Water parks of the world
39 parks in 14 countries, each with its slides, visitor numbers where published, and a pin on the World Slide Map.The biggest and busiest water parks on Earth, and where to find them.
| # | Park | Where | Visitors 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chimelong Water Park | 🇨🇳 Guangzhou, China | 2.81 m | — | — |
| 2 | Aquaventure World | 🇦🇪 Dubai | 2.00 m | — | — |
| 3 | Therme Erding | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1.91 m | — | — |
| 4 | Thermas dos Laranjais | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1.85 m | — | — |
| 5 | Disney's Typhoon Lagoon | 🇺🇸 Florida, USA | 1.82 m | — | — |
| 6 | Aquaventure Bahamas | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 1.79 m | — | — |
| 7 | Atlantis Sanya | 🇨🇳 China | 1.65 m | — | — |
| 8 | Universal Volcano Bay | 🇺🇸 Florida, USA | 1.65 m | — | — |
| 9 | Therme Bucharest | 🇷🇴 Romania | 1.61 m | — | — |
| 10 | Aquatica Orlando | 🇺🇸 Florida, USA | 1.44 m | — | — |
🇦🇹 Austria 1
🇧🇸 Bahamas 3
Aquaventure, Atlantis Paradise Island
A giant resort water park in the Bahamas with the Leap of Faith, a slide through a shark lagoon.Atlantis Paradise Island's Aquaventure (Mayan Temple 1998, expanded 2007) drew 1.
Thrill Waterpark, Perfect Day at CocoCay
A water park on a private island that only cruise ships visit, with Daredevil's Peak.Royal Caribbean's private-island water park opened in 2019 with Daredevil's Peak (41 m), then the tallest slide in North America.
Great Tides Waterpark, Great Stirrup Cay
A brand-new island water park for Norwegian cruise ships, with a 52-metre tower and 19 slides.Norwegian Cruise Line opened Great Tides on 4 September 2026: 19 slides, the 170 ft Tidal Tower, dueling Master Blasters and an 800 ft river on about six acres.
🇧🇷 Brazil 3
Thermas dos Laranjais
A huge park with warm spring water and more than 50 rides.The most-visited water park in the Americas (1.
Beach Park
A beach-side park near Fortaleza in Brazil with Insano, once the tallest slide in the world.Beach Park in Aquiraz, near Fortaleza, is one of Brazil's biggest water parks and home of Insano, the 41 m speed slide that held the world height record before Kilimanjaro.
Aldeia das Águas Park Resort
A resort in the hills of Rio de Janeiro state with Kilimanjaro, the tallest body slide in the world.Aldeia das Águas is a resort water park in Barra do Piraí, Rio de Janeiro state, known for Kilimanjaro, the 49.
🇨🇦 Canada 1
🇨🇳 China 2
Chimelong Water Park
More people visit this park than any other: 2.The most-visited water park on earth every year for more than a decade: 2.
Atlantis Sanya
A giant park on a tropical Chinese island, with its own shark slide.Asia's largest at 200,000 m², a ProSlide showcase within a US$1.
🇩🇪 Germany 3
Therme Erding & Galaxy
28 slides under one giant glass dome, including a 360-metre tunnel slide and the first VR slide.Europe's largest thermal spa (43 ha), whose Galaxy slide world packs 28 slides and about 2,850 m of flume under a 25 m dome, including the 360 m Magic Eye (claimed longest enclosed tube slide) and the first VR slide.
Tropical Islands
A rainforest, a beach and a lagoon inside a hall built for airships.Guinness largest indoor water park, inside the 66,000 m² former CargoLifter hangar.
Rulantica
A Viking-themed indoor park with 31 slides, next to Europe's biggest theme park.Opened 28 November 2019 at a cost of €180 m: 32,600 m² indoors, 31 slides, Nordic theming.
🇲🇾 Malaysia 2
Sunway Lagoon
Home of the Vuvuzela, a huge funnel slide, and a Nickelodeon splash land.An 88-acre park opened 29 April 1993 in a former tin mine, with the Vuvuzela Tornado (2013) and Nickelodeon Lost Lagoon (2016).
ESCAPE Penang
An adventure park in the Malaysian jungle with the longest water slide in the world, over one kilometre long.ESCAPE in Teluk Bahang, Penang, is an adventure and water park on a rainforest hillside.
🇶🇦 Qatar 1
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 1
🇸🇮 Slovenia 1
🇪🇸 Spain 1
🇹🇷 Türkiye 1
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 2
Aquaventure World
Three giant towers, over 105 rides and more than 500 lifeguards on a man-made island shaped like a palm tree.Neptune Tower (2008), Poseidon Tower (2013) and the 48 m Trident Tower (2021) on 22.
Yas Waterworld
The park with the most slides in the world, plus a roller coaster with water cannons.Emirati-themed park with Dawwama and Bandit Bomber; the Lost City phase two (April 2026) took it to 70-plus attractions and the Guinness record of 55 slides.
🇺🇸 United States 17
Disney's Typhoon Lagoon & Blizzard Beach
Typhoon Lagoon has a shipwreck on a mountain and a giant wave pool.Typhoon Lagoon (1989) has the famous surf pool and drew 1.
Universal Volcano Bay
Built around a 60-metre volcano with waterfalls by day and lava lights by night.Built on the site of Wet 'n Wild Orlando and opened 25 May 2017 around the 200 ft Krakatau volcano.
DreamWorks Water Park
Inside a giant shopping mall, with Shrek and Kung Fu Panda and the tallest indoor slides on Earth.North America's largest indoor water park at 370,260 sq ft, opened 1 October 2020, with the world's tallest indoor slides.
Schlitterbahn
Started in 1979 with four slides by the Henry family.Founded by the Henry family with four slides ("slippery road" in German); birthplace of the Master Blaster and the FlowRider; Golden Ticket Best Water Park every year from 1998 to 2024.
Water World Colorado
Open since 1979 with over 50 rides, and owned by the local town, not a big company.One of the oldest operating parks and one of the few publicly owned (Hyland Hills district): 70 acres, 50-plus attractions, 18 million-plus guests to date.
Wet 'n Wild Orlando
Opened in 1977 by George Millay, who also started SeaWorld.Opened 13 March 1977 by SeaWorld co-founder George Millay and generally called the first major purpose-built water park.
Action Park
A 1980s park famous for rides that were built without enough checking, like the Cannonball Loop.The infamous DIY park with six ride deaths between 1980 and 1987 and the Cannonball Loop.
Wet 'n Wild Las Vegas
The first one was on the Las Vegas Strip (1985-2004).The US$14 m Strip park (18 May 1985-26 September 2004) had the 76 ft Der Stuka and a Black Hole.
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari
A family park in Indiana with the two longest water coasters in the world, Mammoth and Wildebeest, and free sunscreen for everyone!Splashin' Safari (1993) is the water park half of Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana.
Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park
A Greek-themed park in Wisconsin Dells, the "water park capital of the world", with the tallest slide in the Americas.Mt.
Noah's Ark Waterpark
America's biggest outdoor water park, with the first looping slide in the USA, Scorpion's Tail.Noah's Ark (1979) bills itself as America's largest outdoor water park, with 70 acres, 51 slides and Scorpion's Tail, the first AquaLoop in the United States (2010).
Kentucky Kingdom & Hurricane Bay
The park where the first magnet-powered water coaster, Deluge, opened in 2007.Kentucky Kingdom's Hurricane Bay water park was home to Deluge, the first ProSlide HydroMAGNETIC Rocket (2007), now closed but still standing.
Schlitterbahn Galveston Island
A part-indoor, part-outdoor park on an island in Texas, with Massiv, the tallest official water coaster.Opened in 2006, Schlitterbahn Galveston has a convertible indoor section and Massiv (2016), the Guinness-certified tallest water coaster at 24.
Aquatica Orlando
SeaWorld's water park in Orlando, with Ihu's Breakaway Falls and a slide through a pool of dolphins.Aquatica (2008) is SeaWorld's Orlando water park: 1.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago
A water park next to Six Flags Great America with Tsunami Surge, a 26-metre water coaster.Hurricane Harbor Chicago in Gurnee, Illinois, opened Tsunami Surge in May 2021: a 26 m (86 ft), 290 m WhiteWater Master Blaster that was the world's tallest water coaster at the time.
Waldameer & Water World
One of America's oldest amusement parks, with a jet-powered water coaster called Rocket Blast.Waldameer (1896) added Rocket Blast, an 831 ft ProSlide RocketBLAST, in 2023; it won the Golden Ticket for Best New Water Park Ride.
Kalahari Resort Sandusky
A huge indoor water park in Ohio with a conveyor water coaster called Zip Coaster.Kalahari Sandusky (2005) has 173,000 sq ft of indoor water park, including the conveyor-lift Zip Coaster.