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Fact Sheet
- Located in Yorkville, Ill., Raging Waves is the state’s largest outdoor waterpark, sitting on more than 40 acres.
- Open June 2008, USA Today named Raging Waves as Illinois’ Top Summer Destination.
- Brock the Crocodile and Izzy the Platypus are the mascots of the Australian-themed waterpark.
- With 18 slides, wave pool, and kiddie area, the waterpark’s main attractions include: Crocodile Mile Family Raft Ride, Boomerang Tornado Ride, and the Three Sisters Tube Rides.
- Ninety percent of the rides are multi-person rides—some carry up to four people—allowing full families to participate in water rides together.
- Discount passes and packages are available including: season passes, family day passes, group passes, birthday packages, corporate event packages, and more.
- Twenty private cabanas are available for rent, offering a shaded, private patio, a server, lounge chairs, picnic table, preferred parking, and more.
- Free parking is available, and the entire waterpark is a non-smoking facility.
- More than 400 people are hired as seasonal employees early June through early September.
- Lifeguards are licensed through the Jeff Ellis & Associates International Lifeguard Training Program.
Raging Waves Waterpark is green:
- The trans-fat free cooking oil is recycled and sent to a biofuel company for use as alternative fuel;
- Pools are solar-heated;
- Water is recycled to irrigate the park’s landscaping;
- Raging Waves participates in a recycling program.
- The total water used during the season is the same amount as that used by 35 single-family homes
in a year.
- The waterpark’s landscaping includes 798 trees, 1,156 bushes, and 273 containers of
ornamental grasses.
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