Weird how info about this water park seems to be non-existent. I remember as a kid going there with private parties from my dad's job(LTV-now Vought) back in the early 80s. After Wet N Wild opened down the road we started having our annual private parties there. I know the story about the roller coaster accident after the water park closed and all, but I cannot find pics or and history on the park.
SO does anybody have pics and some history on it? I've always heard about Wet N Wild buying it and filling the pipes with cement blah blah, but I've always wondered how much of it is true or just rumors. Help anyone?
Anybody have pics of White Water in Grand Prairie?
Started by Funkdoobiest, Jun 10 2010 08:33 PM
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Posted 10 June 2010 - 08:33 PM
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Posted 10 June 2010 - 10:09 PM
I always thought that the filling the drains with concrete story was urban legend. No real evidence, but it just sounds like bs. I was working at Six Flags when the roller coaster accident happened, so I was exposed to some discussion about it. If I remember correctly, the park was called "Boardwalk" and the ride was called "Pipeline Express". The riders rode on a toboggan rather than in a car or train like a traditional roller coaster. The girl in the accident was severely injured after being thrown from the sled when a restraint failed. The accident was the final nail in the coffin for the park that had only been open for a couple of months.
White Water was opened by Herschend Entertainment which, ironically enough, owned the Hawaiian Falls water parks in Dallas, Garland, and The Colony for a few years shortly after they opened.
White Water was opened by Herschend Entertainment which, ironically enough, owned the Hawaiian Falls water parks in Dallas, Garland, and The Colony for a few years shortly after they opened.
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