Soak City (Kings Island)

Soak City
Location	Kings Island, Mason, Ohio, United States
Coordinates	39°20′20″N 84°16′25″W / 39.339°N 84.2736°W / 39.339; -84.2736
Owner	Six Flags
Opened	1989 (1989)
Previous names	WaterWorks (1989-2003) Crocodile Dundee's Boomerang Bay (2004-2006) Boomerang Bay (2007-2011)
Operating season	May through September
Area	35 acres (140,000 m2)[1]
Pools	5 pools
Water slides	36[2] water slides
Children's areas	5[1] children's areas
Website	Official website

Soak City is a water park at Kings Island amusement park in Mason, Ohio. Opening in 1989 as WaterWorks, the water park is included with the price of admission to Kings Island. It is owned and operated by Six Flags Entertainment Corporation.

Soak City originally opened in 1989 as a 12-acre (4.9 ha) water park under the name WaterWorks featuring 15 water slides, a wave pool, and a lazy river ride called Action River.^[3] WaterWorks was the first themed area to be added to Kings Island since 1976, bringing the total to seven. The cost was roughly $4 million USD.^[4]

The water park was expanded in 1997 to 30 acres (12 ha).^[5] It was renamed in 2004 to Crocodile Dundee's Boomerang Bay, and again in 2007 to Boomerang Bay dropping Crocodile Dundee from the name. On September 2, 2011, Kings Island announced that the water park would undergo a $10-million expansion, which would include the renovation of the water park's main entrance, a revamp of the existing Lazy River ride, and the construction of additional amenities. A second, larger wave pool was also added, and the water park's name was changed to Soak City for the 2012 season.^[6]

Name	Picture	Opened	Description	Rating	Ref
Aruba Tuba		1997	Children's inner tube slide and splash pool located between Kangaroo Lagoon and Wallaby Wharf. Opened as part of Buccaneer Island (1997–2003). Known as Koala Splash (2004–2011)	2	[8]
Breakers Bay		1997	36,000-square-foot (3,300 m2) family-friendly wave pool. Known as Surfside Bay (1997–2003), Great Barrier Reef (2004–2011).	4	[9]
Castaway Cove		1997	Children's water play area with several water slides. Opened as part of Buccaneer Island (1997–2003). Known as Wallaby Wharf (2004–2011)	1	[10]
Coconut Cove		2004	Lagoon-style pool complete with cascading waterfalls and in-water lounging areas. Known as Kookaburra Bay (2004–2011)	1	[11]
Lookout Lagoon		1997	A water play area for kids themed as a pirate ship with several water slides and water cannons. Opened as part of Buccaneer Island (1997–2003). Known as Kangaroo Lagoon (2004–2011)	1	[12]
Mondo Monsoon		2004	A four-passenger, raft ride – ProSlide Tornado model – which begins enclosed and ends with a steep drop into an open funnel. Known as Tazmanian Typhoon (2004–2011)	5	[13]
Paradise Plunge		1989	Four twisting body slides which descend into a splash pool. Known as The Helix (1989–2003), Down Under Thunder (2004–2011).	4	[14]
Pineapple Pipeline		1989	Three fully enclosed body slides. Known as Bonzai Pipeline (1989–2003), Bondi Pipeline (2004–2011).	3	[15]
Rendezvous Run		2004	A set of four head-first, racing slides up to 50-foot (15 m) high that are enclosed during the first portion of the ride before sending riders down a series of hills to the finish. Known as Coolangatta Racer (2004–2011)	4	[16]
Splash Landing		2004	Family-oriented, multi-level water play area complete with slides, bridges and a giant dumping bucket. Known as Jackaroo Landing (2004–2011).	2	[17]
Splash River		1989	A 0.25-mile (0.40 km) inner tube lazy river ride revamped in 2012 that features raindrop mushrooms, geysers, waterfalls, and areas that allow interaction between riders and spectators. Known as Kings Mills Run (1989–2004), Crocodile Run (2004–2011).	2	[18]
Thunder Falls		1989	A pair of classic inner-tube slides. Formerly known as Sidewinder (1989-2003), Sydney Sidewinder (2004–2011)	3	[19]
Tidal Wave Bay		2012	42,000-square-foot (3,900 m2) wave pool.	4	[20]
Tropical Plunge		2016	A multi-slide complex with body and tube slides. It is identical to the installations at other Cedar Fair parks including Kings Dominion, Dorney Park, Carowinds, Cedar Point, Knott's Berry Farm, Worlds of Fun, and California's Great America.	5	[21]
Tropical Twister		1989	A pair of fully enclosed body slides made of translucent fiberglass that twist around each other during their descent. Known as Ultra Twister (1989–2003), Awesome Aussie Twister (2004–2011).	4	[22]
Zoom Flume		1990	A family raft ride that accommodates up to four riders per raft. Known as Rushing River (1990-2003), Known as Snowy River Rampage (2004–2011)	4	[23]

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