Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger
May 24, 2014 9:13 a.m.
According to employees of Oceanus Slides, LLC, the Main Beach Waterslide will open today at 9:30 a.m. Workers began preparing for the grand opening early this morning. Preparation involves 20 minutes for inflation , followed by a thorough cleaning.
Photo courtesy of Michael Leary
There is no age limit, but younger children will be required to have an adult accompany them (no charge for the adult). The basic prices are $3.00 a ride, $5.00 for two rides, or $25.00 for an all day pass. Season passes are available for $150, although buyer be aware, the agreement allows the city to shut down the operation at anytime. Normal hours of operation are expected to be 10 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.
And what a day it is for it—–I wonder how many adults will be “frowning” about this compared to the number of “kids” “laughing as they go down it? The problem is simple. To all you “frowning” adults”
,—-Let that inner child out. Go home get a suit, grab a kool-aid and come back and play as you did when you were a kid. The world is full of opinionated adults—-more should be fun loving kids who just happen to wear bigger suits and make a bigger splash as they go down the slide.
My inner child has been out for years. The slide is one of the ugliest things I have ever seen.
Awesome, hope people enjoy it. It’s not here forever, it’s just for a season….enjoy something different for a time.
Bruce, I don’t think you will get one kid in the world to agree with you!!!! Enjoy the summer, Why not meet Dave Scott and I down there one day and give it a try?
It’s a fun idea but it’s really expensive. I can’t see putting my kids on there for 2 slides and then having to argue with them because they only got to play for a few minutes and don’t want to leave. We can’t afford to spend $50 for a day of play. Our friends have 4 kids. It would cost them $100 for thier kids. I’d rather go to the water park in St. Marys. More for your money. I wish we could get a water park built here. It would get a lot of use and make money for our town.