Splash Works
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Splash Works from atop Behemoth
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| Location | Canada's Wonderland, Vaughan, Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 43°50′23″N 79°32′39″W / 43.83972°N 79.54417°WCoordinates: 43°50′23″N 79°32′39″W / 43.83972°N 79.54417°W |
| Owner | Cedar Fair Entertainment Company |
| Opened | 1992 |
| Operating season | June — September |
| Area | 20 acres (81,000 m2) |
| Pools | 2 pools |
| Water slides | 16 water slides |
| Website | Official website |
Splash Works is a 20-acre (81,000 m2) water park located within the park boundaries of Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. Entry is free with park admission. Splash Works is home to "Whitewater Bay", the largest outdoor wave pool in Canada, and is today home to 16 waterslides. Splash Works operates during the summer months of June through September.
The water park opened in 1992 with 10 acres (40,000 m2) and it cost the company $6 million CAD. It opened with four combo water slides: Body Blast, Whirl Winds, Pipeline and Drop Zone (later renamed Wipeout). It also included a lazy river and a kids area, Scooby Splash Islands, with some kiddie slides and a wading pool.
The year 1996 was the single largest expansion of the water park since its opening in 1992. It saw Splash Works expand to 20 acres (81,000 m2) through an expansion south of the Mighty Canadian Minebuster, so much so, some of the track had to be reconfigured so a bridge could be built over it. It essentially created a south side to the water park. The 1996 expansion saw the creation of White Water Bay, which is still the largest outdoor wavepool in Canada, along with the Black Hole waterslides and Pump House, an interactive spray ground.
The year 1999 was the third expansion of Splash Works. It saw the creation of two new slides, Super Soaker and the Plunge. While two separate rides, they share a common loading platform tower. The 1999 expansion also saw another bridge to the south side of Splash Works (behind these two slides). In addition, these two new slides and new bridge cross over Minebuster. The Plunge is a multi-person raft straight down a slide, and the Super Soaker is twisting water slide. They both use the same tube.
The year 2002 expansion of Splash Works saw the addition of Riptide Racer and Barracuda Blaster. Barracuda Blaster is bowl ride, and Riptide Race is an eight lane water carpet slide race. Barracuda Blaster took a part of the Lazy River for exiting out of the bowl and Riptide Racer also created a new waterfall for the Lazy River. Two new kiddie slides were added to Splash Island as well as a water playground.
The latest expansion of Splash Works is planned for 2015. Canada's Wonderland announced two new additions in 2014, Typhoon and Splash Station. Typhoon, originally known as Topsy Turvey, was relocated from Ontario Place where it never opened. It features funnels and hairpin turns. Not much is known yet about Splash Station, but it will most likely be similar to splash areas at other Cedar Fair parks. The two attractions are built in the former area of Wipeout, near Body Blast.
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