Aquatica is a water park

Water park

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 that is currently under construction. It is operated by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment is a family entertainment company owned by The Blackstone Group. SeaWorld is responsible for the operation and maintenance of eleven theme parks located throughout the United States...

 and located in San Antonio, Texas. The park, which will open in May 2012, is a companion to SeaWorld San Antonio

SeaWorld San Antonio

SeaWorld San Antonio is a marine mammal park, oceanarium, and animal theme park, located in the Westover Hills area of San Antonio, Texas. It is the largest of the three parks in the SeaWorld chain owned by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, a division of The Blackstone Group, and the world's...

 and a sister park to SeaWorld Orlando's

SeaWorld Orlando

SeaWorld Orlando is a theme park, and marine-life based zoological park, near Orlando, Florida. It is owned and operated by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, a subsidiary of The Blackstone Group...

 water park of the same name.

Development history

In early 2011, rumors speculated about Aquatica coming to SeaWorld San Antonio in the future. According to the park President, SeaWorld San Antonio will become a multi-day experience.

SeaWorld announced plans to build a water park on May 24, 2011. The announcement called it, "a whimsical waterpark with up-close animal experiences, high-speed thrills and relaxing, sandy beaches".

The water park will replace Lost Lagoon that opened in the early 1990s. Lost Lagoon closed on Labor Day

Labor Day

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 weekend 2011.

During October 2011 the construction of the new water park has started by digging the ground for the new entrance, the new sandy beaches, and the structure for the new Wahalla Wave water slide. In early November 2011 the new water slides have arrived in pieces at Sea World San Antonio's parking lot, waiting to get assemble.

Attractions

The park features a wide array of attractions for all ages and swimming abilities, some of which pass by or through animal habitats.

• Stingray Rapids - New - First kind in the world - A family raft ride that takes you through twist and turns, and then goes through an underground grotto with stingray
  Stingray
  The stingrays are a group of rays, which are cartilaginous fishes related to sharks. They are classified in the suborder Myliobatoidei of the order Myliobatiformes, and consist of eight families: Hexatrygonidae , Plesiobatidae , Urolophidae , Urotrygonidae , Dasyatidae , Potamotrygonidae The...
  
  s and tropical fish
  Fish
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• Wahalla Wave - New - First kind in America
• HooRoo Run
• Tassie's Twisters
• Kiwi Curl
• Whanau Way
• Loggerhead Lane
• Big Surf Shores