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Article: Some pools may close in favor of water parks
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  July 31, 2001 ;     554 words ...Some pools may close in favor of water parks Parks officials...under-utilized swimming pools to save money, but...and renovate other pools would cost about...calls for large new water parks, at Noyes Park on...creating four new water parks, similar to the...close ...

Article: BIG SPLASH: Water Parks have become big business.
Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA);  May 20, 2007 ;     700+ words ......million people visited water parks in the summer of 2004...between 300 and 400 outdoor water parks nationwide. They've multiplied...an estimated 181 hotel water parks will lure water lovers...park owners nationwide. Water parks are definitely a growth...is ...

Article: Making a big splash; Year-round indoor water parks explode as family vacation destinations.(tourism service in spring season)
Advertising Age;  April 10, 2006 ;     700+ words ......explosive growth of indoor water parks. Now, other weather-dependent...Africa, the nation's water parks-so-called self-contained...have begun to add indoor water parks to expand weekend business...park. In 2005 alone, 23 water parks opened or expanded in...everyone can ...

Article: Attendance up at Odessa water parks.
Odessa American (Odessa, TX);  August 12, 2005 ;     367 words ......summer at Odessa's municipal pools and water parks than last year, but there weren...Revenue from the four city pools this summer was $113,801, an...000 each year to manage the pools. All gate revenue up to $130...000-a-year contract to manage the pools, with an option for a fourth...

Article: Water parks can make a big splash.
Post-Bulletin (Rochester, MN);  April 29, 2006 ;     700+ words ......cities looking to build water parks. The water park boom...million people visited water parks in North America during...among cities to build water parks? The answer centers...standard rectangular pools with lap lanes and...the years, private water parks ...

Article: Communities replacing pools with water parks to attract visitors.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  April 25, 2005 ;     700+ words ......has more than 30 water parks, many built by the...communities with old-style pools have suffered a...TRIM) With so many water parks being planned or...slides and zero-depth pools as communities and...families start visiting water parks, they begin expecting...continuous ...

Article: Taking the plunge; Developer building indoor water parks at hotels
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  January 22, 2007 ;     700+ words ......and vacations. Wave and Sage have opened three water parks at hotels in northern Illinois and Ohio since...companies could eventually own 17 to 20 hotels with water parks, with each development costing an average of...Monday through Thursday nights. By adding the water parks, Wave ...

Article: New style pool - water parks/Three aquatic centers bring amusements close to home
The Gazette;  April 22, 2001 ;     700+ words ......Cottonwood Creek and Memorial water parks, which will be indoor pools and open year-round, cost...city has built only two pools - in Monument Valley Park...community or country-club pools. Because the pools are overcrowded and outdated...Breckenridge to use newer public pools, ...

Article: A COOL LURE; Water rats forgo lakeside fun for the thrills and spills of local water parks.(FREETIME)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  July 28, 2000 ;     700+ words ......innertubes. Outdoor water parks such as Cascade...have opened large water parks in the past few...the nation's 900 water parks last year. That...People are going (to water parks) because of the...value they provide. Water parks vary, but ...

Article: Municipal water parks are making a big SPLASH
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  August 14, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Municipal water parks are making a big SPLASH Aging pools give way to fountains...aging, traditional swimming pools with water parks that feature slides, geysers...converted two traditional pools into water parks and recently announced...

Article: Watery wave of the future; The traveling public can't seem to get enough of water parks, and hotels here and elsewhere are cashing in on the trend.(BUSINESS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  April 8, 2006 ;     700+ words ......of America, filling the pools and canals and priming...consultant and expert on water parks. Love of aquatic activities...retrofitting existing pools or adding water parks to their properties. Those...the 18 hotels with large water parks capture about 85 percent...be ...

Article: Splish splash; Indoor water parks offer year-round opportunity to splash or just lounge by the pool
Naperville Sun, The (IL);  February 23, 2006 ;     700+ words ......splashing await enthusiasts at indoor water parks. Many are located within a few hours of Chicago. "(The indoor water parks offer) a chance in the middle...weatherproof your vacation." Indoor water parks have been a boon for the Dells...large part to the area's indoor water ...

Article: In New Wave of Summer Aquatics, Water Parks Supplant Plain Pools
The Washington Post;  July 22, 1996 ;     700+ words ......at traditional pools, local governments...are building new pools or replacing their...larger commercial water parks. Behind the trend...that traditional pools designed for lap...so-called splash pools since 1993 and...estimated 400 public water parks in the United ...

Article: Cool logic of water parks
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  August 14, 2001 ;     436 words ......increasingly prefer water parks, much shallower than traditional pools and featuring warm...little-used traditional pools and replaced two with water parks -- Cool Waters...side; medium-sized water parks would replace traditional pools at Washington and...