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New water park attractions around the country

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Theme parks and water parks have opened a variety of new water rides and other aquatic attractions to keep visitors cool this summer. Here are some highlights compiled by the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions.

—New parks already opened include Castle Rock Resort and Water Park in Branson, Mo., and a new Great Wolf Lodge in Concord, N.C., near Charlotte.

—Opening this summer: A tidal wave river, water coaster, slides and more in a 40-acre water park at the Schlitterbahn Vacation Village in Kansas City, Kan., and Wet ‘n’ Wild Phoenix, in Arizona, with 30 slides and attractions.

—At existing parks, new water slides debuting this summer include UpSurge at Alabama Adventure Theme Park in Bessemer, Ala.; the Twister at Coney Island in Cincinnati; the Curse of the Silverback, a double-tube ride at Enchanted Forest/Water Safari in Old Forge, N.Y.; a second Alberta Falls water slide at Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, Texas; Alpine Pipeline at Mountain Creek Waterpark in Vernon, N.J.; Wahoo Racer slide at Six Flags St. Louis Hurricane Harbor; and Dr. VonDark’s Tunnel of Terror, a high-thrill water ride opening at Splish Splash on Long Island, in New York, and also at Wet’n Wild Emerald Pointe in Greensboro, N.C.

—Other new water attractions at theme parks include the Shore and Intercoastal Waterway at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pa.; Tunnel Twisters water slides at Lake Compounce in Bristol, Conn.; Crater Springs at Liquid Planet Water Park, in Candia, N.H.; Congo River Expedition at Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort in New Braunfels, Texas, and The Count’s Splash Castle, at Sesame Place in Langhorne, Pa.