WhiteWater, a leading waterpark manufacturer, has selected key projects from its slate of over 60 projects opening worldwide this year.
Spanning all its brands, including Water Parks, Water Rides, FlowRider, Endless Surf, and Vantage, this overview illustrates the innovation and creativity shaping the future of attractions and leisure.
The Middle East
The water theme park Aquarabia in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, opened last month and boasts a unique ride mix with 22 attractions. These include four record-breaking water slides, a cutting-edge Endless Surf lagoon, and two water-based amusement rides: a Shoot the Chute and a Spinning Rapids Ride.
See also: Creating Aquarabia: innovation in water park design
Additionally, the neighbouring Six Flags Qiddiya City opened at the start of the year and features a WhiteWater Log Flume.
At the thrill and sports destination ADRENA at The Red Sea, visitors can enjoy an Endless Surf ES 36 saltwater lagoon, a FlowSurf with deep river waves, an AquaPlay 1750, and the world’s first HydroLaunch slides, among other attractions.
Endless Surf, Adrena at The Red Sea, Saudi Arabia
And in the UAE, Yas Waterworld in Abu Dhabi launched an expansion featuring eight WhiteWater water slides, including the tallest water slide in the country at 40 metres, as well as the Middle East’s first Blasterango Battle.
Europe
In Belgium, a public-private partnership in the city of Sint Niklaas delivered Sportoase De Watermolen, a sports facility with six water slides, including an interactive gaming slide, and an AquaPlay 200 with spray toys.
Looking to the south, FlowRider opened a FlowSurf at Surf Luxembourg (adjacent to the Van der Valk Hotel Luxembourg-Arlon), bringing an ocean ambience indoors.
Another indoor attraction, Funtasia Theme Park in Drogheda, Ireland, is adding three large slides with a mat, body, and inner tube. These will be thoughtfully added to the available footprint, without requiring the removal of any existing water park attractions.
PortAventura’s Caribe Aquatic Park in Vila-Seca, Spain, is set to open the world’s first AquaAdrenaline, an aquatic play structure that features harness-free adventure course challenges over a pool.
Meanwhile, in Antalya, Türkiye, The Land of Legends will launch a large expansion of 18 slides and a splash pad. A standout attraction is the tallest water slide tower in Europe, at 50 metres, with nine slides featuring eye-catching fibreglass effects.
Europe's Tallest Water Slide Tower at The Land of Legends
It will also be home to the world-first Helix Twist, a two-person inner tube ride with an optical illusion that disorients riders, and Topspin, with a high-banking corkscrew descent.
Asia Pacific
In 2025, Vietnam's VinWonders Vũ Yên opened the tallest water slide tower in Asia, at 52 metres. This year, this is followed by Southeast Asia’s first SlideWheel at VinWonders Nha Trang.
At Sun World Vũng Tà u, a brand-new water park includes 32 slides from WhiteWater, with the world’s longest Mini Blaster and the world’s largest AquaForms, at 20 platforms.
WhiteWater AquaForms 20 at Sun World Vung Tau
In Australia, WhiteWater is unveiling the first project in collaboration with Swimplex Aquatics at the Denise Spencer Memorial Pool in Roma, Queensland.
Latin America
Latin America will be home to numerous high-profile projects, including 'Nações,' a 32-metre high tower with two water six-person Family Blaster fusion raft rides at Thermas dos Laranjais in OlÃmpia, Brazil.
The members-only Brasil Surfe Club Aretê Búzios in Rio de Janeiro will boast an Endless Surf lagoon with 48 caissons. These hollow compartments can be tailored to create waves section by section. ES48 will be the largest Endless Surf lagoon yet.
Cabo Real Surf Club is set to open the first Endless Surf lagoon in Mexico. Also an ES48, the installation is positioned to attract discerning home buyers to this prestigious private community.
Meanwhile, in Guatemala, WhiteWater continues its 25-year collaboration with IRTRA to double the size of its Xocomil water park in San MartÃn Zapotitlán. This project will add a wide range of body slides, raft rides, and racing slides, as well as a FusionFortress 10.
And in Chile, Santiago's Fantasilandia will unveil a first-of-its-kind Parallel Pursuit racing complex, complete with three sets of side-by-side competitions totalling six lanes.
North America
In preparation for the summer season, Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, has upgraded its popular 'Daredevil Falls'. This project adds 12 new, enhanced Super Flume boats from WhiteWater’s Water Rides brand.
In water parks, several outdoor attractions are also refurbishing their offerings. Schlitterbahn New Braunfels in Texas will launch a 3-lane mat racer, and Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania, will unveil a splash pad with numerous spray toys.
At Soaky Mountain Waterpark in Sevierville, Tennessee, the Blasterango Battle is being updated with new 3-person inline inner tubes and high-performance Master Blaster nozzles that provide more thrust while reducing power requirements.
To mark its 50th anniversary, Minnesota's Valleyfair will extend its Superior Shores Waterpark with a five-slide tower and eight children’s slides. Recently acquired by Enchanted Parks, it will be one of the operator’s eight parks to implement Vantage’s guest engagement platform.
Kalahari Resorts and Conventions will expand its indoor offering at Wisconsin Dells water park by 7,000 square metres (75,000 square feet) to include children's slides, Parallel Pursuit competition slides, and two 6-person family raft rides, including the world premiere of the Covered Boomerango.
The company’s newest property in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, will be home to the state’s biggest indoor water park. Spanning 16,000 square metres (175,000 square feet), this will include a well-rounded ride mix and a FlowRider Double.
The expansive appeal of water attractions is highlighted at other kinds of venues.
Examples include Kalamazoo Country Club in Michigan; the Megatel Homes AnaCapri planned community in Anna, Texas; the Twin Eagle Lake Estates & Hideout campground in Potosi, Missouri; and at Cabo Rio, a new eco RV resort in Fort Pierce, Florida, that will feature a FlowRider Double.
Municipalities are also providing top-tier aquatic facilities and water slides for their residents, for example, the Bob Snodgrass Recreation Complex in High River, Alberta, Canada and in the City of Vernon Active Living Centre in British Columbia.
In New York, Jones Beach State Park will refurbish its East Bathhouse facilities to add four new splash pads.
Furthermore, surf is gaining in popularity with a development boom across the US.
North America's first FlowSurf is now in operation at Waco Surf in Texas, and Surf Shack in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is preparing for a FlowRider Double.
Render for The Point Surf Park
Florida's first standalone surf park, The Point, will launch in Fellsmere and will present North America’s first Endless Surf lagoon, an ES36.
Cruise
Norwegian Cruise Line is set to launch the 6-acre Great Tides Waterpark at Great Stirrup Cay, its private destination in the Bahamas.
Attractions here include a RainFortress 5 aquatic play structure with Life Floor, 19 water slides, and a 52-metre (170-foot) tall slide tower that will launch Master Blasters, Parallel Pursuits, and the first Nautilus in the world.
Great Stirrup Cay Credit Norwegian Cruise Line
FlowRider strengthens its position as a leader in surf simulation at sea with the installation of a Wave-in-the-Box on board Royal Caribbean’s newest ship, Legend of the Seas.
Celebrating 45 years
As WhiteWater marks its 45-year anniversary, this year’s project openings demonstrate how its products and services are playing a crucial role in meeting the ever-evolving expectations for LBE.
Beyond water parks, all of the company's brands are establishing reputations as leaders in their respective product categories.
Geoff Chutter, WhiteWater’s CEO, says: "It’s very exciting to see our two start-ups, Vantage and Endless Surf, each opening multiple projects this year across five different venue types.
"From the beginning, we built WhiteWater to provide everything a venue needs to entertain with water. We’ve always brought the latest innovations backed by our engineering strength to create crowd pleasers that work hard."
"It means a lot to us that we are trusted by new and repeat clients, from renowned global brands to municipal governments, to bring extraordinary experiences to their guests, no matter where in the world," says Onno Meeter, president, Water Parks.
"It is fitting that for a 45th milestone year, we have so many exciting new products and record-breakers to showcase. We remain as focused as ever in bringing the latest innovations to the market."
Last month, WhiteWater released its 2025 Impact Report, which outlines the company’s efforts in environmental, social, supply chain, and governance areas.
