Wet'n'Wild Hawaii

Wet'n'Wild Hawaii (formerly Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park) is a Hawaiian water park, located in the Oahu city Kapolei. The park opened in May 1999 by Waters of Kapolei, LLC. The park occupies 25 acres (100,000 m²) of land and has 25 rides and attractions.^[1] It is currently the only water park in the state of Hawaii. In March 2008, an agreement was announced in which the park will be sold to Village Roadshow Limited, making Wet'n'Wild Hawaii the Australian company's first theme park in the United States. The 27 million dollar deal closed in May.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} In early 2009, the company announced the park would open under its new name, Wet'n'Wild Hawaii.

In May 2007, Wet'n'Wild Hawaii opened Island Adventure Golf, an 18-hole high-end miniature golf facility. The miniature golf course features lush tropical landscape, nine ADA-compliant holes, a putting green, surfboard hazards, water ways, waterfall, large ocean and beach area, mock fish and sea turtles, lava rock formations and coral reef displays.^[6]

Singer Mariah Carey filmed part of her single "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time"'s music video at Wet'n'Wild Hawaii from June 8 to 10, 2008.

Rides

Below is a list of rides at the water park.

• Hawaiian Waters
• Water World Playground
• Tornado
• Island Racers
• Raging River
• Shaka
• Keiki Kove
• Surfsliders
• Kapolei Kooler
• Waianae Coaster
• Big Kahuna
• Cutter's Island
• Flyin' Hawaiian
• Da FlowRider
• Island Adventure Golf
• Fun Zone

External links

• Park Homepage [5]
• Da FlowRider [6]
• Island Adventure Golf [7]
• Village Roadshow Limited [8]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} About Us | Hawaii Wet'n'Wild Retrieved 06.09 2009.
2. ^ Honolulu Star-Bulletin, (2008) Adventure park sold, [1], article retrieved March 28, 2008.
3. ^ Forbes - NY,USA, (2008), Australian operator buys Hawaii park, [2], article retrieved March 28, 2008.
4. ^ The Canadian Press, (2008) Australian theme park operator buys Hawaii attraction [3], article retrieved March 28, 2008.
5. ^ Brisbane Time, (2008), Village acquires water park in Hawaii, [4], article retrieved March 28, 2008.
6. ^ Wu, Nina (2008-03-05). "Adventure park sold". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. http://starbulletin.com/2008/03/05/business/story01.html. Retrieved 2008-03-05.