Big Splash (waterpark)
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Big Splash is a waterpark in Canberra
, Australia
. It is located in the suburb of Macquarie
and is the only waterpark in Canberra. It originally opened with a 50 Metre Pool with a kids pool at the end of it in the late 1960's.
It was initially Government owned and known as Macquarie Swimming pool, also often referred to as Jammo Pool.
The slides were introduced in the early 1980's.
The current name for the facility is Big Splash Waterpark. It now has a total of seven water slides - the Family Slide and the Kamikaze slide that extend downwards from the top of Splash Tower, The Hurricane Twins that begin at the Splash Viewing Platform. Big Splash includes a children's area called Splash Island which includes 3 slides and playing area. There is the Yellow Bubble pool for toddlers, which has two small water slides landing into shallow water. There is also a Learn to Swim Pool and a 50 Metre Pool.
Big Splash also has a dry Inflatable Obstacle Course for Children, and wet Inflatable Obstacle Courses for Adults and Children.
In 2011 an additional two slides will be added to the water park; the Speed Coaster Raft Ride and the Twister speed slide. These were bought from Wet n Wild Water World on the Gold Coast.
The facility is closed over winter and is only open from November to March.
Website: http://bigsplashwaterpark.com.au/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Big-Splash-Waterpark-Canberra/217560281608442
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
, 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...
. It is located in the suburb of Macquarie
Macquarie, Australian Capital Territory
Macquarie is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Macquarie was gazetted as a division on 22 June 1967 in recognition of Major-General Lachlan Macquarie, a former Governor of New South Wales. Streets in Macquarie are named after contemporaries of Governor...
and is the only waterpark in Canberra. It originally opened with a 50 Metre Pool with a kids pool at the end of it in the late 1960's.
It was initially Government owned and known as Macquarie Swimming pool, also often referred to as Jammo Pool.
The slides were introduced in the early 1980's.
The current name for the facility is Big Splash Waterpark. It now has a total of seven water slides - the Family Slide and the Kamikaze slide that extend downwards from the top of Splash Tower, The Hurricane Twins that begin at the Splash Viewing Platform. Big Splash includes a children's area called Splash Island which includes 3 slides and playing area. There is the Yellow Bubble pool for toddlers, which has two small water slides landing into shallow water. There is also a Learn to Swim Pool and a 50 Metre Pool.
Big Splash also has a dry Inflatable Obstacle Course for Children, and wet Inflatable Obstacle Courses for Adults and Children.
In 2011 an additional two slides will be added to the water park; the Speed Coaster Raft Ride and the Twister speed slide. These were bought from Wet n Wild Water World on the Gold Coast.
The facility is closed over winter and is only open from November to March.
Website: http://bigsplashwaterpark.com.au/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Big-Splash-Waterpark-Canberra/217560281608442