15 Crazy Water Parks Just For You!

Vaishnavi Venkatesh
9 min readMay 16, 2019

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Those of us who live way into islands, or prefer something less salty, there are other watery joys that can still be enjoyed! These watery joys come in the form of amazing, scary but one-time experience water parks. From thrilling heart pounding rides to please thrill seekers immense thirst for adventure to wild rafting etc, each park offers something unique and exciting. In a mood for some half pipes that defy gravity or lazy rivers, then these 15 must visit crazy water parks are something that you would love to add in your adventure bucket list! Go on grab your bathing suit, as you surely would want to visit these (at least a few of these) great attractions!

#15 Jumeirah Sceirah, Dubai

Who wouldn’t love a little bit of adrenaline rush eh? Well then pack your bags, book your ticket and have the best trip of the lifetime in Dubai. A capsule-based slide at the Jumeirah Sceirah (which uncomfortably rhymes with “scare ya”) totally relies on the anticipation aspect! While standing on a sealed capsule at the top of the ride, you will be in for a surprise when the trap at your feet will drop and send you plunging down. So go on and try it!

* Where does it exist? — Jumeirah Street, next to Burj Al Arab, Jumeirah 2 Dubai — UAE

* When can you start with the fun? — Mon-Sun; 10am — 6pm

* Woah how much do I pay? — 5000 INR

#14. Big Thunder, Florida

Are you daring enough to go solo on this crazy ride? Then there are so many of these rides that are solo experiences. Big Thunder puts you and three of your closest friends in a clover-shaped raft before sending you all down a rumbling, dark tunnel, and shooting the raft out and up the sides of a broad funnel. So now you and your friends will have a reason to make a trip of your life together! (That is if you guys are daring enough to do this)

* Where does it exist? — 1180 Seven Seas Drive, Orlando, Florida 32830 USA

* When can you start with the fun? — Mon-Sun; 11am — 8 pm

* Woah how much do I pay? — 4000 INR

#13. Summit Plummet, Florida

Ah, Disney, you are the masters of contradiction. Who else would have built a waterpark in hot, landlocked Orlando and called it “Blizzard Beach”? They capped it off with this mountain-themed waterslide that will accelerate you to nearly 60 miles an hour over its 120-foot drop. Well, this is where I will say that it’s not for the faint hearted but well but are you daring enough to try?

* Where does it exist? — 1534 Blizzard Beach Drive, Orlando Florida

* When can you start with the fun? — Mon-Sun ; 10am — 7 pm

* Woah how much do I pay? — 5000 INR

#12. Yas Waterworld (Abu Dhabi, UAE)

Yass please! Take me there? Hell yeah who wouldn’t mind going there, well I wouldn’t. Yas Waterworld has 43 rides and attractions, including five unique water slides created especially for the park. These include Dawwama, the world’s first hydro-magnetic-powered water slide (the hydro-magnetic technology offers a longer, smoother ride, according to the manufacturer) and the Bandit Bomber, a 1,804-foot-long (550-meter) water coaster. Visitors can hang ten on the world’s largest Flow Barrel surf simulator, or take a spin on Liwa Loop — the Middle East’s only looping water slide.

* Where does it exist? — Yas Leisure Drive, Abu Dhabi, 00000, UAE

* When can you start with the fun? — Mon-Sun; 11am — 7pm

* Woah how much do I pay? — 4800 INR

#11. World Waterpark (Alberta, Canada)

Located inside Alberta’s West Edmonton Mall, this is the world’s second-largest indoor water park and has the world’s largest indoor wave pool, with 2.7 million gallons of water. Attractions include a looping water slide and Blue Thunder, a bungee jump tower suspended over the wave pool. Whoop your way into this indoor waterpark and have the best time of your life.

* Where does it exist? — 8882 170NSt NW # 1388, Edmonton AB TST 5M2 Canada

* When can you start with the fun? — Mon-Sun; 11am — 7pm

* Woah how much do I pay? — 6,700 INR

#10. Wet ‘n Wild (Orlando, Florida)

Visitors are spoiled for choice at Wet ‘n Wild. In addition to various scream-fest water rides, there’s a huge sandcastle-themed children’s area (reportedly the largest family water play area in Florida), a wave pool and lazy river. One of the most popular rides is Disco H20. Passengers on this four-person tube ride float along to a soundtrack of 1970s hits accompanied by disco balls and flashing lights.

* Where does it exist? — 427 Reservoir Rd, Sydney NSW 2148, Australia

* When can you start with the fun? — Mon-Sun; 11 am — 9 pm

* Woah how much do I pay? — 2000 INR

#9. WaterWorld Waterpark (Ayia Napa, Cyprus)

Foam parties aren’t the only way to cool off. The WaterWorld Water Park has a Grecian theme, with lots of pillars and Trojan horse-shaped monuments. Poseidon’s Wave Pool has Greek ruins, geysers, and shipwrecks, the River Odyssey lazy river has crumbling stone pillars and the vertigo-inducing Drop to Atlantis shoots riders out of an enormous Roman temple.

* Where does it exist? — 18, Ayia Thekla Road, Agia Napa 5345, Cyprus

* When can you start with the fun? — Mon-Sun; 10 am — 5 pm

* Woah how much do I pay? — 3000 INR

#8. Water cube Waterpark (Beijing)

All of the rides at Water cube Waterpark were designed overseas and shipped in. Highlights include the funnel-shaped Tornado ride, Aqua loop slide and Bullet bowl, where riders shoot down an enclosed slide into a huge bowl. Visitors should keep an eye out for the enormous jellyfish and clouds of bubbles suspended from the ceiling.

* Where does it exist? — 11 Tianchen E Rd, Chaoyang Qu, China

* When can you start with the fun? — Mon-Sun; 12 am — 6 pm

* Woah how much do I pay? — 1880 INR

#7. Tropical Islands (Krausnick, Germany)

Housed inside the largest free-standing hall in the world — the structure was originally built as a hangar for dirigibles — Tropical Islands can accommodate 6,000 visitors a day and has one of the world’s largest indoor pools, measuring 656 feet (200 meters) in length. Away from the water, there’s a rainforest with 50,000 plants, a hotel, and a nightclub. It’s even possible to go for a balloon ride — all without stepping outside.

* Where does it exist? -Tropical-Islands-Allee 1, 15910 Krausnick, Germany

* When can you start with the fun? — Mon-Sun; 10 am — 8 pm

* Woah how much do I pay? — 4700 INR

#6. Siam Park (Tenerife, Spain)

Siam Park is a Thai-themed water park on the island of Tenerife. The park’s most popular ride is the 91-foot-high (27 meters) Tower of Power, on which riders plunge down a vertical drop before shooting through an aquarium filled with stingrays and sharks. A lazy river and surf lessons in the park’s wave pool offer slightly more sedate activities.

* Where does it exist? -Av. Siam, s/n, 38660 Costa Adeje, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

* When can you start with the fun? — Mon-Sun; 10 am — 8 pm

* Woah how much do I pay? — 3000 INR

#5. Aquatica (Orlando, Florida)

One enormous wave pool obviously wasn’t enough for the team behind Aquatica, so they built two, side by side. Elsewhere, the Dolphin Plunge water slide takes passengers on a white-knuckle ride through a dolphin-filled aquarium and riders brave enough to take on the Omaka Rocka blast down a series of flumes and funnels. There’s a sandy beach covered with 1,360 tons of soft, white sand and South Seas-inspired gardens with more than 60,000 species of plants.

* Where does it exist? -5800 Water Play Way, Orlando, FL 32821, USA

* When can you start with the fun? — Mon-Sun; 11 am — 8 pm

* Woah how much do I pay? — 4800 INR

#4. Aqua venture Waterpark (Dubai, UAE)

As of 2013, this Middle East water park is home to the world’s widest water slide, the Middle East’s longest river ride (2.3 kilometers in length) and the Middle East’s longest zip line. The park’s other attractions include several water coasters, a 2,296-foot-long (700 meters) private beach and the Shark Lagoon, where visitors can hand-feed rays.

* Where does it exist? -Atlantis The Palm — Cresent Road — Dubai — United Arab Emirates

* When can you start with the fun? — Mon-Sun; 10 am — 7 pm

* Woah how much do I pay? — 5400 INR

#3. Area 47 (Innsbruck, Austria)

An Alpine Lake is the location for this outdoor water park, which opens from April to the end of September. There are water rides and a hydro-speed slide. On dry land, there’s a high-ropes course, bridge swing and climbing wall.

* Where does it exist? -Otztaler Achstr. 1,6430 Otztal Bahnhof, Austria

* When can you start with the fun? — Mon — Sun ; 11 am — 6 pm

* Woah how much do I pay? — 3000 INR

#2. Beach Park (Fortaleza, Brazil)

Beach Park’s most famous ride is Insane, which ranks as the world’s tallest and fastest (65 mph/104 mph) water slide. Equally petrifying is Kalafrio, a giant half-pipe slide. Younger visitors can check out an enormous big top-themed play area or the Aqua Show, with water cannons, synchronized water jets and eight water slides just for kids.

* Where does it exist? -Rua Porto Das Dunas, 2734 — Porto das Dunas, Aquiraz — CE, 61700–000 Brazil

* When can you start with the fun? — Mon-Sun; 10 am — 9 pm

* Woah how much do I pay? — 6658 INR

#1. Caribbean Bay (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea)

You’ll find four looping water slides and an enormous wave pool at this South Korean water park, alongside more traditional attractions such as hot spring pools. Exhausted visitors can power nap in one of the water park’s sleeping rooms, which have purified air and beds carved from energy-boosting jade. So turn your mundane day into a fun-filled adventurous day! Pack your bags and get going NOW!

* Where does it exist? -199 Everland — ro, Pogog-eup, Cheoin-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

* When can you start with the fun? — Mon-Sun; 10 am to 6 pm

* Woah how much do I pay? — 2550 INR

So what are you waiting for? Get those swimsuits now and prepare to have a great summer! Happy Bucket Listing!

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