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Water Kingdom-Waterparks in the Bangladesh
FANTASY KINGDOM
Ashulia Savar, Dhaka.
Tel: 880-2-9896482, 8833786, 8814028, 7701949-52
Facsimile: 880-2-9896482
E-mail: fantasykingdom@concordgroup.net
http://www.fantasy-kingdom.net.bd/

Water Kingdom and Fantasy Kingdom were empty. Ghost town empty. Water Kingdom seemed to only have two areas/rides open when we first walked in. I almost worried that I’d wasted my money. We changed into our swimming outfits (not exactly swimsuits, you have to remain covered in Bangladesh,) and joined the entire crowd at the wave pool. Maybe 100 young people there. We had only just waded in when dance music started blasting from a nearby pavilion and water started spraying from its roof. The whole wave pool quickly emptied out and ran to dance in the pavilion. Then the wave pool turned off. 2 dance songs later, the music stopped, the pavilion’s water spray, and the lazy rivers water jets started spraying. Everyone jumped in the lazy river and took a dip. By the time that was turned off, the water slides had been turned on, and everyone ran over there to use the water slides. There were five or so, and they only had two running at a time. Then the slides were turned off and the wave pool turned back on.
It occurred to us that in order to save water/electricity/staff costs, the park alternates which rides run at any given time. This allows them to focus all their time and energy and money on certain things. The crowd doesn’t mind. It means every place always is alive and energetic when you’re using it. and though your time was dictated by the park, it didn’t seem controlling, and it created an excitement for the next activity. (pics: the play pool at Water Kingdom, Ashfaq/Ragini/Nipu/Farhan dancing to the tunes being played in the wave pool of Water Kingdom)

The water slides didn’t have a line or a system of who gets to go next. You had to wait below the end of the water slide, and then yank a tube from the person who came down the slide. Lots of yelling and grabbing and pulling. Once you grabbed a tube, you ran up the rusty iron steps to the top of the slide, then slid down. Coming to the bottom meant you were confronted by six to ten guys all grabbing for the tube you sat on.



One of my favorite slides was the short one which didn’t have tubes. You just jumped down this really wide slide, into a pool below. People were going down this without a care in the world. No waiting until the bottom cleared out, just crash into them. People going sideways, forwards, upside down, giant groups all at once. This was the scariest slide just because it hurt so bad when people crashed into you, or you hit the slide the wrong way. I went down sideways and hit a bump wrong and got a bruise. Ragini said these are also popular in India. It’s such a simple ride, but allows so much freedom, and seemed to be the favorite of all the park goers.