Water park

Modern water parks may also be equipped with some type of artificial surfing or bodyboarding environment, such as a wave pool or flowrider.

[citation needed] In the 2000s, an effort was made to reduce long waiting lines by introducing conveyor belts to lift passengers[3] or use water jets.

Deep River Water Park in northwestern Indiana features ice skating, made possible by cooling pipes installed under their massive plaza.

[12][13] Tropical Islands Resort (Germany), with an area of 66,000 m2 (710,418 sq ft), is in 2016 the largest indoor water park in the world.

Wisconsin Dells is also home to the first indoor water park in the United States, which was debuted in 1994 by the Polynesian Resort Hotel.

[16] Success in extending the tourist season and turning water park resorts into vacation destinations has resulted in tremendous industry growth.

According to estimates from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, more than 4,200 people annually are sent to emergency rooms from suffering injuries on public waterslides.