Western Water Park, Water park in Calvià, Spain.
Western Water Park is a recreational complex in Calvià featuring multiple water slides of varying heights, wave pools, and lazy rivers spread across a spacious area. The facility includes pools of different depths alongside various water attractions and shaded rest zones.
The park opened in 1987 under the name El Dorado. It had no water attractions until 2002, when pools and slides were added. A birds-of-prey show was dropped as unfitting for the setting, and the birds were moved to Marineland in Mallorca.
The park is divided into three wild-west themed areas: Western Land, Indian Town and El Paso. Attractions carry Spanish names such as La Bestia, El Látigo, Cola del Diablo and Gran Cañón, and the children's zone includes La Ponderosa, Daky Park, Coyote Park and El Álamo. About half of the visitors come from England, followed by Mallorca residents, then Germans, Russians and Italians.
The site is easiest to reach by car, with ample parking available near the entrance. Visiting early in the morning or late in the afternoon helps you avoid the midday crowds that build up during warm months.
Before the water slides arrived in 2002, the park opened in 1987 as El Dorado and hosted a birds-of-prey show; management judged the birds out of keeping with the setting and moved them to Marineland in Mallorca. The Gran Cañón slide, 220 metres long and ridden by four people at once, is the longest in Mallorca.
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