WhiteWater, a leading waterpark manufacturer, has over 60 new projects opening worldwide this year.
These projects are located at indoor and outdoor water parks, hotels and resorts, and on cruise ships and include record-breakers, world-firsts, and established visitor favourites.
Onno Meeter, president, water parks, says: “The volume of projects WhiteWater delivers each year, with 2025 being no exception, speaks to the quality our team produces. Time and again, we fulfil our client’s ambitions to elevate their guest experience.
“Across various venue types, including over a dozen in hotels and resorts, these projects show that creativity comes in different forms. Sometimes that’s about creating the biggest and the fastest; more often it’s about providing the best overall experience with the right ride mix for everyone as well as making operations smarter. And WhiteWater is proud to be an integral part of helping clients do just that.”
US
2025 highlights in the United States include Bavarian Blast at Bavarian Inn, the largest indoor water park in Michigan. The water park launched this spring, and features traditional German motifs and 16 water slides, including the world’s first inner tube Parallel Pursuit.
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Pennsylvania will launch two Open & Enclosed slides, which reimagine popular originals with greater thrills and vibrant AquaLucent effects.
Soak City Water Park at Kings Island will open the first dual-racing water coaster in Ohio, a Blaster Battle, and a riverside-themed children’s area. At Soaky Mountain Waterpark in Tennessee, the first Wall Runner on the planet will offer a unique ride experience that extends the zero-G feeling using thoughtfully crafted arcs.
Holiday Inn Resort Orlando Suites in Florida will feature three new slides, a FlowRider Double, and a RainFortress 3. In Texas, Castaway Cove Waterpark will be home to a new Whizzard 4-Lane Mat Racer, and San Antonio Zoo is adopting Vantage, WhiteWater’s visitor engagement and attractions management platform.
A FlowRider Double is coming to Surf Shack in Colorado and will serve as an anchor attraction at the facility. At Wet’n’Wild Hawaii in Kapolei, two High-Speed AquaTubes will include flashing lights and rumbling sound effects, with speeds of up to 26 mph (42 km/h).
Latin America & the Caribbean
In Brazil, Beach Park in Aquiraz features the tallest water coaster in the world. This Master Blaster, named “Surreal”, launches from 92 feet (28 meters) high. Thermas dos Laranjais in OlÃmpia is home to a tower, dubbed “Nações”, which offers two 6-person raft rides. Each starts with a Family Blaster and includes impressive water slide features.
Numerous hotels and resorts in the region are incorporating aquatic additions, such as Hotel Xcaret Mexico in Riviera Maya, which is developing a tower with five water slides, in addition to new guest suites.
EMEA
Highlights of WhiteWater’s 2025 roster also include hotel and resort projects in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Cheval Blanc Seychelles launched this year with a FlowRider Double, which marks the second of its properties to offer the skill-based attraction. At Regnum Carya Golf & Spa Resort in Antalya province, Turkey, visitors will enjoy two towers, with 13 slides including body slides, inner tube slides, and raft rides, as well as children’s slides and an AquaPlay 1750 with Life Floor.
In UAE, Grand Hyatt Dubai is set to open a 215,278 square-foot (20,000 square-meter) urban oasis featuring 15 attractions, with water slides, a splash pad, a wave pool, and a FlowRider Triple.
At Yas Waterworld in Abu Dhabi, the highly anticipated expansion will include 18 new rides across 181,910 square feet (16,900 square meters). This will feature the highest water slide in the country. Additionally, a Shoot the Chute will be the first water-based amusement ride to be integrated into a water slide complex.
Funtasia Drogheda, a large leisure complex in Ireland, is set to open a Master Blaster and a Parallel Pursuit at its Pirates Cove Waterpark later this year.
APAC
Looking to China, Shanghai L+SNOW Indoor Skiing Theme Resort will formally launch its outdoor Water World following the opening of the indoor section last autumn.
Dream Space Water Park is set to be the largest water park in the megacity of Chongqing. WhiteWater has supplied all the water slides, aquatic play, and wave equipment, including 40 water slides, a 118-foot (36-meter) Double Wave Pool, an AquaCourse 180, and a FusionFortress 17, the biggest aquatic play structure in the world.
Moving to Hong Kong, Water World at Ocean Park Hong Kong is enhancing its aquatic play area with Life Floor, exemplifying the region’s shifted focus on updating and refurbishing existing attractions.
In Indonesia, Waterbom Bali will launch three more new children’s slides, following the opening of a Mini Boomerango, which accompanies its adult-sized version.
In Upper Hut, New Zealand, the municipal aquatic centre H2O Xtream has launched three exciting AquaTubes.
Cruises
WhiteWater’s projects can also be found at sea. Saudi Arabia’s first cruise line, Aroya Cruises, launched in late 2024 and features an AquaForms 5, which is the first AquaForms aquatic play structure on a ship, plus AquaSplash Toys and Life Floor. MSC World America set sail last month and includes an Adventure Trail.
In July, Celebration Key in the Bahamas will welcome its first guests. This is an exclusive destination for Carnival Cruise Line passengers. WhiteWater is supplying two AquaTubes, which are part of an iconic “Suncastle”, in addition to a splash pad with Life Floor.
Later in 2025, Royal Caribbean Cruises’ Star of the Seas will feature a FlowRider Double, in WhiteWater’s 24th collaboration with the cruise line.
Recently, WhiteWater shared details of the WhiteWater IDEA Scholarship. In partnership with the IAAPA Foundation, this initiative seeks to foster inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA) within the attractions industry.
