Water Country USA

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Water Country USA is a water theme park in York County, Virginia, about 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. It is the Mid-Atlantic's largest water park, and it contains spectacular entertainment, shops and restaurants, water rides, and other attractions, all of which have a 1950s or 1960s surf theme.

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[edit] Rides

  • Aquazoid: Family ride. About 80% enclosed in the dark, special effect, and four water curtains.
  • Atomic Breakers: A series of slides and splash pools. Closed and removed 2007
  • Big Daddy Falls: Family ride with a tunnel, water curtain, "cannon blasters," and two splash pools.
  • Hubba-Hubba Highway: Fast-moving lazy river with interactive water features.
  • Jet Scream: Four inner tube slides
  • Lemon Drop: Yellow slides that makes riders airbone before plunging into the pool.
  • Malibu Pipeline: Two mirror image slides with covered sections and two water curtains.
  • Meltdown: Fastest and steepest ride in the park, with a three person tube
  • Nitro Racer: This ride uses six lanes to allow guests to race face first on plastic matts.
  • Peppermint Twist: Two purple-colored 180 degree slides.
  • Rampage: A tabogon slide which drops riders over 40 feet at a 60 degree angle
  • Wild Thang: Two person inner tube ride through open/covered sections and three water curtains.
  • Rambling River

[edit] Shows

  • Island Quest

[edit] Attractions

  • Adventure Isle
  • Cow-A-Bunga
  • H2O UFO
  • Kritter Korral
  • Rambling River
  • Surfer's Bay

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