Boomerang Bay is a water park

Water park

A waterpark is an amusement park that features waterplay areas, such as water slides, splash pads, spraygrounds , lazy rivers, or other recreational bathing, swimming, and barefooting environments...

 at California's Great America amusement park in Santa Clara, California

Santa Clara, California

Santa Clara , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city is the site of the eighth of 21 California missions, Mission Santa Clara de Asís, and was named after the mission. The Mission and Mission Gardens are located on the...

. The water park is owned and operated by JMA Ventures and is included with the price of admission to California's Great America.

History

Boomerang Bay opened in 2004 as the first water park in California to be included within an amusement park

Amusement park

thumb|Cinderella Castle in [[Magic Kingdom]], [[Disney World]]Amusement and theme parks are terms for a group of entertainment attractions and rides and other events in a location for the enjoyment of large numbers of people...

. Originally opening as a 2.7 acres (10,926.5 m²) water park, Boomerang Bay saw an expansion the following year in 2005 to 11 acres (44,515.5 m²) with the addition of a lazy river

Lazy river

A lazy river is a water ride found in many amusement parks or water parks. They are also found at some resorts and recreation centers. It usually consists of shallow pool that flows similarly to a river....

 ride, three water slide

Water slide

A water slide is a type of slide designed for warm-weather or indoor recreational use at water parks. Water slides differ in their riding method and therefore size...

s and a 150000 gal swimming pool.

List of attractions

Ride Rating System
Rating	Thrill	Description
1	Low	Calm and gentle ride or shallow water attraction
2	Mild	Low speeds with gentle transitions in motion and elevation. May involve water depth up to 48".
3	Moderate	Low to medium speeds with significant changes in motion or elevation. Water depth may vary quickly demanding some swimming skill.
4	High	Medium to high speeds with moderate to rapid changes in motion. Strong currents and/or deep water require body control and average swimming skill.
5	Aggressive	High speeds, aggressive force, turbulent currents, and/or rapid directional change. High level of body control and strong swimming skill recommended.

Name	Year Opened	Description	Rating
Boomerang Lagoon	2005	Family-friendly 150000 gal heated lagoon with a tropical theme	1
Castaway Creek	2005	Lazy river Lazy river A lazy river is a water ride found in many amusement parks or water parks. They are also found at some resorts and recreation centers. It usually consists of shallow pool that flows similarly to a river....  ride	2
Didgeridoo Falls	2004	Four-person raft water slide Water slide A water slide is a type of slide designed for warm-weather or indoor recreational use at water parks. Water slides differ in their riding method and therefore size...	4
DownUnder Thunder	2005	Two-person inner-tube water slide	4
Great Barrier Reef	2007	355000 gal wave pool Wave pool A wave pool is a swimming pool in which there are artificially generated, reasonably large waves, similar to the ocean's. Wave pools are often a major feature of water parks...	4
Jackaroo Landing	2004	Family-oriented, multi-level water fortress complete with slides, bridges, and rope ladders	3
Kookaburra Cay	2004	Children's "spray-ground" with interactive fountains and other water activities	1
Ripsnort Ridge	2005	30 feet (9.1 m) body water slide with enclosed chute and a 45-degree drop	4
Tasmanian Typhoon	2005	Fully enclosed, two-person inner-tube water slide	2
Screamin' Wombat	2004	Fully enclosed body water slide over three stories tall featuring twists and serpentine curves	4