Noah's Ark is the world's largest water park, with over 40 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 Noah's Ark newest ride "Black Anaconda," "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." To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A water slide is a slide or tube with water flowing down it. ... Wisconsin Dells is a city located in south-central Wisconsin, in the United States. ... Species 4, see article. ... The Travel Channel is a cable television network that features documentaries and how-to shows related to travel and leisure around the United States and throughout the world. ... The Midwest is a common name for a region of the United States of America. ...

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. This page refers to the year 1979. ... U.S. Highway 12 is an east-west United States highway. ...

The park uses over 5 million gallons of water on its rides. Its lifeguards earned the Platnuim Award from Jeff Ellis and Associates Inc.(2006) This is the highest waterpark safety rating possible.

List of rides

• Time Warp (2006) World's Largest Bowl Ride
• Black Anaconda (2005) World's Longest Watercoaster
• Noah's Incredible Adventure (2003)Dry Land Adventure
• Sting Ray (2002)Two Large Waterful Halfpipes
• Point Of No Return (2001)Straight Down Speedslides, 10 Stories up, 5 seconds down
• Flash Flood (1999)Massive boat ride hitting people on bridge with 50 foot wave
• Dark Voyage (1997)Dark Family Raft Ride
• Black Thunder (1995)Dark Two Person or Single Thriller
• OctoExplorer (1994)Kiddie Fun Land
• Kowabunga (1993)Family Raft Speed Slides
• Congo Bongo (1991)Family Raft Ride
• Big Kahuna, Adventure River, Bahama Falls (1989)Massive Wave Pool, Fun Lazy River, and Slide to Adventure River
• The Bermuda Triangle (1988)Three Tall Tube Slide For Everyone
• The Wave (1987)Smaller Wave Pool
• Slidewinder, Endless River (1985)Twistling-Turning Bodyslides, Simple Lazy River
• The Plunge, Paradise Lagoon (1984)Two Thrilling Mat Speedslides, Landing for all ages with slides and ziplines
• Miniature Golf, Jungle Rapids (1980)Jungle Golf, Oldest Slides but still Some of the Fastests
• Bumper Boats (1979)Good Ol' Bumper Boats

External links

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