Siam Park is a Loro Parque-owned water park in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.
It is located on the TF1 highway in Costa Adeje. At 18.5 hectares. Siam Park
features a Siamese theme, and claims to be the most spectacular water attraction
in Europe,. The park was opened by Her Royal Highness the Princess of Thailand
Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. History
Siam Park's construction started in 2004 and cost 52 million euros. Originally
stated to open in May 2007, it has endured construction problems, however
the park finally opened to the public on September 17, 2008. The park's plans
also originally included a roller coaster, but the park has opted to focus
on developing the first phase of the park in order to open the park as soon
as possible. Siam Park includes Thai theming on all
of its rides, park buildings, and restaurants. The park's 25 buildings are
the largest collection of Thai-themed buildings outside Thailand. The park's
designer, Christoph Kiessling, received permission from the Thai royal family to
use the park's name and theme; but, to respect the family's wishes, he did not
copy royal palaces, temples, or statues of Buddha in the park.
In addition, the restaurants serve Thai food as well as family favorites. The
park also has a Thai floating market. Rides
Vulcano: a four-person ProSlide Behemoth Bowl slide with a laser inside which
produces a flashing image of a dragon The Dragon: a ProSlide Tornado with a
light show inside the 20-meter-wide funnel.
Wave Palace: a wave pool with an artificial white sand beach. At 3 meters
high, its waves are the highest of any wave pool in the World. The park's
surfing school will give surfing lessons at the Wave Palace.
Naga Racer: a six-lane racing slide The Giant: twin ProSlide Cannon Bowls,
one moving clockwise and one moving counterclockwise
Tower of Power: a vertical, transparent slide which sends riders through an area
with sharks and stingrays. Mai Thai River: the world's longest lazy
river, which also has the highest elevation of any lazy river at 8 meters.
Jungle Snakes: four twisting slides which follow the park's terrain
Lost City: a children's play structure with 120 games
Mekong Rapids: a river rapids ride Kinnaree: A new four-person 200-meter
long ProSlide for 2012. Singha: 2015 opened waterslide with four
funnels, with a speed of 18 meters per second
Technical information The park is built on a hill, which
permits the slides to follow the park's terrain similar to terrain roller
coasters. Hence, they lack the prominent support structure present in most water
slides. Siam Park is the world's first green
water park. The park's water is heated to 25 °C. Keissling calls Siam Park the
"first air conditioned outdoor aquatic park in the world". To conserve the
island's water, Siam Park has a desalination plant on site, which
desalinates 700 cubic meters of sea water per day. After the water is used
in the rides, the park recycles the water by using it to water the park's
plants. In addition, Siam Park has the first natural gas plant in the Canary
Islands. Records
The park has 7 world records: The statue of the world's largest
dragon. Increased elevation within the lazy
river). The largest man-made wave in the world).
Increased diversity in slides. The world's largest Thai building
outside Asia. The world's first green waterpark
2015 Travellers' Choice Winner Tripadvisor: World's best waterpark
Reference External links
Official website