Wild Island

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Wild Island is a small water park located off I-80 in the city of Sparks, Nevada. The park is the only one in the vicinity of the double city and has catered to the locals for many years.

Attractions

Waterpark

Little Lagoon As suggested by the name, Little Lagoon is more suited for smaller children. It features three minislides, a waterfall mushroom, and a frog slide.

Montego Bay The Wild Island wave pool.

Bahama Mama The Wild Island's lazy river.

Tortuga Tortuga is a tan tube slide in the heart of the park.

Fire And Ice The newest additions to the park. Fire is an enclosed body slide with an alternating red and white design. Ice is also a body slide, opening up about halfway down. Ice is decorated in much the same way as Fire with blue substituting for red. Fire and Ice replaced Stingray and Sharkbait for the 2007 season.

Hurricane Cove This lagoon features a cabin that takes getting wet to an extreme. Every few minutes, a huge bucket dumps water across the front of the lagoon.

Scorpion An orange halfpipe slide behind the Black Widow and Red Viper.

Black Widow One of the two fastest slides in Wild Island. Red Viper A black and red plunge.

Eye of the Dragon and Dragon's Tail Added in 2006. Eye of the Dragon is a typical 'toilet bowl' slide. Dragon's Tail is a body slide that gives the illusion of flashing light.

Non-waterpark

"'Horseshoe pits" Located around the park.

Indy Raceway and Sprint Track Two race traks near the parking lot.

Arcade Located near the entrance and another near the parking lot.

Mini Golf Course Two different paths to take with a challenge at the end.

Wild Cat Rollercoaster A minicoaster near the parking lot that was taken out to make room for the coconut bowl expansion. closed 2007.

High Ballocity A ball war arena where patrons can shoot each other with foam balls that will be taken down soon and made bigger in the coconut bowl expansion

Coconut Bowl For those who enjoy bowling. (An expansion is being planned for Fall of 2007)

Kokomo An adult club in the center of the lazy river.

Food

Aruba Cafe A cafe with American food near the wave pool.

Calypso Cafe A cafe with Mexican food near the Little Lagoon.

Dip n' Dots A kiosk that serves several flavors of Dip n' Dots Ice Cream.

The Snack Shack A kiosk that serves side items and desserts.

Coming additions

Besides the 2007 expansion to the Coconut Bowl, there are others on the way:

# Increasing the size of pavilions by adding over 5000 feet to the park and 1500 feet of space and shade.

# Upgrading the ticket system with new hardware.

# Adding a solar energy system to decrease the cost of energy and to help the environment.

External links

* [http://www.wildisland.com/ Official site]