Golfland Sunsplash facts for kids
The Castle at Golfland-Sunsplash
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| Location | 155 West Hampton Avenue, Mesa, Arizona |
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| Coordinates | 33°23′17″N 111°50′15″W / 33.388°N 111.8375°W |
| Status | open |
| Opened | 1983 |
| Owner | Golfland Entertainment Centers |
| Slogan | Arizona's Number One Destination for Family Fun! |
| Operating season | March-Sept for Waterpark, All year for Golfland |
| Attractions | |
| Total | 34 |
| Water rides | 29 |
Golfland-Sunsplash is a super fun place in Mesa, Arizona. It's actually two parks in one! It has a water park and a family amusement center.
The Golfland part is open all year. It has three miniature golf courses where you can play mini-golf. There's also an arcade with lots of games. You can grab a bite at the pizza restaurant. Plus, there are go-karts and bumper boats for more excitement!
The Sunsplash part is the water park. It opens during the summer months. Here, you'll find 29 different water rides and attractions.
The Golfland park first opened its doors in 1983. The Sunsplash water park was added a few years later, in 1986. Both parks are run by a company called Golfland Entertainment Centers. This company started way back in 1953. Today, they operate seven fun parks in Arizona and California.
Fun Facts and Movie Moments
Did you know Golfland-Sunsplash has been in a movie? In the film Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, the characters Bill, Ted, and Napoleon visit a made-up water park called Waterloo. Some of the scenes with the actors were filmed right here at Golfland-Sunsplash!
Awesome Rides and Water Slides
Golfland-Sunsplash has many cool rides and attractions. Here are some of the most popular ones:
Water Park Thrills
- Thunder Bay is a giant wave pool. It holds 450,000 gallons of water! You can splash and play in the waves just like at the beach.
- Splashwater Harbor Slides are some of the first slides built here. There are four tube slides in total. Two of them are dark, and two are regular slides.
- Master Blaster (built in 2002) is a special water slide. It uses jets of water to push riders uphill! It feels a bit like a roller coaster, but with water.
- Sidewinder (built in 2005) is a unique slide. It's shaped like a half-pipe, similar to what skateboarders use. You slide back and forth on the walls.
- The Cauldron (built in 2008) is a single-rider body slide. You drop into a big open bowl and spin around before exiting. The very first bowl slide was built at a Golfland park in Roseville, California in 1999.
- Thunder Falls (built in 2010) is a huge family raft ride. It's seven stories tall! You and your family can ride down together through three fast drops.
- The Stormrider (built in 2011) is another big bowl slide. Up to four people can ride together. It's almost 8 stories tall, making it one of the tallest slides in the Southwest! The first slide like this was built at a Golfland park in Roseville, California in 2004.
- The Revolution (built in 2012) is a two-person bowl slide. It starts with a super fast drop before you spin around in the bowl.
- Double Dare (built in 2014) has two parallel racing body slides. You and a friend can race each other! These slides start with a special trap door system called SkyBox.
