Raging Waters adds Bombs Away thrill slides put on hold by pandemic

Raging Waters volition adhd a brace of utmost thrill slides successful summertime 2022 with drop-floor enclosed motorboat capsules that got enactment connected clasp by the coronavirus pandemic closure of the San Dimas h2o park.

The dual-drop Bombs Away tandem descent operation volition unfastened astatine Raging Waters Los Angeles connected May 21 — 1 of the earliest opening days successful parkland history.

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Both Bombs Away slides volition statesman with sliders stepping into enclosed capsules with driblet floors beneath their feet that volition abruptly vanish without notice. From there, sliders volition brushwood 1 of 2 experiences.

The 70-degree AquaDrop volition nonstop sliders racing consecutive down a six-story driblet astatine speeds of 20 mph.

The 2nd as-yet-unnamed descent volition propel sliders done a 325-foot-long closed-tube loop astatine akin speeds.

Both Bombs Away slides volition person a 48-inch minimum tallness requirement.

The motorboat of the Bombs Away descent operation was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic that forced the cancellation of Raging Waters’ summertime 2020 season.

“We cognize our guests person been waiting to blast disconnected successful Bombs Away since it was archetypal announced successful 2019,” Raging Waters General Manager Roland Reyes said successful a statement. “These drops are implicit the apical and we are truthful excited for sliders to measurement successful and spot the Bombs Away acquisition was worthy the wait.”

Raging Waters returned for the summertime 2021 season, but opted to hold the motorboat of Bombs Away until the summertime 2022 season.

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The 60-acre Raging Waters featuring much than 50 slides, rides and attractions is billed arsenic California’s largest h2o park. The park’s lineup includes the Aqua Rocket hydromagnetic-powered h2o coaster, Neptune’s Fury four-person raft descent done full acheronian and million-gallon Wave Cove question pool.

A caller open-air store selling sunscreen, aquatics trunks and different h2o parkland cogwheel volition besides unfastened adjacent summertime astatine Raging Waters’ main gate.

Raging Waters play passes for summertime 2022 are connected merchantability present starting astatine $70 with the top-tier Platinum walk including entree to the Castle Park amusement parkland successful Riverside.