Raging Waters

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California water park chain

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nameRaging Waters Los Angeles
industryWater park
ownerLucky Strike Entertainment
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area_servedCalifornia, United States
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| name = Raging Waters Los Angeles | logo = | industry = Water park | owner = Lucky Strike Entertainment | founded = | area_served = California, United States | homepage = | Raging Waters Los Angeles is a water theme park in San Dimas, California. Owned and operated by Lucky Strike Entertainment, it is generally closed during the winter season.

Raging Waters Los Angeles

[[File:Kiddie Area at Raging Waters San Dimas.jpg|thumb|Kid's Kingdom, a play area for young children at Raging Waters Los Angeles]]

Raging Waters Los Angeles opened June 18, 1983, located in Los Angeles County in the city of San Dimas, near SR 57 between Interstate 10 and Interstate 210. At 60 acres, park management described it as California's largest waterpark (2011).

The park was formerly known as "Raging Waters San Dimas" but, as of 2016, official media was using the name "Raging Waters Los Angeles" for this location. The park inspired the waterpark scenes in the 1989 movie Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.

In early 2025, it was sold to Herschend Family Entertainment briefly before being sold to Lucky Strike Entertainment.

Attractions

Aqua Rocket is a ProSlide Hydro Magnetic slide that uses magnetic propulsion to propel a raft up hills.

Amazon Adventure is a quarter-mile-long, 3 ft, tropical river that runs through a section of the park. Riders sit in rafts as the current pulls them around the river route.

Bermuda Triangle consists of three twisting, turning tunnels that recycle more than 2,500 gallons of water per minute, and make riders feel like they have ‘entered’ the Bermuda Triangle.

Bombs Away are two WhiteWater trapdoor slides, one with an open free-fall drop, and the other with an enclosed loop; opened in 2023. Replaced Dropout slides.

Dark Hole is a system of two tunnel water slides with a drop of 52 feet. Riders sit in a two-person raft, speeding through total darkness. This attraction was the first of its kind in the country. Riders travel at a speed of 26 miles per hour.

Dr. Von Dark's Tunnel of Terror is a ProSlide Trantrum slide in which riders experience a 40-foot drop into a dark tunnel. Riders will then drop into a small mini-funnel.[[File:Little Dipper Lagoon.jpg|thumb|"Little Dipper Lagoon", another play area for children, at Raging Waters Los Angeles]]

Dragon's Den is a slide which debuted in 2004, and is a two-person tube-ride that sends guests plummeting down a steep 45 ft tunnel, circling around a 35 ft bowl 9 ft until they fall through a secret tunnel at the bottom. As of 2016, Dragon's Den is also ridden as a single-rider attraction, with tubes identical to the ones used in Amazon River.

High Extreme is the name of two 600-foot-long (180 m) mat slides that reach speeds of up to 35 miles an hour (56 km/h).

Kid's Kingdom is a small kids’ water playground with 4 small water slides.

Little Dipper Lagoon is a kids’ splash area with a few small water slides for toddlers and very young kids.

Neptune’s Fury is a 600-foot (180 m) long, pitch-black raft slide which can hold up to 4 people.

Ragin’ Racer is a ProSlide 8-lane mat racer slide where riders experience multiple drops before a splash-down.

Speed Slides are high speed body slides called Raging Rocket and Screamer.

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Splash Island Adventure is an SCS Interactive water playground with 4 water slides, a 1,000-gallon tipping bucket, and more than 75 interactive water features.

Thunder Rapids is a five-person family raft slide that is open-air.

Volcano Fantasea is a small volcano themed kids area.

Wave Cove is a wave pool that produces 3-foot-tall waves every 12 minutes.

Other parks

Raging Waters Sydney

Raging Waters Sydney is located in Greater Western Sydney, and was formerly known as Wet'n'Wild until being acquired in 2018 by Parques Reunidos.

Raging Waters Sacramento

Raging Waters Sacramento is located at Cal Expo and was formerly known as Six Flags Waterworld. Palace Entertainment would terminate their lease on November 8, 2022 "after a careful review of company priorities". In 2023, Silverwood Entertainment took over the park and announced a 3-year plan to completely refurbish the park. The park will reopen under the name "Calibunga" and will include a year-round restaurant named "Cal Soleil", as well as a Chuck E. Cheese themed area.

Raging Waters San Jose

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On May 10, 2024, it was announced that the lease for the site was acquired by California Dreamin' Entertainment, a subsidiary of Silverwood Entertainment Holdings LLC, and that the water park would reopen as CaliBunga Waterpark.

The park reopened on July 4th, five days after the original planned opening date of June 29th.

Raging Waters Salt Lake City

Until early 2011, there was also a Raging Waters park in Salt Lake City, Utah, later operated as Seven Peaks Salt Lake. The Raging Waters/Seven Peaks park in Salt Lake City would close down in 2018 with the site being demolished in 2021.

References

References

  1. "Lucky Strike Entertainment Corporation acquired Raging Waters Los Angeles, Wet ?n Wild, Castle Park, Boomers Vista and Boomers Palm Springs.". MarketScreener.
  2. Jauregui, Andres. (October 21, 2011). "Water Parks In Southern California: A Huffington Post Travel Guide".
  3. RagingWatersLA. (April 8, 2016). "Five weeks until Opening Day! #LiveForSummer with a @RagingWatersLA Season Pass! BUY NOW!".
  4. David Allen. (August 7, 2010). "This 'Bill and Ted' fact isn't bogus". [[The San Bernardino Sun]].
  5. "Herschend to Acquire Palace Entertainment".
  6. (August 12, 2019). "RAGING WATERS LOS ANGELES ANNOUNCES NEW BOMBS AWAY, SIX-STORY FREE-FALL SLIDES FOR SUMMER 2020 SEASON".
  7. "Family & Kid-Friendly Things to Do in Los Angeles - Attractions".
  8. "High Extreme Water Slides {{!}} Raging Waters LA".
  9. "Kid's Kingdom {{!}} Slip Down Water Slides {{!}} Raging Waters LA".
  10. "Neptune's Fury {{!}} Water Rafting {{!}} Raging Waters LA".
  11. "Ragin' Racer {{!}} Speed Water Slides {{!}} Raging Waters LA".
  12. "Speed Water Slides {{!}} Raging Waters LA".
  13. "Splash Island Tropical-Themed Adventure {{!}} Raging Waters LA".
  14. "Thunder Rapids Water Ride {{!}} Raging Waters LA".
  15. "Wave Cove {{!}} Three-Foot Wave Pool {{!}} Raging Waters LA".
  16. Macht, Daniel. (2023-06-06). "Silverwood Entertainment moves ahead with 3-year plan to remake Raging Waters site in Sacramento".
  17. Mitri, Lysée. (2023-08-10). "A closer look at the old Raging Waters site in Sacramento slated for revamp".
  18. "Chuck E. Cheese Signs First-Ever Location Based Entertainment Licensing Deal with New California Dreamin' Water Park".
  19. "Raging Waters San Jose - Attractions".
  20. "MSN".
  21. staff • •, NBC Bay Area. (2024-05-11). "Calibunga: San Jose Raging Waters to reopen with new name".
  22. Song, Sharon. (2024-05-30). "New San Jose waterpark to open at Raging Waters site".
  23. (2024-06-28). "CaliBunga water park pushes back opening to July 4".
  24. (2025-03-09). "CaliBunga Waterpark in San Jose".
  25. "FAQ".
  26. Nelson, Paul. (October 15, 2021). "Demolition begins at abandoned Raging Waters/Seven Peaks water park". KSL.

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