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A water park or waterpark is an amusement park that features water play areas, such as water slides, splash pads, spraygrounds (water playgrounds), lazy rivers, or other recreational bathing, swimming, and barefooting environments. Water parks in more current states of development may also be equipped with some type of artificial surfing or bodyboarding environment such as a wave pool or FlowRider. ==History== Water parks have grown in popularity since their introduction in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The United States has the largest and most concentrated water park market, with over a thousand water parks and dozens of new parks opening each year. Major organizations are IAAPA (International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions) and WWA (World Waterpark Association), which is the industry trade association.〔http://www.nfpa.org/press-room/news-releases/2014/nfpa-announces-launch-of-online-smoke-alarm-pledge-in-partnership-with-legoland〕 Water parks which emerge from spas tend to more closely resemble mountain resorts, as they become year-round destinations. For example, Splash Universe Water Park Resort, a member of the WWA, is themed to match the community in which it is located. The theme is intended to enhance the community's destination appeal. Therefore, the amusement and leisure-time industry is becoming more concentrated, as winter sports are becoming common themes in summertime water recreation. A process of concentration can be observed in the hybrid versions of theme-, amusement-, and water parks. Some water parks are more spa-oriented. For example, SchwabenQuellen, a member of European Waterpark Association (EWA), has no water slides; it has instead many saunas, steam rooms, "adventure showers," and relaxation-oriented water play areas. In the 2000s, an effort was made to reduce long waiting lines by introducing conveyor belts to lift passengers〔This feature was applied at Caribbean Bay Wild River zone, Everland Resort, South Korea〕 or use water jets.〔Wild Wadi in Jumeirah Hotel, Dubai〕 An unusual feature at a water park is ice skating. Deep River Water Park〔(Deep River Waterpark )〕 in northwestern Indiana features ice skating, made possible by cooling pipes installed under their massive plaza during a recent expansion. 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「water park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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