Wet'n'Wild Hawaii
Encyclopedia
Wet'n'Wild Hawaii is a Hawaiian water park
, located in the Oahu city Kapolei. The park opened in May 1999 by Waters of Kapolei, LLC. The park occupies 25 acres (101,171.5 m²) of land and has 25 rides and attractions. It is currently the only water park
in the state of Hawaii
. In March 2008, an agreement was announced in which the park will be sold to Village Roadshow Limited
, making Wet'n'Wild Hawaii the Australia
n company's first theme park in the United States
. The 27 million dollar deal closed in May. In early 2009, the company announced the park would open under its new name, Wet'n'Wild Hawaii.
In May 2007, Wet'n'Wild Hawaii opened Island Adventure Golf, an 18-hole high-end miniature golf facility. The miniature golf course features lush tropical landscape, nine ADA-compliant holes, a putting green, surfboard hazards, water ways, waterfall, large ocean and beach area, mock fish and sea turtles, lava rock formations and coral reef displays.
Singer Mariah Carey
filmed part of her single "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time
"'s music video at Wet'n'Wild Hawaii from June 8 to 10, 2008.
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 in the Oahu city Kapolei. The park opened in May 1999 by Waters of Kapolei, LLC. The park occupies 25 acres (101,171.5 m²) of land and has 25 rides and attractions. It is currently the only 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...
in the state of Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
. In March 2008, an agreement was announced in which the park will be sold to Village Roadshow Limited
Village Roadshow Limited
Village Roadshow Limited is an Australian media company with interests in cinema, theme parks, film production and distribution. The company is a publicly listed entity on the Australian Securities Exchange...
, making Wet'n'Wild Hawaii the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n company's first theme park in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The 27 million dollar deal closed in May. In early 2009, the company announced the park would open under its new name, Wet'n'Wild Hawaii.
In May 2007, Wet'n'Wild Hawaii opened Island Adventure Golf, an 18-hole high-end miniature golf facility. The miniature golf course features lush tropical landscape, nine ADA-compliant holes, a putting green, surfboard hazards, water ways, waterfall, large ocean and beach area, mock fish and sea turtles, lava rock formations and coral reef displays.
Singer Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
filmed part of her single "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time
I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time
"I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, taken from her eleventh studio album, E=MC² . It was written by Carey, Aldrin Davis, Crystal Johnson and Clifford Harris, and produced by the former two...
"'s music video at Wet'n'Wild Hawaii from June 8 to 10, 2008.
Rides
Below is a list of rides at the water park.- Hawaiian Waters
- Water World Playground
- Tornado
- Island Racers
- Raging River
- Shaka
- Keiki Kove
- Surfsliders
- Kapolei Kooler
- Waianae Coaster
- Big Kahuna
- Cutter's Island
- Flyin' Hawaiian
- Da FlowRider
- Island Adventure Golf
- Fun Zone
External links
- Park Homepage http://www.wetnwildhawaii.com/
- Da FlowRider http://www.daflowrider.com/
- Island Adventure Golf http://www.islandadventuregolf.com/
- Village Roadshow Limited http://www.village.com.au/