Beach Park (water park)

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Beach Park is a Brazilian water park and tourist resort, situated on the beach of Porto das Dunas in the municipality of Aquiraz, in the Metropolitan region of Fortaleza. Spread out across an area of 170,000 m² (approximately 1.8 million ft²), its aquatic park is 35,000 m² ( 376,700 ft²). In 2012 Beach Park had 843,000 visitors in the water park and 1,408,000 in all of Beach Park (water park, resorts and beach restaurant).

The Beach Park complex is composed of the Beach, Aquatic Park and Resort.

Beach Park is affiliated with several national and international water park, theme park, tourism and entertainment associations. It is a member of the World Waterpark Association (WWA), the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA), the Brazilian Association of Restaurants and Entertainment Companies (ABRASEL), the Brazilian Association of the Hospitality Industry (ABIH) and the Aquiraz Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB).

Beach Park was one of the filming locations for the film O Noviço Rebelde (Brazilian adaptation of The Sound of Music).

Accommodations[]

  • Beach Park Suites Resort offers 182 seaside apartments.
  • Oceani Beach Park Resort, located alongside the beach of Porto das Dunas, has 131 rooms, can host events for up to 300 people, and a restaurant.
  • Beach Park Acqua Resort offers tennis and multi-purpose sports courts, a fitness center, kid’s club, restaurant, pool bar and infinity pool.
  • Beach Park Wellness Resort is Beach Park’s newest resort. The 90 room resort is specifically designed for families.

Extreme attractions[]

Constructed in 1989, the Insano previously held the Guinness Book of World Records record for "World’s Tallest Water Slide" at 135-feet tall, until the construction of the Kilimanjaro at Aldeia das Águas Park Resort (formerly Águas Quentes Country Club) in Barra do Piraí, Rio de Janeiro, at 193 feet tall.

Arrepius, the latest addition to the Beach Park complex, is a collection of ProSlide water slides that features the first and only Skybox in Brazil with five different descents that occupy an area of approximately 7,000 m² (5347.37 ft²). The Skybox; a transparent capsule situated 25 meters above the park, whose descent begins when the floor of the capsule drops open with the press of a button.[1]

Travel awards[]

2011

  • "Best E-mail Campaign" - (WWA)
  • " Best TV Commercial" - (WWA)

2012

  • "Best Print Media"- (WWA)

2013

  • "Best YouTube Campaign" - (WWA)
  • "Best Radio Commercial"- (WWA)
  • "Best Print Media"- (WWA)

Additional honors include:

  • Quality WWA- (WWA)
  • Industry Leadership WWA- (WWA)
  • Best Park in the Country- (O Estado Newspaper)
  • Best Theme Park- (Viagem e Turismo Magazine)

References[]

  1. ^ "Arrepius - Beach Park launches colourful ProSlide complex". Park World Magazine: 8. October 2013.

External links[]

Media related to Beach Park (Fortaleza, Brazil) at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 3°50′40″S 38°23′26″W / 3.84444°S 38.39056°W / -3.84444; -38.39056

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