WaterWorld | |
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Slogan | A great family day out whatever the weather |
Location | Festival Park, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 53°01′39″N 2°11′53″W / 53.0274°N 2.198°WCoordinates: 53°01′39″N 2°11′53″W / 53.0274°N 2.198°W |
Owner | Mo Chaudry |
General Manager | Tim Kiely |
Opened | 1989 |
Pools | 3 pools |
Water slides | 9 water slides |
Website | http://www.waterworld.co.uk/ |
WaterWorld attracts 400,000 visitors per year. Making it the second most popular Waterpark in Staffordshire only second to Alton Towers Waterpark which on average has 900,000 guests a year. The park first opened in 1989 and is generally open year-round, but is closed for a few days of the week during term time.
Some of the park's most popular rides include: Black Hole, Nucleus, Space Bowl, Super Flume and Twister.
The ride Nucleus was the first indoor water-roller-coaster in the UK with 375 feet of ups and downs in a single raft.
In 1999 Mo Chaudry's family trust bought Water World from Rank Leisure for £1.5m, at the time the park was operating at a loss. Early in the 21st century WaterWorld began turning profits.