Wild Rapids Waterslides

Wild Rapids Waterslides
The middle tower of the waterpark.
Location	Sylvan Lake, Alberta
Coordinates	52°18′39″N 114°6′2″W / 52.31083°N 114.10056°W / 52.31083; -114.10056
Theme	Waterslides
Owner	Bear Development Corporation
General Manager	Bert Messier
Opened	1982
Closed	2016
Operating season	Summer
Status	Closed permanently
Area	Sylvan Lake
Pools	Several small pools including three hot tubs pools
Water slides	12 water slides
Children's areas	A single children's area
Website	Official website

Wild Rapids Waterslides is a water park located on the shores Sylvan Lake in the resort town of Sylvan Lake, Alberta, Canada. Opened to the public in 1982, it is the Alberta's second-largest water park after the World Waterpark in Edmonton. Not to be confused with the now closed Wild Waters Waterslides in Edmonton, it is one of three waterslide parks in Alberta, and the last outdoor one. The park contains 12 slides, many small pools, two hot tubs, and a children's water playground. The park is set to close after the 2016 season after being opened for 34 years. The park is also located near Red Deer, and between Edmonton and Calgary. The park is also located along Alberta Highway 11A. The park is constructed on a pier, and the facility is the largest of its kind in western Canada.

The park was founded in 1982 by Dave Dubeta. It is opened during most of the summer season. It was opened on the same pier after the closure of a single waterslide. The pier was constructed by the Dominion Government, assisted by the Sylvan Lake Women's Institute.

It was announced that the park would close after the 2016 season, with the pier being bought by the town of Sylvan Lake for redevelopment. The slides and equipment where put up for sale on Kijiji. The president of Bear Development Corporation, Bert Messier, hoped that an entrepreneur would see the advertisement, buy the equipment, and build another waterpark in Alberta. The children's playground was sold, and will now operate on the shores of Gull lake.

There are 12 main slides in the park, and one small water playground that contains other small slides for children. The slides are all white in colour, except for the playground slides. While facing the park from the entrance, there is a left tower, a middle tower, and a right tower.

These slides are all beginner class body slides.

These slides are all intermediate class. There are three body slides and one tube slide.