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World Waterpark is a water park located at West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Opened to public in 1986, it is the world's second-largest indoor water park after the Tropical Islands Resort in Germany. It has a maximum capacity of 5000 guests, an average temperature of , and contains the world's largest indoor wave pool with a capacity of 12.3 million litres.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Big Fun Brochure )〕 The highest slides in the park are Twister and Cyclone, which are both high. On 2 December 2014, West Edmonton Mall permanently closed the Thunderbolt slide to make way for the ''Tsunami'' slide.〔http://www.wem.ca/play/attractions-at-wem/world-waterpark/slide-closures〕 On 21 September 2015, Howler closed to make way for a new slide. ==Blue Thunder wave pool== This wave pool has six wave bays, each with 2 panels operated by a hydraulic system. For many years, the (4) panels in the two outer wave bays have been disabled, apparently due to the waves being far too intense, resulting in injuries - with guests being thrown into each other when all 12 panels were operating, as they were in the 1980s. Waves are generated (in 10 minutes on, 5 minutes off sessions) of approximately 5 to 6 feet, utilizing only the 8 active wave panels. It is arguably the most popular attraction in the park, as many swimmers (most with yellow inner tubes) can be found bobbing in the water. The start of every session is marked with a loud air horn blast, warning swimmers to be ready for a wave to flip them over. Every now and then, the large crowd of people in the pool will jokingly scream after hearing the air horn, a common behavior among frequent users of the wavepool. Most evenings, after regular park business hours, the Blue Thunder wave pool is used by clubs for surfing, kayaking, and stand-up paddle boarding. For these activities, the waves are often programmed for increased intensity and continuous operation. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「World Waterpark」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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