Splish Splash

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Splish Splash
Location	Riverhead, New York, United States

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Splish Splash is the largest water park on Long Island. Including the parking lot, the park is 96 acres in area. Splish Splash opens in late May and closes in early September. It is located in the town of Riverhead.

[edit] History

The area upon which Splish Splash was built was a huge piece of farmland. In 1989, Chip Clearly had a vision of a water park on Long Island on a hot day. By May 1991, the vision came true. He opened his new water park with three body slides, two speed slides, two kiddie pools, two tube slides, a lazy river, and a restaurant, all on a 32 acres. Splish Splash is nestled upon nearly one hundred acres on Long Island's eastern end. With over 5 Million visitors to date, Splish Splash is the biggest, and most visited, water park in the tri-state area.

In the year 2001, Splish Splash was ranked as the fifth best water park in the United States of America by the Travel Channel.

In the year 2003, Splish Splash was ranked as the fifth best water park in the United States of America by the Travel Channel.