Waterworld California

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Waterworld California
Location	Concord, California
Website	Waterworld California
Owner	PARC Management
Opened	1995
Operating season	Late May Through September
Rides	25 Waterslides, 7 Complexes total 25 water rides

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Waterworld California is a water park located in Concord, California. It used to be owned and operated by Six Flags, and now it is under the management of PARC Management. Local management team is directed by General Manager Paul Kimura and Director of Marketing Cory Moore.

1 History
2 Rides and attractions
3 Incidents at the Park
- 3.1 The Hurricane
4 Recent events
5 Ride Pictures
6 Park Names
7 See also
8 References
9 External links

[edit] History

Waterworld California opened in 1995 as Waterworld USA Concord. At the time it was run by Premier Parks (which also owned Six Flags Marine World and Waterworld Sacramento) but was later bought out by Six Flags in 1996. In April of 2007, PARC Management acquired Waterworld to which it was renamed to Waterworld California.

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[edit] Rides and attractions

Waterworld California has a combination of 25 water slides spread out on 7 Complexes

Tornado-A 75 foot funnel ride that sends riders through 5000 gallons of water before landing in a gentle pool.
Honolulu Halfpipe-A halfpipe ride that sends riders 4 stories high forward and backwards
Cliffhanger Complex-the parks only speed slides that send riders 7 stories down.
The Big Kahuna-A family water rafting ride that up to six riders can go on. The most popular ride in the park.
Hurricane Side Complex-A complex of 4 body water sides that are either open or enclosed
Typhoon Side Complex-A complex of four water slides that are also either open or enclosed. Either one rider or two can go on these sides in inflatable rafts.
Break Beach Wave Pool-The only wave pool in the East Bay. More than 500,000 gallons of water.
Diablo Falls Side Complex-A set of two slides that drop riders 6 feet into a 10 foot pool.
Wild Water Kingdom Complex-A kiddie play area. One of three areas
Dragon Tails Complex-Another Kidde play area.
Kaanapali Kooler Lazy River-Longest and the only lazy river in Northern California.
Treasure Island Complex-another kiddie play area.

[edit] Incidents at the Park

[edit] The Hurricane

On June 2 1997, a group of at least 30 high school seniors from a visiting school from Napa, rode one of the winding slides of the Banzai Pipeline (now known as the Hurricane Slide Complex ) all together to try and break a school record for the number of people on a slide. The force on the water slide was four times greater than the slide was designed for, and because of the force, the slide collapsed while the students were on the ride. In the end a 17 year old female student died due to the injuries received and another 32 students were sent to local hospitals for treatment. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-72815238.html

In 1999, a settlement was reached from fourteen of the victims from the 1997 slide mishap. They reached a 4 million dollar settlement from Premier Parks (the owner of the park at the time), Whitewater West Industries (the water slide designer and manufacturer), and the Napa Unified School District. ^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

[edit] Recent events

On January 11, 2007, Six Flags announced that it had sold seven parks to Parc Management for $312 million to help the company's debt burden. Six Flags will receive $275 million cash and a note for $37 million for four theme parks and three water parks. Parc Management, of Jacksonville, Fla., is expected to sell the parks to CNL Income Properties Inc., a real-estate trust based in Florida, and then lease them back. Six Flags sold Darien Lake, Elitch Gardens, Frontier City, White Water Bay, SplashTown, Waterworld USA, Wild Waves, and Enchanted Village. The company decided not to sell Magic Mountain and its adjacent water park. Spokeswoman Wendy Goldberg said that upon further evaluation, the company decided that the Los Angeles parks remained too valuable to let go as season passes and sales were up.

In June of 2006, Six Flags announced it was considering closing or selling up to six of its parks, including Elitch Gardens (Denver, CO), Darien Lake (Darien, NY), WaterWorld (Concord, CA), Wild Waves and Enchanted Village (Federal Way, WA), Splashtown (Spring, TX), and Magic Mountain (Los Angeles)/Hurricane Harbor (Various).

Season Passes from Six Flags may not be used at the parks sold to PARC Management. For example, if you get a season pass from Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, it is not valid to Waterworld California (or the former park, Waterworld Sacramento) as had been the case during 1998-2006 when the season pass gained access to those parks. Season passes are valid to that park and separate from Six Flags.

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