Status
Opened
March 13, 1982
Owner
Broward County
Operator
Broward County Parks & Recreation
Operating season
Spring to Fall
Website
Paradise Cove Water Park is a water park located in Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA.[1] It is located inside of C. B. Smith Park.[1]
History
C. B. Smith Park opened on March 13, 1982, the park featured a pool complex inspired by Disney's River Country, with two water slides, a rapids slide, and a beach-style pool.[2][3][4]
The complex closed for the season in September 2003, during the off-season, most of it was demolished, with only the hillside water slides being kept.[5]
The park reopened on April 9, 2004, as Paradise Cove Water Park, with two new Water Play Structures, and a lazy river, among other improvements.[6]
Water slides
Operating
Name | Manufacturer | Class | Type | Opened |
---|---|---|---|---|
Paradise Pipeline | Fibrart | Body | N/A | March 22, 2014 |
Sharky's Lagoon | Unknown | Body | Water Play Structure | April 9, 2004 |
Parrot's Point | Unknown | Body | Water Play Structure | April 9, 2004 |
Defunct
Name | Manufacturer | Class | Type | Opened | Closed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tube Ride | State Paving | Body | Rapids | March 13, 1982 | September 2003 | Scrapped |
H2Whoa! | Unknown | Body | N/A | March 13, 1982 | 2012 | Scrapped |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Things To Do Paradise Cove Water Park". Broward County. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
- ↑ "Parks fill up fast - more facilities planned". Fort Lauderdale News. June 28, 1981. p. 15. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ↑ "Park closes water ride". Fort Lauderdale News. March 12, 1982. p. 13. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ↑ Bochi, KiKi (February 7, 1982). "C.B Smith Park almost ripe for March opening". Fort Lauderdale News. p. 435. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ↑ "C.B. Smith Park". Broward County. Archived from the original on October 12, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ↑ "C.B. Smith Park Water Playground / Paradise Cove". RDC Design Build. Retrieved 2024-09-11.