Waterbom Bali, voted AsiaТs #1 waterpark by TripAdvisorТs Travellers Choice Awards 2022, broke ground this month on stage one of a massive park expansion, set to open in 2023 as the park also celebrates its 30th Anniversary.
WaterbomТs expansion will add 1.3 hectares of fun to the park, with sustainability at its core. Expect a new tropical, lagoon pool and sunken pool bar, sun lounges submerged in the water, poolside gazebos, new restaurants, a winding slide tower centrepiece with cantilevered viewing platform, and of course new slides.
With original plans to launch the new slides and pool area in 2020, the covid pandemic put this on hold. Instead the land next door to the park was transformed into a farm and garden area by the team, to provide veggies and fruit at ultra low prices to the 300 staff members kept on during the pandemic closures. Since BaliТs borders re-opened in April 2022, the recovery process has been slow but steady, and as the park is filling with guests again, Waterbom is ready to grow organically in their Kuta location, and expand to offer over 5 hectares of fun and eco-friendly water adventures.
With a collective vision from WaterbomТs Founder, CEO and management team working closely with Australian-trained architect Conchita Blanco of Blanco Studio Bali, the focal point of the new space will be the sustainably-designed 20 metre tall slide tower, an impressive monument featuring a cantilevered viewing platform allowing guests to enjoy a tree-top view over the park and new lagoon pool area.
"I designed a tower which is intertwined between the slides and through the trees as one unified piece. I wanted to create a sense of continuity by designing an experience of moving in a circular direction as you would when you are inside the waterslides. We want the guest's journey to the top of the tower to be a sensory climb through nature, while winding around the slides." said Conchita Blanco, Architect, Blanco Studio.
Participants discussed the boundary between nature and ecotourism, whether mass visits to unique areas can remain safe, the responsibilities of investors, and how to prepare tourists for visiting specially protected natural areas.
The head of state expressed confidence that the Forum will be held at a high level, and that its results will contribute to the development of tourism in Russia and the expansion of humanitarian and business ties.
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