Garden Rapids

History runs deep at “The Big Pool,” with the initial pool hand-dug in 1921 and the bathhouse built in the 1930s as part of a WPA project. After nearly 100 years of use and despite many repairs, the Big Pool was losing over 200,000 gallons of water daily. Due to these rising repair costs, Splashtacular and the project design team were contracted to complete a master plan to re-imagine and rejuvenate this city treasure. Splashtacular is proud to feature the nation’s first SlipStream® standup waterslide and two of the first municipally-owned FlyTyme® launch slides, as well as the other body and tube slides. Slipstream® is a waterslide you ride while standing – the first of its kind in North America. It’s like the sensation of waterskiing and is the perfect solution for catering to a wider age range of guests. Flytyme® has not been done before in waterparks or by any waterslide company like Splashtacular. The uphill trajectory take-off, without a tube, is one of its kind!