1,000-Gallon Bucket & 17 Slides: Splash Island Now Open

(Arlington, Texas) When it gets too hot for you in Texas, you can seek refuge and get drenched from the 1,000-gallon tipping bucket at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor in Arlington.

All you have to do is stand there, brace yourself, and feel the power of the water come over you and hope you don't lose your balance!

A Splash Zone Built Just for Kids

The 1,000-gallon tipping bucket is part of Hurricane Harbor's largest park improvement to date, designed especially for families and younger guests.

'Splash Island' is a massive family water playground that features 17 new slides, more than 100 interactive water features, and a towering, multi-level treehouse play structure that tops 50 feet high.

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Arlington

Park’s Largest Upgrade in 40 Years

Splash Island covers 58,000 square feet and is the park's largest improvement and expansion project in the park's 40+ year history.

Now, younger kids have their own space to explore while their older siblings hit the big slides.

The new kid-sized slides offer plenty of drops and twists for them, just like the big slides do. As a parent, many of the slides allow you to slide down along with the youngest of children. Now they're having as much fun as their siblings and not just sitting in a kiddie wading pool.

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Park Manager Heather Blair says in a press release,

Splash Island was designed with our families in mind. It provides tons of fun for kids and parents alike, and a place for everyone to relax in the nearby cabanas while they savor our new food and beverage offerings.'

Parent-Friendly Features and Food Upgrades

With the new water playground, the park has added new double-decker family cabanas, other park improvements, along with new dining options featuring brisket and pulled pork and other offerings from the Smokehouse On The Water restaurant.

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Arlington

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There is still time for you to get to Arlington to let your smaller ones experience the all-new water slides and that big tipping bucket.

You'll probably have more fun standing under it than they will!

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Source: Massive New Splash Island Opens at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor

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