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Boomerang Bay is a 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...

at Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte

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, North Carolina

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. It is owned and operated by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company and is included with the price of admission to Carowinds.

History

The water park originally opened as Riptide Reef in 1989. For the 1997 season, Paramount Parks

Paramount Parks

Paramount Parks was an operator of theme parks and attractions, which annually attracted about 13 million patrons. Viacom had assumed control of the company as part of its acquisition of Paramount Pictures in 1994....

invested $7 million in a 12 acres (48,562.3 m²) expansion and renamed the park to WaterWorks. Another major expansion occurred in 2006 adding a new Australian theme and changing the name to Boomerang Bay. In 2008, Cedar Fair added a 600000 gal wave pool, Bondi Beach, increasing the total size of the water park to 20 acres (80,937.2 m²).

List of attractions

Ride Rating System
Rating	Thrill	Description
1	Low	Calm and gentle ride or shallow water attraction
2	Mild	Low speeds with gentle transitions in motion and elevation. May involve water depth up to 48".
3	Moderate	Low to medium speeds with significant changes in motion or elevation. Water depth may vary quickly demanding some swimming skill.
4	High	Medium to high speeds with moderate to rapid changes in motion. Strong currents and/or deep water require body control and average swimming skill.
5	Aggressive	High speeds, aggressive force, turbulent currents, and/or rapid directional change. High level of body control and strong swimming skill recommended.

Name	Year Opened	Description	Rating
Awesome Aussie Twisters	1997	Fully-enclosed inner-tube Swim ring A swim ring is a toroid-shaped inflatable water toy.... ride that plunges riders into total darkness	4
Bondi Beach	2008	600000 gal wave pool Wave pool A wave pool is a swimming pool in which there are artificially generated, reasonably large waves, similar to the ocean's. Wave pools are often a major feature of water parks...	3
Crocodile Run	1997	Lazy river Lazy river A lazy river is a water ride found in many amusement parks or water parks. They are also found at some resorts and recreation centers. It usually consists of shallow pool that flows similarly to a river.... ride	2
Down Under Thunder	1997	Four-person family raft ride that takes riders down four stories of unexpected dips and sharp turns	4
Great Barrier Reef	1982	700000 gal wave pool	3
Jackaroo Landing	1997	Family-oriented, multi-level water fortress complete with slides, bridges, and rope ladders	2
Kangaroo Lagoon and Wallaby Wharf	1997	Children's area with pools for infants and toddlers	2
Kookaburra Bay	2006	Children's "spray-ground" with interactive fountains and other water activities	1
Pipeline Peak	2001	A complex consisting of two body slides and two inner-tube slides all of which are enclosed	5
Platypus Plunge	2006	Family-friendly two-person inner-tube water slide	2
Sydney Sidewinder	1997	A pair of two-person inner-tube water slides	3

History

List of attractions

See also