Beach Park, Water park in Aquiraz, Brazil
Beach Park is a water park and resort complex at Porto das Dunas beach in Aquiraz, Ceará. Its Aqua Park covers 35,000 m² and holds over 30 attractions, including the Insano free-fall slide, the Arrepius tower with the transparent Skybox capsule, and the Vaikuntudo funnel slide. The complex also includes four resorts, a convention center for up to 450 people, and the Restaurante da Praia.
Beach Park originated in 1985 as a beachside restaurant. Its first water attraction opened in 1988, and the water park with three slides followed in 1989, the same year the beach area gained the Portal da Praia, Museu da Jangada and Caminho de Garrafas. A hotel opened in 1996, becoming Suites Beach Park Resort in 1998, and a convention center for up to 450 people was built in 2000.
The beach area includes the Portal da Praia, the Museu da Jangada (jangada raft museum), the Caminho de Garrafas, the Largo do Peixe and the Cascata da Sereia, added in 1989. The Restaurante da Praia hosts the Beach Sounds festival, featuring local pop rock bands.
Visitors can reach the complex directly from four adjacent resort hotels or via the main road toward Aquiraz. Admission covers the whole day and includes all attractions within the grounds.
One of the slides reaches a height of about 41 meters (135 feet), making it among the tallest of its type worldwide. Riders experience speeds exceeding 100 kilometers per hour (62 miles per hour) during the descent.
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