Arizona saw the launch of a new US-based waterpark in June 2009 with a range of WhiteWater West’s signature attractions.

Wet 'n' Wild Phoenix spans 35 acres at the Adobe Dam Regional Park and has a number of WhiteWater West's signature attractions, including North America's first Family Boomerango.

Winner of the 2008 IAAPA Best Product Award, this six-person ride fires riders vertically up a wall, before falling back, passing over a transition hump and into a splashdown pool below.

There are also two-seater duelling Master Blaster uphill water coasters, featuring parallel slide paths that are the full length of the ride, with gravity-defying drops and curves. The eight-lane Whizzard sends riders through enclosed serpentine AquaTubes, before they race side by side in a multi-lane configuration.

(For more information, please see AM4/2009 Waterparks feature)