Wild Waters
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The old entrance to Wild Waters before it closed.
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| Location | Silver Springs, Florida, United States |
| Coordinates | 29°12′59″N 82°03′25″W / 29.216342°N 82.056898°WCoordinates: 29°12′59″N 82°03′25″W / 29.216342°N 82.056898°W |
| Opened | April 28, 1978 |
| Closed | September 5, 2016 |
| Operating season | Summer |
| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Children's areas | A single children's area |
| Website | www |
Wild Waters was a Water park in Silver Springs, Florida. It was the sister park of Silver Springs Theme Park in Silver Springs. Because Wild Waters was the sister park of Silver Springs, it had many trees and shady areas. There were picnic areas, a snack bar, and an open-air fast food restaurant counter. The park also had a sand volleyball court and a gift shop.
Wild Waters was a favorite attraction for tourists visiting the Ocala and Silver Springs area, as well as local residents. It was a small park by modern standards, but offered a more relaxed atmosphere than its mega water park competitors. Wild Waters had a special niche, it attracted people wanting to enjoy a more traditional water park experience. It was among the first water parks in the country to use fiberglass flumes, something that has become the industry standard.
On August 9th, 2016 it was announced that Wild Waters would close permanently on September 5th, 2016, (the same day Wildwater Kingdom (Ohio) closed. Wild waters had ended nearly four decades of operation. The area will be cleared to make way for a new entry into Silver Springs State Park.
The Hurricane: A large figure eight shaped double flume. Standing approximately 80 feet tall, it was the largest ride in the park. A large spiral staircase that took visitors to the summit. There were two flumes, which ran adjacent to each other. Riders must use tubes to ride, which they had to carry to the top. This due to the ride not originally requiring the use of tubes. The finale of the ride was a long dark tunnel before a turbulent splash pool.
Osceola's Revenge and Bunyan's Bend: Dual flumes that were part of the Silver River Flumes area. Both flumes begin at the same point, but did not run parallel and had different patterns. Both featured many drops and turns, and both end at the same splash pool. Osceola's Revenge had an extra drop, and was therefore rated with a higher thrill level than Bunyon's Bend.
Silver Bullet: Wild Waters only speed flumes, they were part of the Silver River Flumes area. Dual speed flumes ran side by side and ended in a large splash pool. Unlike newer speed flumes, the Silver Bullet did not go straight down from the top. The flumes had two dips, with plateaus in between them.
Mini Monster: A single flume that was part of the Silver River Flumes area. The ride was very short and only has a few turns, with no dips. It then ended into a splash pool.
Wavepool: A 450,000 gallon pool that alternated between calm waves and generating waves after a certain period of time. The waves could reach up to four feet tall at the deepest end of the pool. The deck surrounded the wave pool was filled with lounge chairs.
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