Volume 2, No. 12. June 28, 2002
New Arrivals
It’s
an interactive play structure!
Wild Waves and Enchanted Village in Seattle, Washington, announces the arrival
of Hook’s Lagoon, June 15, 2002. Measurements: 4,000 square feet
(1,212 meters), 40 feet high (12 meters), 11 slides and a 295-gallon bucket
(1,121 liters). Delivered by Whitewater West.
In
keeping with the pirate theming of Wild Waves’ new play structure, the
amusement park celebrated the public debut of Hook’s Lagoon with
some buried treasure. The park partnered with a local television and radio station
to stage the “Grand in the Sand” contest, burying 30 Pepsi bottles
in the newly landscaped area’s imported white sand. Every bottle contained
a prize, including one with $1,000. The 30 contestants were chosen through an
in-park sweepstakes, each lining up to dig up the buried treasure one at a time,
opting for single-file searching over a mass dash of digging. “Safety is
a priority,” said the park’s Director of Marketing David Dorman.
Hook’s Lagoon is one of 10 new attractions going into the newly-acquired Six Flags, Inc. park, which also introduced two new themed areas, The Great Northwest and the Old West Territory. Two rides are yet to open, the Lumberjack Falls shoot-the-chute and an Octopus, both of which Dorman said should open later this summer.
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