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Palmerston North’s new water park a hit in the first month

Palmerston North’s new water park a hit in the first month

Over 10,000 people have ridden the new SuperBowl and SpeedSlide hydroslides at Palmerston North’s Lido Aquatic Centre since opening in December of last year.

The Manawatu waterpark can now boast the biggest waterslide in the North Island, with the latest in water park technology and it’s proving a hit with locals and visitors alike.

Waterpark creators Grant Brenton and Paul Jackman from QEII Hydroslides Limited are ecstatic with its popularity.

“The technology in the slides now is next level and the kids – and grown-up kids - love it. You would have to go to the Gold Coast to ride a similar water slide,” says Jackman

“People are making the trip from all over to give it a go – from Hawke’s Bay to Wellington, it’s been great.”

The main slide in the park – the SuperBowl has been popular with families. The green and white (Manawatu colours), flying saucer looking, 12.5 metre high slide will propel those willing to take the plunge riding a 1 or 2 person tube into the main bowl with enough G-forces to spin them round the bowl up to 4 times before being sucked out down the shutdown shoot.

Also popular with the thrill seekers is the SpeedSlide, which drops riders at speeds of up to 60kph down a near-vertical shoot.

The park is also proving a hit with parents looking for a day excursion with their children during the school holidays.

The $2.3m project Council aquatic centre was transformed into a water park. The park is a public-private partnership with the council contributing $300,000.

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The project has injected $1.5m into the local economy so far.

Fast facts/what is it?

• The Palmerston North Lido has the biggest waterslide in North Island.

• A speed slide - Super fast speed slide that can do up to 60km per hour (or 17metres per second).

• The Lido now has 7 water slides including the SuperBowl, Speed Slide and 2 existing slides and also has Aqua Play area for kids under 8 years.

• The Aqua Play area with 3 slides for smaller kids has a tipping bucket that dumps 600 litres ever two minutes and is one of 51 different features.

• The water park opened on 13 December 2014. (Built between August and December 2014)

• In just over a month since opening over 10,000 people have ridden the new slides.

• The $2.3m project Council aquatic centre was transformed into a water park. The park is a public-private partnership with the council contributing $300,000.

• The project has injected $1.5m into local economy so far.

• The water heated to 25 degrees and the park operates from September – April.

• Prices: All day pass $12 in addition to Lido prices of $5 for adults, $4 kids - $17 / $16. Family pricing available too. VisitLido . Reduced rate after 6pm to $6. Holiday slide opening hours: from 10am – 7.30pm

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