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Beach Park (water park)

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Suites Beach Park Resort
Arrepius
Water slide Insano.

Beach Park is a Brazilian water park and resort, located at the beach of Porto das Dunas in Aquiraz, Fortaleza. Spread out across an area of 170,000 m2 (approximately 1.8 million ft2), its aquatic park consists of 35,000 m2 (376,700 ft2). Beach Park receives over 1.7 million visitors annually and was elected the second-best beach park in the world in 2014.[1]

The Beach Park complex is composed of the beach, aquatic park and resort.

Beach Park is affiliated with several national and international water parks, theme parks, tourism and entertainment associations. It is a member of the World Waterpark Association (WWA), the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA), the Brazilian Association of Restaurants and Entertainment Companies (ABRASEL), the Brazilian Association of the Hospitality Industry (ABIH), and the Aquiraz Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB).

Beach Park was one of the filming locations for the film O Noviço Rebelde (Brazilian adaptation of The Sound of Music).

Accommodations

  • Beach Park Suites Resort offers 182 seaside apartments.
  • Oceani Beach Park Resort, located alongside the beach of Porto das Dunas, has 131 rooms.
  • Beach Park Aqua Resort offers tennis and multi-purpose sports courts, a fitness center, kid's club, restaurant, pool bar and infinity pool.
  • Beach Park Wellness Resort has 90 rooms designed for families.

Extreme attractions

Constructed in 1989, the Insano previously held the Guinness world record for "World's Tallest Water Slide" at 135-feet tall. The slide held that record until the construction of the Kilimanjaro at Aldeia das Águas Park Resort (formerly Águas Quentes Country Club) in Barra do Piraí, Rio de Janeiro, at 193 feet tall.

Arrepius, the latest addition to the Beach Park complex, is a collection of ProSlide water slides that features the first and only Skybox in Brazil with five different descents that occupy an area of approximately 7,000 m2 (5347.37 ft2). The Skybox, a transparent capsule situated 25 meters above the park, which sends the occupants down it upon activation by button.[2]

Travel awards

2011

  • "Best E-mail Campaign" - (WWA)
  • " Best TV Commercial" - (WWA)

2012

  • "Best Print Media"- (WWA)

2013

  • "Best YouTube Campaign" - (WWA)
  • "Best Radio Commercial"- (WWA)
  • "Best Print Media"- (WWA)

Additional honors include:

  • Quality WWA- (WWA)
  • Industry Leadership WWA- (WWA)
  • Best Park in the Country- (O Estado Newspaper)
  • Best Theme Park- (Viagem e Turismo Magazine)

References

  1. ^ "Beach Park é eleito 2º melhor parque aquático do mundo". O Estado. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Arrepius - Beach Park launches colourful ProSlide complex". Park World Magazine: 8. October 2013.

External links

Media related to Beach Park (Fortaleza, Brazil) at Wikimedia Commons

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