Oceans of Fun

Oceans of Fun is a tropically themed water park that opened on May 31, 1982, in Kansas City, Missouri, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the adjacent Worlds of Fun amusement park. When it opened, it was the largest water park in the state of Missouri. It is owned and operated by Six Flags Entertainment Corporation.

Oceans of Fun
Aerial view of the Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun parks (Oceans of Fun is the lower one)
Slogan	Slide On!
Location	Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Coordinates	39.17058°N 94.482422°W / 39.17058; -94.482422
Owner	Six Flags
Opened	May 31, 1982; 43 years ago (1982-05-31)
Operating season	May through Mid-September
Area	64 acres (260,000 m2)
Water slides	10 water slides
Website	Official website

History

On August 31, 2012, Oceans of Fun announced the largest-ever expansion in 2013. It was also announced that Worlds of Fun will no longer be separately gated and be combined with Oceans of Fun. A new slide complex, 65 feet (20 m) tall will also be built including 6 new slides. The water park will be completely renovated, and construction began in 2012.^[1] In 2015, Oceans of Fun added swan boats to Buccaneer Bay and Splash Island.^[2] In 2019, the park announced that Diamond Head would be closed at the end of the season. The removal of the slide will make way for Riptide Raceway, a mat racing slide. On November 6, 2019, it was announced that Riptide Raceway will be the world's longest slide of its kind coming in at 486 feet long.^[3]

On April 15, 2023, the park implemented a chaperone policy. It means that all guests ages 15 years old or younger must be accompanied by a chaperone who is at least 21 years old in order to be admitted to, or remain in the park.^[4]

Slides and attractions

Ride	Opened	Height Requirement	Style	Rating[5]
Aruba Tuba	1993	Over 42" (under 60" requires a lifejacket)	Inner tube slide	3
Captain Kidd's	1996	Under 54"	Interactive pirate ship for children	1
Caribbean Cooler	1987	Over 42" (under 48" requires a lifejacket, under 42" must be accompanied by adult)	Lazy river	2
Castaway Cove	1982	21 years or older	Adult restaurant, pool, and swim-up bar	1
Coconut Cove	1992	Over 42" (under 60" requires a lifejacket, under 42" must be accompanied by adult)	Family	2
Constrictor	2013	Over 48"	Enclosed slide	5
Crocodile Isle	1989	Under 54"	Water playground for children	1
Hurricane Falls	1999	Over 46"	Inner tube slide	5
Paradise Falls	2003	Over 40" for large slides(Between 36" and 48" for small slides)	Interactive play structure	2
Predator's Plunge	2013	Over 48"	Drop-launch capsule slides	5
Riptide Raceway	2021	Over 42"	Enclosed mat racing slide	4
Shark's Revenge	2013	Over 48"	Enclosed slide	5
Splash Island	2015	Between 40" and 54"	Interactive kid's area	1
Surf City Wave Pool	1982	Over 42" (under 52" requires a lifejacket, under 42" must be accompanied by adult)	A wave pool with a maximum depth of six feet (altered from eight feet after the 2019 season).	4
Typhoon	1983	Over 48"	Racing slide	4

Incidents

Main article: Incidents at Six Flags parks

August 2019

On August 24, 2019, a pair of guests in the eight foot section of the one million gallon wave pool summoned lifeguards to enter the water to retrieve the submerged victim, 14-year-old boy, who had been under water for sixteen minutes. Though EMTs were able to regain a pulse, he was declared brain dead a week later after his 15th birthday. His organs were donated. In the wrongful death lawsuit which followed, the park settled for an unspecified sum.

July 2022

On July 5, 2022, CPR was performed on a, 6-year-old girl pulled from Coconut Cove at Oceans of Fun.^[6] One eyewitness reported foam coming from her mouth and nose during CPR. The Coconut Cove section of the park was shut down after the incident. On July 12, 2022, media reports indicated that the, girl had died from her injuries.