Noah's Ark (officially Noah's Ark Family Park Inc.) is America's largest water park, with 46 water slides and dozens of other various attractions. Located in the city of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin (the "Water Park Capital of the World," with 18 indoor water parks), Noah's Ark is a popular tourist attraction. Some of the more popular attractions include "Time Warp," "Point of No Return," "Dark Voyage," and "Flash Flood." Also popular are the wave pools; "The Big Kahuna" and "The Wave" are popular spots to use as "home bases" as they are close to food, lockers, restrooms, etc. Also, Noah's Ark's TV and radio advertisements have won many awards. The Travel Channel hailed Noah's Ark as "the place for water in the Midwest."
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Brief history
The park opened in 1979 with only a go-kart track and bumper boats, but has since grown into the largest water park in property on U.S. Highway 12 in Wisconsin Dells. In 1994, the Gantz family purchased Noah's Ark and added the OctoExplorer. Also, in 2003, Noah's Ark celebrated its 25th anniversary. The park uses over 5 million gallons of water on its rides. Its lifeguards earned the Platinum Award from Jeff Ellis and Associates Inc. (2006) This is the highest waterpark safety rating possible.
New in 2007
In 2007, Noah's Ark built a 4-D theater, named "Noah's Ark Dive-In Theater". It is currently featuring the movie SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D. The theater is capable of producing numerous effects, (giving it 4-D status) including vibration, scents, wind, lightning, bubbles, leg ticklers (via air hoses under the seats), and water, via jets on seat backs, and sprinklers above. It is being billed as the largest 4-D theater in the Midwest with 176 seats.
List of rides
- Time Warp (2006) – Billed as the world's largest bowl ride
- Black Anaconda (2005) – Billed as the longest watercoaster in the United States at over 0.25 miles long
- Noah's Incredible Adventure (2003) – High-capacity amusement ride
- Sting Ray (2002) – Two large halfpipes
- Point Of No Return (2001) – Two 10-story-tall speedslides that take riders three to five seconds to descend
- Flash Flood (1999) – Two 20-passenger boats that descend a 50-foot drop into a large pool; includes bridge observation area which gets hit by the subsequent wall of water created from the drop
- Dark Voyage (1997) – Family raft ride in the dark
- Black Thunder (1995) – Two-person or single tube slides in the dark
- OctoExplorer (1994) – Children's play area
- Kowabunga (1993) – Family raft speed slides
- Congo Bongo (1991) – Family raft ride
- Big Kahuna (1989) – Large wave pool, once was the largest wave pool in Wisconsin Dells, but has been beaten by Mt. Olympus's new Surf Pool, opening also in the summer of 2007.
- Adventure River (1989) – Lazy river
- Bahama Falls (1989) – Three tube slides that empty into Adventure River
- The Bermuda Triangle (1988) – Three tube slides
- The Wave (1987) – Wave pool
- Slidewinder (1985) – Twisting bodyslides
- Endless River (1985) – Simple lazy river
- The Plunge (1984) – Two speedslides
- Paradise Lagoon (1984) – An activity pool featuring slides and ziplines
- Jungle Rapids (1980) – Oldest slides; opened with three slides and added two more in 1981
- Miniature Golf (1980)–18 holes.
- Bumper Boats (1979)–First attraction built at Noah's Ark
References
- Noah's Ark Timeline 2006. Document retrieved 30 July 2006 from official Noah's Ark website.
- Noah's Ark (May 2007). "Noah's Ark's Newest Ride Makes Waves In 4-D Theatre". Press release. Retrieved on July 7, 2007.
