A range of amenities was included to attract all age groups.
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Families enjoy the 250-foot lazy river with vertical and flush w…
Families enjoy the 250-foot lazy river with vertical and flush water sprays; slides and underwater benches draw teens; and the T-Rex Cove play structure entertains smaller children. A separate zero-depth-entry pool provides little ones with another safe environment. The tower stands 33 feet high and features speed-, body- and flume slides.
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Unlike many municipal facilities, the West River Community Cente…
Unlike many municipal facilities, the West River Community Center had a budget to provide high-quality theming, at $33.6 million. The designers chose a pre-historic dinosaur motif to play off the area’s geological past, which includes fossils and dinosaurs.
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The project originally was set to be constructed in phases, with…
The project originally was set to be constructed in phases, with the lazy river to come later. When a very competitive market drove bids down, the team decided to build it all at once, requiring more work to be completed in the time frame.
One of the few boomtowns during the recession, Dickinson, N.D., contends with a rapidly growing population, thanks to a continuing influx of new businesses and housing developments. The existing recreation center needed an expansion to accommodate this ever-growing crowd. The answer was this 11,000-square-foot aquatics center, completed last year and designed to accommodate a population that continues to grow.
Rebecca Robledo is deputy editor of Pool & Spa News and Aquatics International. She is an award-winning trade journalist with more than 25 years experience reporting on and editing content for the pool, spa and aquatics industries. She specializes in technical, complex or detail-oriented subject matter with an emphasis in design and construction, as well as legal and regulatory issues. For this coverage and editing, she has received numerous awards, including four Jesse H. Neal Awards, considered by many to be the “Pulitzer Prize of Trade Journalism.”
