Six Flags Darien Lake in New York is changing the name of its Splashtown water park to Six Flags Hurricane Harbor for the 2022 season, and is also opening the new Wahoo Wave waterslide.
Wahoo Wave, a 60-foot-tall waterslide with six storeys, includes a 30-foot vertical drop, and a whirlpool bowl and water wave wall. Construction on the new attraction is set to complete by the time the park reopens over Memorial Day weekend.
“Six Flags is committed to making the park bigger, better and now wetter than ever with the addition of this world-class water park attraction, Wahoo Wave,” park president Chris Thorpe said in a statement (via Spectrum News).
“With non-stop, soaking thrills for the entire family, Hurricane Harbor will be the perfect summertime escape,” Thorpe added.
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is the world’s largest regional theme park company, with 27 parks across the US, Mexico and Canada.
Six Flags CFO Sandeep Reddy resigns
In addition, Six Flags has revealed that Sandeep Reddy, executive vice president and chief financial officer, is resigning from the company. Stephen Purtell will take on the role of interim chief financial officer.
“[Reddy] has played a major role to help position the company for accelerated growth coming out of the pandemic,” said Six Flags president and CEO Selim Bassoul.
“We wish him the very best as he embarks on his next career opportunity.”
“It has been a privilege to have served alongside the talented Six Flags team, especially during such an unprecedented time in the company’s history,” Reddy said.
“I have complete confidence that under Selim’s leadership Six Flags will unleash its growth potential and generate significant value for its stakeholders in 2022 and beyond.”
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