7/26/2023 0 Comments Log flume ride raging waters![]() People will also cascade off three "hump" slides attached to the same tower. Three serpentine slides will send people twisting and splashing from a 56-foot tower. The park's number of yearly visitors has rebounded and remained constant over the past few years, but it is hoped the new water park will again boost attendance, he said. The park had a decrease in attendance the year that Raging Waters opened. I think going to Raging Waters became an acceptable alternative for people or some families," Andrew said. "Most people have to pick and choose a little bit. president, hopes will make Lagoon an entertainment center, not just an amusement park. It is also one of a long line of improvements that Peter Freed, Lagoon Corp. The water park was built, in part, because of competition from Salt Lake County's Raging Waters and other water parks, according to Andrew. The Colossal Fire Dragon, for example, cost the park $2.5 million in 1983. ![]() "This is a major improvement," said Dick Andrew, Lagoon spokesman, comparing it to rides installed during recent years at the park. ![]() Wave generators and other equipment will splash, pump and spurt 550,000 gallons of water. In 1927, Lagoon opened a concrete pool and advertised its water as "fit to drink." All that those attractions offered visitors will be part of the new water park.The four and a half acres where the pool used to be located outside Pioneer Village are being transformed to house a maze of slides, raft runs and pools. ![]() When the park moved inland, Shoot the Chutes, a distant cousin of a log flume, opened as the park's first thrill ride. In 1886 when Lake Park first opened near the Great Salt Lake, the main attraction was swimming. Lagoon will come full circle when it opens its $5.5 million water fun park, "Lagoon A Beach," this June. ![]()
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