Wild Island
| Wild Island | |
|---|---|
| Slogan | Be a Kid. Go to Wild Island. |
| Location | Sparks, Nevada, United States |
| Coordinates | 39°31′51″N 119°42′49″W / 39.530799°N 119.713683°WCoordinates: 39°31′51″N 119°42′49″W / 39.530799°N 119.713683°W |
| Opened | 1989 |
| Previous names | Wild Waters 1989-2000 |
| Pools | 4 pools |
| Water slides | 9 water slides |
| Website | Official Website |
Wild Island is a water park located off I-80 in the city of Sparks, Nevada. The park is the only one in the vicinity of the double city.
Wild Island opened in June 1989 and has grown and expand throughout its history. The park originally opened with only five attractions and two pools and has since added numerous other attractions. The park is usually open from the third weekend in May to the Fourth weekend in September giving its guests one of the longest water park seasons on the west coast. During the summer of 2013, the park hosted over 200,000 guests.
Attractions
Waterpark
Slides
Wild Island includes nine different pro-slide attractions scattered over four slide towers. All of the parks slide towers are located on the perimeter of the park with no more than three slides per tower. Each tower has its own theme. All slides are accessible by stairs and each attraction includes its proper riding instrument.
Family Slide Tower
These slides are the tamest in the park.
- Tortuga - A Pro-slide PIPEline that is the longest slide in the park. This attraction includes a duel start basin.
- Fire - A DECKtop TWISTER that flashes shades of red and white.
- Ice - A DECKtop TWISTER that is half inclosed half open.
Speed Slide Tower
All slides are themed to a venomous animal.
- Black Widow - A Pro-slide PIPEline that resembles a widow's leg.
- Red Viper - A Pro-Slide FREEfall that is over five stories tall.
- Scorpion - A Half Pipe attraction.
Dragon Slide Tower
All slides are themed to medieval creatures.
- Eye Of the Dragon- A Cannon Bowl 40 attraction that spins guest in a bowl structure.
- Dragon's Tail- A Pro-slide TWISTER that is intertwined with the Eye of the Dragon attraction.
Racing Tower
The newest slide tower opened in 2012
- Zulu Racer - A ProRACER that includes four adjacent lanes of racing.
Pools
Wild Island has four pools with all being filter by UV light. These pools require little chlorine to maintain cleanliness. Wild Island was the first outdoor water park in North America to have a UV filtration system on all of its pools.
Pool Attractions
- Montego Bay Wave Pool - A Standard wave pool.
- Bahama Mama River - A lazy river with a mushroom water feature.
- Little Lagoon - A children's play area with three mini slides.
- Hurricane Cove - A treehouse structure with a dumping bucket.
Food and Beverage
- Aruba Cafe A counter service restaurant with American food.
- Calypso Cafe A counter service restaurant with Mexican food.
- Dippin' Dots A kiosk that serves Dippin' Dots Ice Cream.
- The Snack Shack A kiosk that serves snacks and refreshments.
- The Green Coconut A counter service restaurant that serves "healthy choices."