triggernel Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 ^Good point, they should have done this before they tore Yankee Stadium down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkologist Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Wow that concept art is amazing! An awesome use for the watercube! By the way, how does the water come back up on an aqua-loop thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkman25 Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 (edited) Deleted by author Edited January 22, 2011 by themeparkman25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandaman Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 ^Good point, they should have done this before they tore Yankee Stadium down. It'd probably cost even less than their payroll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkologist Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 ^I don't know if you are really asking, but the aqua loop is just like a regular water slide where you ride down on your back and the water is pumped to the top. It has a standard "splashdown" too. Sorry, I worded that wrong. What I meant was, does the water go through the loop, and if so, how? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildStangAlex Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 ...I begin planning my next excursion to Beijing! (I wish) I've been there twice in the past 2 years and have not made it on a single credit while there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEADCHEEZ Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 I know this was said before, but Happy Magic Water Cube is the Best name EVER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster1227 Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 ProSlide's website confirms that the Happy Magic Watercube water park will be one of the first of two locations to receive an installation of ProSlide's newest concept, the RideHOUSE. http://www.proslide.com/rides_11.php and http://www.proslide.com/rides_11_inst.php The all-new ProSlide RideHOUSE™ is ProSlide’s new custom multi-level "ActiveWaterPlay” structure for kids of all ages that is taking the waterpark industry by storm! The ProSlide RideHOUSE™ "Ride ‘n Play Systems" feature tons of water cannons, active water sprays, and are packed full of custom RideHOUSE™ versions of many of the ProSlide award-winning rides never before found on a multi-level water play structure of any kind. The RideHOUSE TOPSY-TURVY™, RideHOUSE OctopusRACER™, RideHOUSE FireSlides™ & GangSlides™ will have kids of all ages screaming for more and will entertain families for hours on end! The ProSlide RideHOUSE™ also features a signature High Volume, High Speed WaterDump that will soak everyone in its path! The RideHOUSE™ is in high demand at leading waterparks around the world, so get planning yours today! It looks like some of the best elements of ProSlide's catalog will make it into one of the most unique and exciting projects for China in 2010... One more reason that I'll be saving up for a trip to China in the near future! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Am I crazy, or have they come up with a body slide version of the Tantrum Tornado for this? I can imagine a slide like that feeling totally out of control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkman25 Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 (edited) Deleted by author Edited January 22, 2011 by themeparkman25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemical_echo Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 That cannon ball thing looks awesome. Can you imagine a water park, or at least a kiddie area of a water with 3 or 4 of tracks above your head with different coloured cannon balls all leading to different pools? The ride house also looks awesome. If there's no inner tubs involved, the tornado is going to be a pretty cool experience as a body slide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaMiTsPaT Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 WOW! I'm not a really large water park fan, but the unique location and THAT complex look amazing! I might have to take a trip to China in the near future! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkologist Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 It looks really fun! A great addition, indeed. Hmm. A tiny-tornado without tubes...interesting...inhumane...evil...pure genious! (rubs mustache) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vffreak07 Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 How does the whole ball thing work? I'm confused. If it's like a giant water balloon, they'd have to clean up an awful lot of balloon scraps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 ^No, it's just a heavy ball that drops into a pool of water making a big splash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFreak Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 ^Isn't that a different concept though? To me it looks like the colored part below the ball moves up, collects watter, then drops and lets the water collected out of the ball resulting in the same effect as the water buckets on the WhiteWater West Aquaplay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 ^Maybe? To me it looks like a ball that goes up, comes down and makes a big splash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkologist Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 ^Maybe the ball fill with water, goes up and then drops. You know, more mass, falls faster, bigger splash. Just an idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkman25 Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 (edited) Deleted by author Edited January 22, 2011 by themeparkman25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 ^Isn't that a different concept though? To me it looks like the colored part below the ball moves up, collects watter, then drops and lets the water collected out of the ball resulting in the same effect as the water buckets on the WhiteWater West Aquaplay. You're right, it is a different concept. The 'cannonball' is not actually being built at the Water Cube.....Themeparkman25 just decided to bring it up for some reason. The Ridehouse at the Water Cube will indeed be using a "High Volume, High Speed WaterDump that will soak everyone in its path" , so it is just the same thing as Whitewater West uses, except is is a sphere instead of a bucket shape. Confusion over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screamin_Eagle Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Definitely a great use for that building, which by the way is incredible all by itself. The name is super catchy as well! can't wait to see what this thing looks like when its all done inside.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disneyfan1313 Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 I am wondering if they are looking to market to tourists as well as locals. I think it might be a bit tougher of a sell because the average tourist to Beijing probably doesn't bring a bathing suit! Have there been any rumors about capacity? I feel like the existing locker and changing areas couldn't handle as many people as could be in the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastermike99 Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 This looks so cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisco Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 I feel like the existing fluffy, fluffy bunny filled with medicine and goo and changing areas couldn't handle as many people as could be in the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Menefee Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 The Water Cube appears to now be offically open for business as a public water park: http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid64814770001?bctid=506892713001 (Video Link) Beijing’s famous Water Cube, or National Aquatics Center, the place where two dozen world records were set during the 2008 Summer Olympics (and where swimming sensation Michael Phelps landed eight gold medals) has been converted into a water park -- or at least half of it has. Nearly a year in the making and with a price tag of around RMB 350 million (about US$51 million), the splash-tastic “Happy Magic Water Cube, Beijing Water Cube Water Park,” as the translated Chinese sign near the entrance says, opened its doors to the public on August 8. Located next to the Bird’s Nest, or Olympic Stadium, the aquatics center, famous for its plasticky blue bubble-wrapped exterior, had been closed since last summer for the renovations. Its opening coincided with the second anniversary of the 2008 Olympics. The official Xinhua news agency reported the aqueous amusement park was designed to bring renewed interest and draw more tourists to the often ghost town-like Olympic grounds. The water park, which takes up about half of the 12,000-square-meter complex and, according to state media, is now the largest in Asia, features a wave pool, lazy river, spa area and 13 water slides and rides, including the Bullet Bowl, Speed Slide and Tornado. Inside the Water Cube A couple thousand visitors arrived for opening day, forking over a hefty RMB 200 for a ticket (children can get in for RMB 160), Xinhua reports. Interest had not waned on the day CNNGo paid a visit as thousands of mostly Chinese visitors arrived toting rafts and dressed in swim attire (rafts, swimsuits, towels and goggles are all on sale for those who forgot to bring them. Bags and clothing can be stored in lockers that are located alongside changing rooms and showers outside the water world’s entrance on the ground floor. Renting a locker costs RMB 100, with RMB 80 given back when the rubber bracelets that open the lockers are returned. Some visitors, like Jessie Zhang and Sherry Xie from the southern province of Yunnan, traveled thousands of miles to visit the new park. The two friends say it is the first time they had ever seen such a place: “It’s exciting and amazing,” says Xie, 20, noting that she got stuck in one of the painfully tiny tubes on one of the slides on her way through (don’t worry, there are around 60 life guards on duty.) A few foreign faces were also in the mix, including one American who, while climbing the stairs of one of the tallest slides, keeps muttering something about “wishing there were more volunteers” before disappearing behind a roped-off entrance with a sign reading “Equipment Testing. Suspended.” And siblings Mia and Taylor Croonquist of Seattle, Washington, find themselves at the top of the Aqueloop slide, which features a 40-foot free fall drop. It was the fourth time they had ridden it. “It never gets old,” Mia Croonquist, 13, says. “It whips you around a corner and then you are doused with water. It’s awesome.” Taylor Croonquist, 28, adds: “Back in Seattle, we used to jump off bridges. It feels like that. A dead free fall before the water hits you.” Source with additional photo gallery: http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/play/beijings-watercube-water-park-now-open-040746?hpt=C2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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