News: Waterparks
Wet'n'Wild Sydney confirm security chief's resignation
Brad Kisbee, head of security at Wet'n'Wild Sydney, has resigned amid revelations he played a role in awarding the waterpark's security contract to Unimet Security a company he...
Jan 30, 2014
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New owner sought for Merimbula's Magic Mountain
Merimbula's Magic Mountain amusement park on the NSW Sapphire Coast is up for sale. Tenders to purchase the award-winning freehold and family-run business are currently being...
Jan 29, 2014
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World's Largest Swimming Lesson aims to set new world record in 2014
On Friday 20th June 2014, tens of thousands of children and adults at aquatic facilities around the world will unite for the fifth year in a row to set a new Guinness World...
Jan 20, 2014
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The Maze's Outback Splash! draws in the crowds
Since opening its new 'Outback Splash!' children's aquatic playground before Christmas, attendance levels at Western Australia's The Maze Family Fun Park have been way been...
Jan 16, 2014
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Poolplay opens at Discovery Holiday Park, Pambula Beach
More than 500 adults and a huge number of very excited children attended the recent opening of the Poolplay at Discovery Holiday Park, Pambula Beach. Aptly named the Sapphire...
Jan 15, 2014
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Security issues behind cancellation of Wet'n'Wild Sydney's New Year's Eve event
Cancellation of Wet'n'Wild Sydney's New Year's Eve event at short notice has been reported as being as a result of "major management failures and security oversights." An...
Jan 13, 2014
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Meetoo names Victoria's top five aquatic attractions
Melbourne listings website Meetoo has named what it believes to be the top five aquatic attractions and facilities in Victoria, compiling a "a top five list of awesome fun...
Jan 8, 2014
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Asian Attractions Expo to be staged in Beijing in June
More than 5,000 people from 60 nations are expected to gather at the China National Convention Centre in Beijing from 17th to 20th June for the 2014 Asian Attractions Expo. The...
Jan 6, 2014
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NSW Fair Trading Minister slams 'unacceptable' Wet'n'Wild Sydney New Year's Eve event cancellation
NSW Fair Trading Minister Stuart Ayres has said it is totally unacceptable for event promoters to leave ticket holders high and dry by cancelling a New Year's Eve festival due...
Dec 31, 2013
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Wet'n'Wild Sydney cancels New Year's Eve event
Ticket-holders have reacted angrily after a planned New Year's Eve festival at Wet'n'Wild Sydney was cancelled with less than 24 hours' notice. Citing a "a major technical...
Dec 31, 2013
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Wet'n'Wild Sydney reaches capacity
New Sydney waterpark Wet'n'Wild Sydney has announced that it has reached capacity - turning away visitors on the first weekend of the NSW school holidays. The management of the...
Dec 21, 2013
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Defender Aquatic Filtration system a finalist in the 'Smart Approved' Products of the Year
The Defender® Regenerative Media Filter produced by leading commercial pool filtration systems manufacturer Neptune-Benson has been chosen as a finalist for the 2013 Smart...
Dec 17, 2013
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Waterworld inflatable waterpark to operate in Sydney's Entertainment Quarter through school holidays
Waterworld Central, Australia's first portable waterpark, is to operate in Sydney's Entertainment Quarter from 26th December to 27th January. To be located in the Showring in...
Dec 16, 2013
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Yas Waterworld Abu Dhabi part of global swimming lesson world record
Abu Dhabi's Yas Waterworld has numbered among over 400 aquatic facilities around the world that contributed to the World's Largest Swimming Lesson's attainment of a new Guinness...
Dec 14, 2013
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Wet'n'Wild Sydney opening 'the biggest attractions launch in Australia in the present millennium'
Village Roadshow have opened the new Wet'n'Wild Sydney waterpark, in the western Sydney suburb of Prospect, the largest attractions launch in Australia in 20 years. Opened...
Dec 13, 2013
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Neptune-Benson installs aquatic media filters at Wet'n'Wild Sydney, announces new Chief Executive
With Wet'n'Wild Sydney opening today, leading commercial pool filtration systems manufacturer Neptune-Benson has announced that its award-winning Defender® regenerative media...
Dec 12, 2013
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Perth attraction to open new children's aquatic playground on 21st December
Western Australia's The Maze Family Fun Park has revealed that the first stage of its planned waterpark expansion - a three-storey-high children's aquatic playground with two...
Dec 10, 2013
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Wet'n'Wild Sydney to be the world's most technologically advanced waterpark
Set to open on 12th December, Wet'n'Wild Sydney is being welcomed as the world's largest and most technologically advanced waterpark. Set to be home to over 40 slides and...
Dec 4, 2013
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Wet'n'Wild Sydney set to launch Australia's second and largest Latitube standing surf wave simulator
In the lead up to its opening on 12th December, management at the new Wet'n'Wild Sydney have released details of their 'The Surf Deck' wave machine. The second, and largest,...
Dec 2, 2013
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WhiteWater delivers waves of excitement to Atlantis The Palm
WhiteWater has been promoting its newest innovation - a heart pumping, six waterslide complex overflowing with features not seen anywhere else in the world which has opened to...
Nov 30, 2013
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Village Roadshow sells US waterparks
Entertainment, media and theme park conglomerate Village Roadshow Limited (VRL) has agreed to sell its wholly owned Wet'n'Wild waterpark in Phoenix, Arizona, to real estate...
Nov 29, 2013
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Plans to redevelop Rockhampton's Rock Pool Waterpark
Gary Ireland, the former operator of Rockhampton's Rock Pool Waterpark, has revealed plans to reopen the troubled attraction, while also aiming to build a new waterpark on the...
Nov 29, 2013
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Motor driven pool covers offer maximum energy savings
Having installed heat retaining pool covers at 67 commercial swimming pools in 2013, Sunbather Pool Technologies - the leading designer, supplier, manufacturer and installer of...
Nov 27, 2013
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One in four Poms pee in public pools
A survey of United Kingdom consumers has found that one in four people admit to having urinated in a public swimming pool. The survey, conducted by swimming teaching and...
Nov 26, 2013
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