A water park or waterpark is an amusement park that features water play areas such as swimming pools, water slides, splash pads, water playgrounds, and lazy rivers, as well as areas for bathing, swimming, and other barefoot environments. Modern water parks may also be equipped with some type of artificial surfing or bodyboarding environment, such as a wave pool or FlowRider.
Water parks have grown in popularity since their introduction in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Major organizations are the IAAPA (International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions) and WWA (World Waterpark Association), which is the industry trade association.
Water parks which emerge tend to more closely resemble mountain resorts, as they become year-round destinations.
Therefore, the amusement and leisure-time industry are becoming more concentrated, as winter sports are becoming common themes in summertime water recreation.
An unusual feature at a water park is ice skating. Deep River Water Park in northwestern Indiana features ice skating, made possible by cooling pipes installed under their massive plaza.
Some water parks are more spa-oriented. For example, SchwabenQuellen has no water slides; it has instead many saunas, steam rooms, "adventure showers", and relaxation-oriented water play areas.
The first-ever indoor water park was built in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, in 1985 at the West Edmonton Mall. World Waterpark is the world's largest indoor water park, at over 60,903 m2 in size. Tropical Islands Resort in Germany, with an area of 47,000 m2, is currently the second largest indoor water park in the world and five indoor water parks, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin is recognized as the "Water Park Capital of the World".
Success in extending the tourist season and turning water park resorts into vacation destinations has resulted in tremendous industry growth. The growth of indoor water parks has encouraged leisure centers across the world to begin implementing features of waterparks into their facilities, including slides and lazy rivers.
Success in extending the tourist season and turning water park resorts into vacation destinations has resulted in tremendous industry growth. The growth of indoor water parks has encouraged leisure centers across the world to begin implementing features of waterparks into their facilities, including slides and lazy rivers.
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