Six Flags White Water Announces New Interactive Addition for 2010 Inspired by The Wiggles...The World's Premier Children's Entertainers

/PRNewswire/ -- Guests will find themselves wiggling with excitement as Six Flags White Water introduces its newest attraction in May 2010. The largest water park in the Southeast will transform into the wiggliest and wettest family destination with the introduction of North America's first Wiggles Water World. The Wiggles are the world's #1 preschool entertainers, having sold more than 23 million videos and 7 million CDs worldwide.

Wiggles Water World will boast five interactive sections spread over 40,000 square feet. The biggest adventure of all can be found at the center of Wiggles Water World on board The S.S. Feathersword, a 25-foot tall interactive play ship. Guests can become Captain Feathersword's first mate while exploring water cannons, telescopes, net climbs, secret crawl-throughs, port-holes and slippery slides.

And the fun doesn't stop there - adventure seekers can visit Wags the Dog's Kennel Slide Tower, splash around in Henry the Octopus's Pop Jets, explore Dorothy the Dinosaur's Spray Garden or take a ride on the Big Red Car Slide. The whole family can even grab a bite to eat at the Yummy Yummy Cafe.

"The Wiggles have touched the hearts of children for over 18 years and we are thrilled at the opportunity to bring this unique family experience to our water park," said Melinda Ashcraft, Six Flags Atlanta Properties Park President. "Wiggles Water World is the first of its kind in North America and will make 2010 a very special season."

After forming in Sydney Australia in 1991, The Wiggles have become the most popular children's entertainers in the world, combining music with early childhood education. Wiggles Water World will be designed to leverage the group's vast recognition and status among children ages 2-6. Since their inception, The Wiggles have franchised into other countries, including the development of Wiggles-themed play areas in five other Six Flags parks in the U.S.

Wiggles Water World will join a host of thrilling rides and attractions, including one of the tallest freefall slides in the world, a one-of-a-kind family raft ride and a giant wave pool. In 2008, Six Flags White Water was named "Best Private Water Park in the US" by Aquatics International.

More Flags. More Fun. More Affordable. 2010 Six Flags White Water Season Passes are on sale now for the lowest price of the season at $49.99. A Season Pass offers unlimited visits to Six Flags White Water, free tickets for friends, more than $300 in savings on in-park food and fun, and access to exclusive Season Pass events.

Six Flags White Water opens for the 2010 season on Saturday, May 22. For more information on Wiggles Water World and on the operating schedule, go to sixflags.com/whitewater.

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A Year like No Other at Wild Adventures

/PRNewswire/ -- 2009 will be a year like no other at Wild Adventures Water and Theme Park. A Polynesian renovated Water Park with a new water thrill ride, all-star concerts and more exciting animal interactions await guests when the park reopens Saturday, March 14. This year will be unforgettable and guests will not believe all of the new thrills and attractions!

Larger than life country megastar Keith Urban kicks off the park season with a high energy performance on March 14. This is just the beginning of the star-studded concert series scheduled for the year. Vince Gill and Amy Grant, Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Clint Black, Chris Tomlin, Foreigner and Bret Michaels are a few of the concerts planned, all included with park admission.

Great reserved concert tickets are still available for Keith Urban. Purchase tickets online, by phone or at the park for $40, $30, and $20. Reserved seat tickets do not include park admission. Tickets for other announced concerts will be available for purchase at a later date.

It's not a dream; it's a tropical paradise at the renovated Splash Island Water Park. Take a journey through this Polynesian land and enjoy delicious food and enticing shopping areas, expanded lockers, and comfortably updated facilities. Every inch of the water park has been touched and transformed into a tropical paradise for families looking to relax and enjoy a mini vacation.

Thrill-seekers will flock to the newest and biggest addition to the park, the Wahee Cyclone. The new water thrill ride towers over Splash Island, and lures guests to take a heart-racing plunge through its 45-foot tall, bright blue and green funnel. The entire family can experience the Wahee Cyclone together, on four-person tubes.

More animals means more fun at Wild Adventures! The new aviary, Lorikeet Landing, is over 7,000 square feet and houses colorful lorkieets, and parakeets as well as tortoises, large ground birds and Koi fish. This new interactive area invites visitors to experience the habitat of some of the world's most colorful and exotic animals.

Can't get enough of animals? Make new friends as you get up close to baby rabbits, chicks, miniature horses, and more at the Furry Friends Petting Zoo. Saddle Up Pony Rides give children the opportunity to ride a pony through a guided trail, just like a cowboy.

Even the theatrical show, Imagine, features live animals! Imagine, an entertaining song and dance performance, features a baby llama, and an armadillo. Audience participation is encouraged to tell the story of a little girl and her journey through the forest, meeting friends and learning life lessons along the way.

Experience the fun, excitement and thrills of Wild Adventures Water and Theme Park all year long with a 2009 Season Passport! 2009 Regular and Gold Passports are available for purchase online, by phone or at the park. Wild Adventures Season Passports are $69 + tax and include unlimited park admission for the year. Upgrade to a Gold Passport for $20 more (total of $89 + tax) to enjoy free parking, Adventure Quest miniature golf and Adventure Raceway go-karts through December 31, 2009.

For more information about Wild Adventures Water and Theme Park's unbelievable 2009 season, please visit our website at www.wildadventures.com or call 229-219-7080.

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Wild Adventures Announces Updated Water Park and New Ride for the New Year

/PRNewswire/ -- It may be wintertime now, but the magic-makers at Wild Adventures Theme Park are busy thinking of summer fun!

This became evident when park officials today announced that, greeting visitors for the 2009 season, will be a sparkling and updated Splash Island Water Park, and it will be the biggest capital investment in recent park history.

"Welcome to paradise," said park General Manager Bob Montgomery. "We are totally renovating and improving what has been one of the finest and most popular waterparks in the region, with new theming, new facilities, additional seating and shade structures and a new water ride guests won't believe."

When guests enter Splash Island they will step into a Polynesian paradise with an all-new water ride, revamped restaurant and snack bar, expanded locker facilities and more shaded areas. Splash Island is a totally re-themed water park with additions and improvements to enhance guests' tropical experience. "We wanted to bring a little Polynesian tropical feel and adventure to the area," said Montgomery.

The new water ride, the Wahee Cyclone, is the only such water ride in the southern Georgia-northern Florida area. Wahee Cyclone is essentially a giant funnel, standing forty-eight feet tall and forty-five feet wide. Four riders in a cloverleaf-like raft plummet through an enclosed tube then free-fall into a huge funnel that rockets riders up one side and down the other until the riders are deposited into a pool of water.

Splash Island offers guests twelve-acres of wet fun with more than ten water activities, including six water slides, tropical lagoons, a 1,000-foot lazy river, a special area for kids, and a 20,000 square-foot wave pool.

Projected opening date for Splash Island is Saturday, March 28, 2009. Passport holders will be able to catch a sneak peek of the new Wahee Cyclone and re-themed water park March 21. As always, Splash Island is FREE with park admission. Wild Adventures Theme Park opens Saturday, March 14, 2009.

For more information and to plan your adventure, please visit our website at www.wildadventures.com or call 229-219-7080.

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Southeast's Largest Indoor Waterpark Opens at Wilderness at the Smokies

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Winter weather won't stop the family fun in East Tennessee with today's opening of the southeast's largest indoor water park at Wilderness at the Smokies.

Named the Wild WaterDome, the new indoor waterpark spans more than 60,000 square feet with a see-thru, energy-efficient Foil Tec roof that lets guests tan indoors year-round. The facility features the Smokies SurfRider, Tennessee's only surfing simulator. The Surf Rider uses 50,000 gallons of water a minute to create a continuously moving sheet of water on which people can surf or boogie board. “It's like riding an ocean wave, but indoors,” says David McGregor, general manager of Wilderness at the Smokies. “Parents and kids alike will love the thrill of riding a wave in a safe and controlled environment.”

The Wild WaterDome also includes the Storm Chaser, a four-person tube slide that begins with a 58-foot drop into a giant orange-and-white funnel where riders swoosh back and forth up the sides of the funnel. Other activities at the waterpark, which is reserved exclusively for resort guests, include a 10,000-square-foot wave pool, two tube slides, an indoor/outdoor hot spa, a multi-level play structure with a gigantic dumping bucket and 50-plus play-and-spray features. Plus, there is a special toddler area with mini-slides and a swing tree.

Wilderness at the Smokies, the region's first full-service waterpark resort, also unveiled the property's 472 multi-room suites conveniently connected to the Wild WaterDome. The units include three different floor plans ranging from one to three-bedrooms designed to accommodate up to 16 guests. “The enthusiasm for our resort has been tremendous,” says McGregor. “We are already sold out for several days over Christmas break and we are receiving more and more reservations daily.”

Wilderness at the Smokies is located in one of the nation's most popular vacation destinations in the scenic foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. Phase I of the resort opened in June 2008 with a 234-room hotel and outdoor waterpark adjacent to the 240,000-square-foot Sevierville Events Center. The resort will be unveiling a second outdoor waterpark next to the Wild WaterDome in the summer of 2009. The developers are the owners of Wilderness Hotel & Golf Resort, America's Largest Waterpark Resort in Wisconsin Dells. For more information on the resort or for reservations, visit www.wildernessatthesmokies.com or call 1-800-867-WILD (9453).

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