WANT TO GO?
What: Soak City Waterpark at Kings Island
Where: 6300 Kings Island Drive, Mason
When: Opens May 28
More information: (513) 754-5700 or visitkingsisland.com
SOAK CITY BY THE NUMBERS
Here’s a look at some of the other stats the park boasts:
May 28: Soak City Waterpark opens
2,246: Total length of the six slides on the new Tropical Plunge attraction
7 food areas: Subway, Calypso Coolers, Soak City Grill, Graeter's, Tidal Wave Bay Grill, Coconut Cove Café
1 bar: Coconut Cove Bar
35: Number of acres in the waterpark
500: Number of Soak City park employees
50 water activities: Including 36 water slides, tropical lagoons, rushing rivers and surfable waves
650,000: Gallons of water being used in Tidal Wave Bay
27: Number of seasons the park has been in operation — it opened in 1989 as WaterWorks
56,434,589: Number of rides the attractions in Soak City have given (includes years when waterpark was branded as WaterWorks and Boomerang Bay)
12,808,624: Number of guests who have experienced the Splash River attraction, the most among Soak City attractions.
2: Cabana options to choose from. The Breakers Bay Basic Cabanas offer amenities such as a semi-private covered area, two lounge chairs and towel service. The Tidal Wave Bay Cabanas offer amenities such as a semi-private covered area, two lounge chairs, towel services, mini-fridge and 32-inch flat screen TV.
4: Dive-In Movies returns for its fourth season every Friday night in June beginning June 3. This year's movie line-up features Inside Out June 3; The Goonies June 10; Star Wars: The Force Awakens June 17; Minions June 24. Every Sunday night in July there will be a special event for Gold and Platinum season passholders, Sundaes & Slides.
2 for 1: Soak City continues to be included with park admission to Kings Island. Two parks for one price.
300+: Number of lifeguards the park employs.
MASON — This weekend marks the official start of pool season, and no pool will offer more thrills then what Kings Island’s Soak City has in store.
Tropical Plunge, a complex of six different water slide experiences towering nearly seven stories in Soak City Waterpark will make its debut this weekend on May 28.
Three of the slides on the 65-foot tall complex start with guests climbing inside an Aqua-Launch chamber, which will send them into a high-speed free fall through a series of flat loops and S-curves in a translucent flume. It promises to be fast and furious and something guests haven’t seen before.
Tropical Plunge also features a slide that will send riders twisting and spiraling through an enclosed chute featuring four intense 360-degree loops across 449 feet of slide before they’re released out into a pool of water and dueling 337-foot long tube slides that zip riders through an enchanting series of drops and turns.
The first official slider on the new Tropical Plunge this weekend will be Josh Schneider, who spent time on the U.S. National Team beginning in 2010 when he placed second in the 50 freestyle at the U.S. Championships. He is a two-time medalist at the FINA Short Course World Championships and a former American record holder in the 50-meter freestyle.
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