Water Slides Take The Cake For Cool Summer Fun

Looking for adventure this summer? Well, there are a lot of things you could do, but one of the best ways to have a great time while beating the sweltering summer heat is to spend time in the water. And the best place to have fun in the water is at a water park. Hands down.

The water slides you find at water parks are essentially roller coasters and rides on water. It is like a wet amusement park and one that everyone will enjoy. Instead of hopping on a cart to ride, you are left on your own to make your way down those slippery water slides, not knowing what might be around the next turn!

I think most people would agree that all water slides are great, but once you’ve experienced some of the more elaborate ones, the simple slides can seem a little tame. Water slides have come a long way from the days when you pretty much had water running down a playground style slide.

Of course there are tube slides that have you fully enclosed. These are awesome because you can’t see what is coming around the bend. You find yourself slipping up the sides of the tube, splashing and bumping along smoothly but quickly.

Speed slides and body slides are for those looking for adventure. There are a number of different kinds, but they are all geared toward speed and excitement. Some have you dropping almost vertically for a serious adrenaline rush. Others take you spinning around and around a funnel until you drop through the hole down the slide.

A current trend in water slides lately is a dark version. This is a tube slide that often is made in the same format as another slide but this one is completely pitch black inside. If you thought you didn’t know what was coming in a regular tube slide give one of these a try and you’ll really understand what it’s like to be “in the dark”.

Some water slides are set on a hill and go with the hill, winding a little as they go. Others are set up above the park. Some have bumps while others are all about the twists and turns. Some you go down on your own, others you can ride with friends on a raft. There is a wide variety of different water slides and every water park has a different selection for you to ride on.

There is no question that water slides are a top choice for the most fun way to cool off in the summer. Do your kids or friends a favor and plan a trip to a water park near you and have a blast exploring all the water slides available to you.






 

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Make rite of spring training a walk in the park - The Spokesman Review

Make rite of spring training a walk in the park
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Future of Savannah's historic waterfront center of debate - Marietta Daily Journal

Future of Savannah's historic waterfront center of debate
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The bluff would be the wild side, its abandoned warehouses lending themselves to retail, restaurant and hotel development. The riverbank, meanwhile, would play a more tranquil role. Redevelopment on the water would be largely recreational EUR” parks, .

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Building on loss of Kohl's for Park East - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Building on loss of Kohl's for Park East
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Scott Walker joined city and county officials at a groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of Mandel Group Inc.'s The North End apartments, between N. Water St. and the Milwaukee River, south of E. Pleasant St. The North End is just across Water St.

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Fans' rite of spring: sun-seeking baseball trips - StandardNet

Fans' rite of spring: sun-seeking baseball trips
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Check resorts and hotels, too, for packages that can cover such items as meals, spa treatments, golf fees and water-park passes. Buy tickets as early as possible, especially for popular teams with big fan bases. Order through individual teams' websites .

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Indoor Water Park Fun in Pure Michigan - Pure Michigan Connect
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Lawsuit Filed Over 2008 Outbreak at Six Flags New York Water Park
Some of the more than 600 people who fell ill while visiting an upstate New York indoor water park are part of a class-action lawsuit filed against the business. The Post-Star of Glens Falls reports that the lawsuit was filed EUR¦..


Schlitterbahn Planning Indoor Waterpark Hotel on South Padre Island - Citybizlist Real Estate

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Schlitterbahn Planning Indoor Waterpark Hotel on South Padre Island
Citybizlist Real Estate
The New Braunfels, Texas-based company is retooling the former Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort into a beachfront destination with lodging, retail, restaurants and an indoor/outdoor Waterpark with slides and rides. The project has been on the drawing board .
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Business Digest: Schlitterbahn plans new resort hotel on South Padre Island .Austin American-Statesman
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Recommended: Hotel perks for winter warriors - msnbc.com

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Recommended: Hotel perks for winter warriors
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And at The Ark hotel, built to resemble Noah's Ark and overlooking a watering hole and a saltlick in Kenya's Aberdare National Park, when nighttime temperatures dip, hot water bottles are placed in guests' beds to ward off the chill.

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Schlitterbahn to open Island hotel, water park
Schlitterbahn announced this morning plans to build a new indoor waterpark hotel on South Padre Island. The company says the new beachfront resort will include a 221-room hotel, a year-round indoor/outdoor convertible waterpark, restaurants and...


 

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