Bud Boogie Beach was a small 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...

 located on Mud Island in Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....

. It opened in 1987 and closed in 1997.

Bud Boogie Beach included a beach, concession stands, a New Orleans-style restaurant and several games including Water basketball

Water basketball

Water basketball is a water sport which mixes the rules of basketball and water polo. Developed and promoted by Italian teacher Francesco Rizzuto in 1986, it is played in a swimming pool...

 and water volleyball. The park featured live music concerts, which included many local musicians.

It was open from Memorial Day

Memorial Day

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 weekend through Labor Day

Labor Day

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 weekend each year.

Other attractions included two-person peddle boats and a kiddie area.

History

The Mud Island Park was constructed with a scaled model of the entire Mississippi River

Mississippi River

The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...

 that runs the length of the park. At the end of the scaled version is replica of the Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf of Mexico is a partially landlocked ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. In...

. Originally designed as an area in which patrons could ride manual paddle boats, the success of the Adventure River

Adventure River

Adventure River was a water park located in Memphis, Tennessee, on the north side of Interstate 40, near Whitten Road. It opened in 1985 and closed in 1998....

 waterpark led Mud Island officials to convert the Gulf area into a small waterpark.

Corporate sponsor

Budweiser

Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch)

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was the primary sponsor of the park and purchased the right to name the park Bud Boogie Beach.

Closing

Bud Boogie Beach was closed due to a variety of reasons. The swimming area was far from the parking area, making the carrying of beach bags and floats difficult; the area was not built as a swimming pool, so the mixing of chlorine was done manually and was uneven.

The Mud Island River Park and museum are still open. Bud Boogie Beach is the only closed attraction at the park.