South Bay Shores is a water park located at California's Great America amusement park in Santa Clara, California. The water park is owned and operated by Six Flags Entertainment Corporation and opened as Crocodile Dundee's Boomerang Bay in 2004. The name was shortened to Boomerang Bay in 2007. For the 2021 season, it was expanded and renamed South Bay Shores.
History
Crocodile Dundee's Boomerang Bay opened in 2004 as the first water park in Northern California to be included within an amusement park. Originally covering , the water park was expanded the following year in 2005 to with the addition of a lazy river ride, two water slides and a swimming pool. Following Cedar Fair's (now Six Flags) purchase of Paramount Parks properties in 2006, which included California's Great America, the name of the water park was shortened to Boomerang Bay for the 2007 season.
On August 8, 2019, California's Great America announced that Boomerang Bay would be renamed South Bay Shores and expanded for the 2020 season with several new additions, including a six-slide complex, eight kiddie slides, and other amenities within the complex. The park did not operate in 2020 or in the first half of the 2021 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and two stay-at-home orders issued by California Governor Gavin Newsom.
In 2022, Cedar Fair sold the land occupied by the park to Prologis, announcing intentions to permanently close Great America by 2033, as early as 2028. Cedar Fair stated that the sale will help them lower the company's corporate debt to $2 billion.
List of attractions Intensity ratingRatings assigned per California's Great America, where "1" is the least intense and "5" is the most. (out of 5) Note: Number ratings assigned per California's Great America, while the colors are unique to Wikipedia. For more details, refer to the California's Great America Guest Assistance Guide.
Name Year Opened DescriptionFormer nameManufacturerModelRatingBarracuda2021Solo inner-tube water slide with a drop at the end. Part of Pacific Surge six-slide complex.N/AWhiteWater WestOpen Flume5 Breakers Bay2007 wave pool. Great Barrier ReefWave Pool4 Coastal Cruz2004 Four-person raft water slideDidgeridoo FallsWhiteWater WestFamily Raft Ride4Feeding Frenzy2021Solo inner-tube water slide with a bowl at the end. Part of Pacific Surge six-slide complex.N/AWhiteWater WestSuper Bowl5 Mission Falls2004 Two-person inner-tube water slideDown Under ThunderWhiteWater WestBoomerango4 NorCal Wipeout2004 Fully enclosed, two-person inner-tube water slideTasmanian TyphoonWhiteWater WestWater Coaster3 Otter Trotter2004 Children's "spray-ground" with interactive fountains and other water activities.Kookaburra CayWhiteWater WestAquaSpray1 Pup's Pier2004 Family-oriented, multi-level water fortress complete with slides, bridges, and rope laddersJackaroo LandingWhiteWater WestRain Fortress 5A3 Reef Racer (1st Slide)2005 body water slide with enclosed chute and a 45-degree drop, relocated from the former Manteca Waterslides.Ripsnort RidgeProSlidePLUMMET4 Reef Racer (2nd Slide)2005 Fully enclosed body water slide over three stories tall featuring twists and serpentine curves, relocated from the former Manteca Waterslides.Screamin' WombatProSlideTurboTWISTER4 Rushin' River2005 Lazy river rideCastaway CreekWave Pool2Shark Reef Plunge2021Four fully enclosed drop capsule body water slides. Part of Pacific Surge six-slide complex. It is similar to the installations at other parks including Kings Dominion, Dorney Park, Carowinds, Cedar Point, Knott's Berry Farm, Worlds of Fun, and Kings Island.N/AWhiteWater WestAquaDrop/HSAT5 Tide Pool2005/2021 Family-friendly heated lagoon with a tropical theme. 8 new kiddie water slides added to the lagoon in 2021. Boomerang LagoonWhiteWater West (Slides)Mini Slides1
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