened 28 November 2019 at a cost of €180 m: 32,600 m² indoors, 31 slides, Nordic theming. 1.23 m visits in 2024.","url":"/parks/rulantica/"},{"slug":"sunway-lagoon","name":"Sunway Lagoon","country":"Malaysia","city":"Subang Jaya","lat":3.0709,"lng":101.6073,"opened":1993,"closed":null,"status":"open","visitors_2024_thousands":1300,"website":"https://sunwaylagoon.com","summary":"An 88-acre park opened 29 April 1993 in a former tin mine, with the Vuvuzela Tornado (2013) and Nickelodeon Lost Lagoon (2016). 1.30 m visits in 2024.","url":"/parks/sunway-lagoon/"},{"slug":"yas-waterworld","name":"Yas Waterworld","country":"United Arab Emirates","city":"Abu Dhabi","lat":24.4878,"lng":54.5985,"opened":2013,"closed":null,"status":"open","visitors_2024_thousands":null,"website":"https://www.yaswaterworld.com","summary":"Emirati-themed park with Dawwama and Bandit Bomber; the Lost City phase two (April 2026) took it to 70-plus attractions and the Guinness record of 55 slides.","url":"/parks/yas-waterworld/"},{"slug":"meryal-waterpark","name":"Meryal Waterpark","country":"Qatar","city":"Qetaifan Island North, Lusail","lat":25.438,"lng":51.533,"opened":2023,"closed":null,"status":"open","visitors_2024_thousands":null,"website":"https://meryal.qa","summary":"Qatar's largest park, with 52 slides, the 85 m Icon Tower and the Rapid Refinery SlideWheel. Holds the Guinness tallest water slide.","url":"/parks/meryal-waterpark/"},{"slug":"aquarabia","name":"Aquarabia","country":"Saudi Arabia","city":"Qiddiya City","lat":24.498,"lng":46.348,"opened":2026,"closed":null,"status":"open","visitors_2024_thousands":null,"website":"https://qiddiya.com","summary":"250,000 m², 22 rides in eight zones; WhiteWater supplied 20-plus attractions, Falcon's Creative did the master plan and WTI the aquatic design. Four claimed world records plus the Aquaticar underwater ride. Not to be confused with the neighbouring 145 m Sirocco Tower, a dry drop tower.","url":"/parks/aquarabia/"},{"slug":"dreamworks-water-park","name":"DreamWorks Water Park","country":"United States","city":"East Rutherford, New Jersey","lat":40.8093,"lng":-74.0698,"opened":2020,"closed":null,"status":"open","visitors_2024_thousands":null,"website":"https://www.americandream.com","summary":"North America's largest indoor water park at 370,260 sq ft, opened 1 October 2020, with the world's tallest indoor slides. Kalahari's resorts in Round Rock (223,000 sq ft), the Poconos and Sandusky follow.","url":"/parks/dreamworks-water-park/"},{"slug":"schlitterbahn","name":"Schlitterbahn","country":"United States","city":"New Braunfels, Texas","lat":29.7106,"lng":-98.1316,"opened":1979,"closed":null,"status":"open","visitors_2024_thousands":null,"website":"https://www.schlitterbahn.com","summary":"Founded by the Henry family with four slides (\"slippery road\" in German); birthplace of the Master Blaster and the FlowRider; Golden Ticket Best Water Park every year from 1998 to 2024. Sold to Cedar Fair in 2019 (now Six Flags). The Kansas City sister park closed in 2018 and was demolished in 2021.","url":"/parks/schlitterbahn/"},{"slug":"water-world-colorado","name":"Water World Colorado","country":"United States","city":"Federal Heights, Colorado","lat":39.8779,"lng":-105.0103,"opened":1979,"closed":null,"status":"open","visitors_2024_thousands":null,"website":"https://www.waterworldcolorado.com","summary":"One of the oldest operating parks and one of the few publicly owned (Hyland Hills district): 70 acres, 50-plus attractions, 18 million-plus guests to date.","url":"/parks/water-world-colorado/"},{"slug":"wet-n-wild-orlando","name":"Wet 'n Wild Orlando","country":"United States","city":"Orlando, Florida","lat":28.4626,"lng":-81.4726,"opened":1977,"closed":2016,"status":"gone","visitors_2024_thousands":null,"website":null,"summary":"Opened 13 March 1977 by SeaWorld co-founder George Millay and generally called the first major purpose-built water park. It lost US$600,000 in year one, then thrived at ~1.3 m visitors a year; Universal bought it in 1998 and closed it on 31 December 2016 to make way for Volcano Bay.","url":"/parks/wet-n-wild-orlando/"},{"slug":"action-park","name":"Action Park","country":"United States","city":"Vernon, New Jersey","lat":41.1867,"lng":-74.509,"opened":1978,"closed":1996,"status":"gone","visitors_2024_thousands":null,"website":null,"summary":"The infamous DIY park with six ride deaths between 1980 and 1987 and the Cannonball Loop. Closed 2 September 1996; the site now operates as Mountain Creek, which hosted one of the first Tornados in 2003.","url":"/parks/action-park/"},{"slug":"wet-n-wild-las-vegas","name":"Wet 'n Wild Las Vegas","country":"United States","city":"Las Vegas, Nevada","lat":36.074,"lng":-115.301,"opened":1985,"closed":null,"status":"open","visitors_2024_thousands":null,"website":null,"summary":"The US$14 m Strip park (18 May 1985-26 September 2004) had the 76 ft Der Stuka and a Black Hole. A second park in Spring Valley opened 2013, hosted the first Slideboarding, closed 2020 and reopened as Cowabunga Canyon in May 2022.","url":"/parks/wet-n-wild-las-vegas/"},{"slug":"holiday-world-splashin-safari","name":"Holiday World & Splashin' Safari","country":"United States","city":"Santa Claus, Indiana","lat":38.121,"lng":-86.917,"opened":1993,"closed":null,"status":"open","website":"https://www.holidayworld.com","summary":"Splashin' Safari (1993) is the water park half of Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana. It is best known for Wildebeest (2010) and Mammoth (2012), the two longest water coasters in the world, and Zinga, one of the first ProSlide Tornado funnels (2003).","url":"/parks/holiday-world-splashin-safari/"},{"slug":"beach-park","name":"Beach Park","country":"Brazil","city":"Aquiraz, Ceará","lat":-3.8276,"lng":-38.4015,"opened":1989,"closed":null,"status":"open","website":"https://beachpark.com.br","summary":"Beach Park in Aquiraz, near Fortaleza, is one of Brazil's biggest water parks and home of Insano, the 41 m speed slide that held the world height record before Kilimanjaro.","url":"/parks/beach-park/"},{"slug":"aldeia-das-aguas","name":"Aldeia das Águas Park Resort","country":"Brazil","city":"Barra do Piraí","lat":-22.47,"lng":-43.83,"opened":1999,"closed":null,"status":"open","website":"https://www.aldeiadasaguas.com.br","summary":"Aldeia das Águas is a resort water park in Barra do Piraí, Rio de Janeiro state, known for Kilimanjaro, the 49.9 m body slide that held the Guinness tallest-slide record for most of 2002-2024.","url":"/parks/aldeia-das-aguas/"},{"slug":"escape-penang","name":"ESCAPE Penang","country":"Malaysia","city":"Teluk Bahang, Penang","lat":5.437,"lng":100.215,"opened":2012,"closed":null,"status":"open","website":"https://www.escape.my","summary":"ESCAPE in Teluk Bahang, Penang, is an adventure and water park on a rainforest hillside. Its 1,111 m tube slide, opened in 2019, holds the Guinness record for the longest water slide.","url":"/parks/escape-penang/"},{"slug":"mt-olympus","name":"Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park","country":"United States","city":"Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin","lat":43.612,"lng":-89.783,"opened":1994,"closed":null,"status":"open","website":"https://www.mtolympuspark.com","summary":"Mt. Olympus in Wisconsin Dells is home to the 44 m Rise of Icarus tower (2024), the tallest water slide in the Americas, and Medusa's Slidewheel (2022).","url":"/parks/mt-olympus/"},{"slug":"noahs-ark","name":"Noah's Ark Waterpark","country":"United States","city":"Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin","lat":43.621,"lng":-89.794,"opened":1979,"closed":null,"status":"open","website":"https://www.noahsarkwaterpark.com","summary":"Noah's Ark (1979) bills itself as America's largest outdoor water park, with 70 acres, 51 slides and Scorpion's Tail, the first AquaLoop in the United States (2010).","url":"/parks/noahs-ark/"},{"slug":"kentucky-kingdom","name":"Kentucky Kingdom & Hurricane Bay","country":"United States","city":"Louisville, Kentucky","lat":38.199,"lng":-85.744,"opened":1987,"closed":null,"status":"open","website":"https://www.kentuckykingdom.com","summary":"Kentucky Kingdom's Hurricane Bay water park was home to Deluge, the first ProSlide HydroMAGNETIC Rocket (2007), now closed but still standing.","url":"/parks/kentucky-kingdom/"},{"slug":"schlitterbahn-galveston","name":"Schlitterbahn Galveston Island","country":"United States","city":"Galveston, Texas","lat":29.271,"lng":-94.848,"opened":2006,"closed":null,"status":"open","website":"https://www.schlitterbahn.com/galveston","summary":"Opened in 2006, Schlitterbahn Galveston has a convertible indoor section and Massiv (2016), the Guinness-certified tallest water coaster at 24.86 m.","url":"/parks/schlitterbahn-galveston/"},{"slug":"atlantis-paradise-island","name":"Aquaventure, Atlantis Paradise Island","country":"Bahamas","city":"Paradise Island, Nassau","lat":25.084,"lng":-77.322,"opened":1998,"closed":null,"status":"open","visitors_2024_thousands":1790,"website":"https://www.atlantisbahamas.com","summary":"Atlantis Paradise Island's Aquaventure (Mayan Temple 1998, expanded 2007) drew 1.79 million visitors in 2024 and is home to the original Leap of Faith shark slide.","url":"/parks/atlantis-paradise-island/"},{"slug":"aquatica-orlando","name":"Aquatica Orlando","country":"United States","city":"Orlando, Florida","lat":28.413,"lng":-81.456,"opened":2008,"closed":null,"status":"open","visitors_2024_thousands":1435,"website":"https://aquatica.com/orlando","summary":"Aquatica (2008) is SeaWorld's Orlando water park: 1.44 million visitors in 2024, Ihu's Breakaway Falls (2014) and Dolphin Plunge.","url":"/parks/aquatica-orlando/"},{"slug":"perfect-day-at-cococay","name":"Thrill Waterpark, Perfect Day at CocoCay","country":"Bahamas","city":"CocoCay, Berry Islands","lat":25.817,"lng":-77.94,"opened":2019,"closed":null,"status":"open","website":"https://www.royalcaribbean.com/perfect-day-cococay","summary":"Royal Caribbean's private-island water park opened in 2019 with Daredevil's Peak (41 m), then the tallest slide in North America.","url":"/parks/perfect-day-at-cococay/"},{"slug":"land-of-legends","name":"The Land of Legends","country":"Türkiye","city":"Belek, Antalya","lat":36.866,"lng":31.053,"opened":2016,"closed":null,"status":"open","website":"https://www.thelandoflegendsthemepark.com","summary":"The Land of Legends in Belek, Antalya (2016) opened the 50 m Dragonfly Tower and 14-slide Waterfly expansion on 1 May 2026, making it home to Europe's tallest water slides.","url":"/parks/land-of-legends/"},{"slug":"six-flags-hurricane-harbor-chicago","name":"Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago","country":"United States","city":"Gurnee, Illinois","lat":42.37,"lng":-87.936,"opened":2005,"closed":null,"status":"open","website":"https://www.sixflags.com/greatamerica","summary":"Hurricane Harbor Chicago in Gurnee, Illinois, opened Tsunami Surge in May 2021: a 26 m (86 ft), 290 m WhiteWater Master Blaster that was the world's tallest water coaster at the time.","url":"/parks/six-flags-hurricane-harbor-chicago/"},{"slug":"waldameer","name":"Waldameer & Water World","country":"United States","city":"Erie, Pennsylvania","lat":42.154,"lng":-80.15,"opened":1896,"closed":null,"status":"open","website":"https://www.waldameer.com","summary":"Waldameer (1896) added Rocket Blast, an 831 ft ProSlide RocketBLAST, in 2023; it won the Golden Ticket for Best New Water Park Ride.","url":"/parks/waldameer/"},{"slug":"area-47","name":"Area 47","country":"Austria","city":"Ötztal-Bahnhof, Tyrol","lat":47.218,"lng":10.866,"opened":2010,"closed":null,"status":"open","website":"https://www.area47.at","summary":"Area 47 in the Ötztal valley is an extreme-sports park whose water area includes the wiegand Cannonball launched body slide (2010).","url":"/parks/area-47/"},{"slug":"terme-3000","name":"Terme 3000","country":"Slovenia","city":"Moravske Toplice","lat":46.683,"lng":16.222,"opened":1960,"closed":null,"status":"open","website":"https://www.sava-hotels-resorts.com/en/terme-3000","summary":"Terme 3000 in Moravske Toplice, Slovenia, opened the world's first AquaLoop in May 2008.","url":"/parks/terme-3000/"},{"slug":"world-waterpark-edmonton","name":"World Waterpark, West Edmonton Mall","country":"Canada","city":"Edmonton, Alberta","lat":53.5225,"lng":-113.6242,"opened":1986,"closed":null,"status":"open","website":"https://www.wem.ca/play/attractions/world-waterpark","summary":"World Waterpark opened on 15 April 1986 inside West Edmonton Mall with a 12.5 m-wide indoor wave pool, then the world's largest indoor water park.","url":"/parks/world-waterpark-edmonton/"},{"slug":"kalahari-sandusky","name":"Kalahari Resort Sandusky","country":"United States","city":"Sandusky, Ohio","lat":41.401,"lng":-82.691,"opened":2005,"closed":null,"status":"open","website":"https://www.kalahariresorts.com/ohio","summary":"Kalahari Sandusky (2005) has 173,000 sq ft of indoor water park, including the conveyor-lift Zip Coaster.","url":"/parks/kalahari-sandusky/"},{"slug":"great-tides-waterpark","name":"Great Tides Waterpark, Great Stirrup Cay","country":"Bahamas","city":"Great Stirrup Cay, Berry Islands","lat":25.823,"lng":-77.905,"opened":2026,"closed":null,"status":"open","website":"https://www.ncl.com","summary":"Norwegian Cruise Line opened Great Tides on 4 September 2026: 19 slides, the 170 ft Tidal Tower, dueling Master Blasters and an 800 ft river on about six acres.","url":"/parks/great-tides-waterpark/"}]}