The Beach (water park)

For the water park in Ohio, see The Beach at Adventure Landing.

The Beach was a 14-acre water park in Albuquerque, New Mexico.^[1][2][3] The park was started in 1987, its final open season was 2004, and it was closed in 2005.^[4] The park's land was put up for sale in 2014.^[5] When the park was active, the three 75-foot slides used to tower over Interstate 25.^[6]

The Beach

Location	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Coordinates	35.13233°N 106.613087°W / 35.13233; -106.613087
Status	Defunct
Opened	1987
Closed	2005
Attractions
Water rides	10

Attractions

• Wave Pool – the main feature of the park was a 700,000 gallon pool that generated ocean-like waves.
• Kiddie Pool – a miniature version of the park for kids, it had slides, a kiddie lazy river, a waterfall, a water umbrella, and a big purple dinosaur
• Lazy River – a tube-ride river like oval that circled the vast majority of the park, it had multiple stops, at the kiddie pool, wave pool, slides, bathhouse and an ice cream shop.
• 4 and 8 Foot Tube-Slides – these were both slides that ran downhill. The four foot slide was a narrower slide with a faster current, the eight foot slide was a wider slide with a slower current.
• The Silver Bullet - a body-slide that accommodated smaller children than their tower slides.
• The Black Hole - a body-slide that was encompassed by a darkened tunnel, it led to a 3-foot deep catch pool.
• The Plunge - a 75-foot "free-fall style" body-slide that led to a 3-foot deep catch pool.
• The Scream – a 75-foot open slide with less-intense drop than The Plunge.
• The Rolling Thunder - a 75-foot fully enclosed body slide with twists and turns.