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Legends of Aqua Waterpark opens in Antalya, Turkey
Polin Waterparks has supplied the waterpark for huge new Land of Legends theme park in Antalya, Turkey.
The entertainment facility features a varied list of attractions from a five-star hotel to a dolphinarium, a wildlife park and a waterpark called Legends of Aqua.
The project is a collaboration between Rixos World Parks & Entertainment (Serik, Turkey), Emaar Real Estate (Dubai, U.A.E.) and global cultural creativity brand Dragone Productions (La Louvière, Belgium).
Polin Waterparks delivered a wide assortment of waterslides, in addition to a water playground, a spray zone, wave and river systems, a SurfStream, a Wave Ball and an entire hydromechanical sytem, including water circulation and filtration to the park.
The US$1 billion facility opened its first phase July 1 with a giant wave pool at its centre, acting as the heart of the park.
The family-friendly facility - designed with a Roman Empire/Greek Poseidon theme - is strategically located in a picturesque setting between the Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea.
Covering 639,000sq m (6,878,139 sq ft), Land of Legends includes a 196,000sq m (2,109,726sq ft) shopping boulevard; a luxurious five-star hotel; a wildlife park; and a viewing terrace that reaches 111m (364 ft) in height.
The waterpark - 280,000 sq m (3,013,895sq ft) - boasts 72 waterslides plus many additional aquatic attractions.
Polin's overall responsibilities in helping bring the project to life included development/design, consulting, all waterslides, rafts/tubes/mats, FEC equipment, kids' interactive play structures and other children's equipment.
Refik Baydur Cad. No. 6
Dilovasi
Kocaeli
41480
Turkey
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