Saturday, April 30, 2005

Water Park Capital of the World



If you like water and you like water parks, you've got to visit Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin this summer. The water parks around this vacation site feature extreme tubing, indoor surfing, and more than 200 water slides. The favorite? Howlin' Tornado at Great Wolf Lodge. It's a six-story whirling vortex of extreme tubing.

Address: Wisconsin Dells Visitor Bureau, 701 Superior Street, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin 53965; 800-223-3557; Fax: 608-254-4293. Email: info@wisdells.com. Web: http://www.wisdells.com.



The Bay of Dreams is home to the tallest and longest indoor waterslides in the country, towering over 53-feet tall and running 400-feet long. Yahoo!



Also at Mt. Olympus is the Hades Roller Coaster, the world's longest underground roller coaster tunnel. It also includes the steepest vertical drop of any hybrid wooden coaster in the country: a hundred-foot drop at a 65-degree angle. Ooo-whee! It opens for play on Memorial Day 2005!

Address: Mt. Olympus Water Park, 1701 Wisconsin Dells Parkway, P O Box 68, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin 53965; 608-254-7766; Fax: 608-253-5517. Email: info@mtolympusthemepark.com. Web: http://www.mtolympusthemepark.com.



Noah's Ark is America's largest waterpark. It features Black Anaconda, America's longest water coaster: Over 1/4 mile long, 6 hair-raising climbs, 30 mph spiraling drops. Black Anaconda swallows you whole, sending you plummeting down into the belly of the beast. Coming in the summer of 2005.

Address: Noah's Ark Waterpark, 1410 Wisconsin Dells Parkway, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin 53965; 608-254-6351; Fax: 608-254-8027. Email: info@noahsarkwaterpark.com. Web: http://www.noahsarkwaterpark.com.



Kalahari Waterpark includes America's Largest Indoor Waterpark, featuring the only indoor stand up and surf FlowRider® in the country, the Master Blaster uphill water rollercoaster waterslide, and Victoria Falls family raft ride. It also includes the Zambezi Outdoor Waterpark.

Address: Kalahari Resort Waterparks, 1305 Kalahari Drive, P O Box 590, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin 53965; 608-254-5466; Toll-Free: 877-253-5466; Fax: 608-254-5696. Email: marketing@kalahariresort.com. Web: http://www.kalahariresort.com.

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