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Slogan Wet, wild, and wonderful! Operated by West Edmonton Mall Properties Inc. General Manager Christopher Mortensen - World Waterpark General ManagerAaron White - Water Systems Supervisor Opened 1986; 31 years ago (1986) Hours Closing soon · 10AM–8PMWednesday10AM–8PMThursday10AM–8PMFriday10AM–8PMSaturday10AM–8PMSunday11AM–6PMMonday10AM–8PMTuesday10AM–8PMSuggest an edit Similar Galaxyland, West Edmonton Mall, Edmonton Valley Zoo, Alberta Legislature Building, Muttart Conservatory | ||
Blue screamer extreme water slide at world waterpark
World Waterpark is a water park located at West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Opened to the public in 1986, it is the world's second-largest indoor water park after the Tropical Islands Resort in Germany. It has a maximum capacity of 5000 guests, an average air temperature of 31 °C (88 °F), and contains the world's largest indoor wave pool with a capacity of 12.3 million litres.
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- Blue screamer extreme water slide at world waterpark
- Strange slideboarding water slide at world waterpark
- Blue Thunder wave pool
- Other information
- References
The highest slides in the park are Twister and Cyclone, which are both 83 feet (25 m) high.
Tsunami is a simulated surfing attraction on which people use a flowboard or a bodyboard to ride an endless wave in a controlled environment. That was opened on 2 December 2014. To make way for the Tsunami slide, West Edmonton Mall permanently closed the Thunderbolt slide.
According to the Waterpark map, the Blue Bullet is classified as an advanced slide.
World Waterpark is the last waterslide park in Alberta after the closure of Wild Waters Waterslides in 2012, a unknown, unnamed waterpark near Lake Chestermere (unknown closure date), and the Wild Rapids Waterslide Park in 2016. The waterpark is also the location of the novel The Phoenix Index: Never Rain by author James Cummins.
Strange slideboarding water slide at world waterpark
Blue Thunder wave pool
This wave pool has four active wave bays, each with 2 panels operated by a 1,500 horsepower (1,100 kW) hydraulic system (8 total active panels). For many years, the (4) panels in the two outer wave bays have been disabled, apparently due to the waves being far too intense, resulting in injuries; guests were being thrown into each other when all 12 panels were operating, as they were in the 1980s.
Waves are generated (in 10 minutes on, 5 minutes off sessions) of approximately 5 to 6 feet, utilizing only the 8 active wave panels. It is arguably the most popular attraction in the park, as many swimmers (most with yellow inner tubes) can be found bobbing in the water. The start of every session is marked with a loud air horn blast, warning swimmers to be ready for a wave to flip them over. Every now and then, the large crowd of people in the pool will jokingly scream after hearing the air horn, a common behavior among frequent users of the wavepool.
Most evenings, after regular park business hours, the Blue Thunder wave pool is used by clubs for surfing, kayaking, and stand-up paddle boarding. For these activities, the waves are often programmed for increased intensity and continuous operation.
Other information
World Waterpark also has two hot tubs: one double and one single.
Concessions:
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Tubes and PFDs (lifejackets) can be rented at Sharky's Supply Shack.