WATERWORLD in Stoke-on-Trent is set to get four brand new rides next week as part of a £10 million upgrade.
The four new rides will be in the Tornado Alley area of the water park and will join the 30 or so slides that are already in Waterworld.
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While the water park is family friendly, with areas for younger children, Tornado Alley will be more suitable for older children and adults.
You need to be at least 1.2 metres (3ft 11in) tall to go on any of the four rides, and according to the park, the two largest rides will be among the tallest and fastest in the UK.
Thunderbolt, one for adrenaline junkies, will be their fastest and steepest ride.
Guests enter into a capsule where they get into position, before they’re dropped down a near-vertical slide.
While inside the tube, you can travel up to speeds of 39kph (24mph).
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Hurricane is one you have to go down feet first while lying on your back and it’s classed as a “severe” water slide.
Then there are two “medium to severe” water slides.
You can go down Cyclone on a one or two person raft while Stormchaser can be completed on single or two-person rings.
And you can see all of these in action in a video released by the park.
Mo Chaudry, the owner of the water park, said: “We believe the rides on our top platform will be the highest in the UK – and Thunderbolt will also be the fastest. We’re quite proud of that.
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“The opening of these rides marks the end of a mammoth construction project, and the first stage of a huge new era for Waterworld which cements our position as the UK’s number one indoor tropical aqua park.”
He added: “In addition to the new rides, we are expanding our outdoor pool area, and have already completed a major upgrade of lockers and changing facilities.
“And work is also well under way on a three-storey extension which will soon house a new M Club spa and fitness facility, indoor running track, children’s soft play area, and Adventure Island Mini Golf attraction.
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“This all adds up to the biggest single investment in Waterworld’s 30-year history, creating new jobs, boosting the tourism economy, and providing work for local contractors.”
The new rides will officially open to the public next week.
The water park is already hugely popular, with around 350,000 visitors each year.
It’s hoped that the expansion will bring this up to 500,000.
Tickets costs £16 for adults and children over 1.1 metres tall while those under the height requirement will have to pay £12.
A new launched water coaster – said to be the world’s first – is set to debut in the US next year.
There could also be a super fast roller coaster and water slide hybrid in the future.
Last year, we revealed the best water parks in the world.
