Splashdown Waterpark (Poole)

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Owner Alan Richmond Opened 1990		General Manager Howard Smith Phone +44 1202 716000
Location Tower Park, Poole, United Kingdom Water slides 8 indoor and 5 outdoor (summer only) water slides Website http://poole.splashdownwaterparks.co.uk/ Address Tower Park, Yarrow Rd, Poole BH12 4NY, UK Operating season Open all year (weekends only out of season) Similar Compton Acres, Tower Park, Dorset Waterpark, Scaplen's Court, Poole Harbour Profiles Facebook

Splashdown is a water park located at the Tower Park complex near to Poole, Dorset, England. The park opened in 1990 and was one of the founding attractions at Tower Park. The park experiences approximately 180,000 visitors a year.

It has 8 indoor water slides which operate all year round and 5 outside rides which operate only during the summer season. There is also a wet play area and small training pool for youngsters.

Timeline

1990 - Park opens with 7 original rides

1996 - Treasure Falls Flume is renamed Black Thunder with added 'thunder and lightning' effects

1998 - Outside Screamer tower is built, a 15m high tower adding three new flumes: The Screamer, Louisiana Leap and Tennessee Twister

2002 - The Spacebowl ride is installed inside the main hall and a new 1m deep swimming pool is opened for small children

2005 - Major re-modelling of the Tower Park complex involved demolition of the large front tower containing the start of the Torpedo Run flume. A smaller tower has been built and the flume is re-branded the Dragon's Lair, starting lower down with sound and light effects

2009 - The company acquires the Quaywest water park in Paignton, Devon, re-branding it Splashdown@Quaywest

2012 - New slide Velocity is added to the outside tower. The company takes over the Monkey Bizness soft play area at Tower Park; it is now operating under the name Lemur Landings

References

Splashdown Waterpark (Poole) Wikipedia

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