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Paradise Cove Water Park

Amusement park in Florida, USA
Paradise Cove Water Park
Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA
Status
Opened
March 13, 1982
Owner
Broward County
Operator
Broward County Parks & Recreation
Coordinates
26°00′44″N 80°18′51″W / 26.012260°N 80.314080°W / 26.012260; -80.314080
Operating season
Spring to Fall

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. 1.0 1.1 "Things To Do Paradise Cove Water Park". Broward County. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  2. "Parks fill up fast - more facilities planned". Fort Lauderdale News. June 28, 1981. p. 15. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  3. "Park closes water ride". Fort Lauderdale News. March 12, 1982. p. 13. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  4. Bochi, KiKi (February 7, 1982). "C.B Smith Park almost ripe for March opening". Fort Lauderdale News. p. 435. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  5. "C.B. Smith Park". Broward County. Archived from the original on October 12, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  6. "C.B. Smith Park Water Playground / Paradise Cove". RDC Design Build. Retrieved 2024-09-11.