Water Spitting Rattlesnakes: Water Park Trends
Water Spitting Rattlesnakes: Water Park Trends
Soft Play has partnered with Typhoon Texas in designing two custom water play areas for a new water park planned in Katy, TX.
Chron.com reported:
A groundbreaking ceremony Aug. 18 held on a 25-acre plot next to Katy Mills Mall revealed the suburb is getting ready to build Texas’ next large water park, “Typhoon Texas,” which project leaders have promised will compete with the Schlitterbahn chain or Wet ‘n’ Wild Splash Town in Spring.
The $45 million park, targeted for opening in May 2016, has been the subject of three years of discrete planning.
The park will use a filter that will pump 70,000 gallons of water per minute and powerful slide pumps that will make for shorter lines at rides, said Keith Dalton, a business partner on the project with Ray Delaughter and Terry Hlavinka.
“Our park will offer the cleanest environment possible … we are going to have the cleanest water in Texas,” Dalton said.
The park’s 13 main rides will include body slides such as the 50-foot “Open AquaDrop.” Tube slides such as the “Constrictor” will spin pairs of riders through series of loops, while raft slides such as the “Family 6 Boomerango” will send groups gliding up and down a 60-foot wall bearing a painting of the Texas flag.
In the picture above, Soft Play’s contributions can be seen in the following areas:
- Zone G – Bucaroo Sprayzone, a giant Texas-themed play system with towering play elements that will ensure no kids stay dry.
- Zone K – Typhoon’s Swimming Hole, with a Custom Water Walk System and Texas-inspired Floatables