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Meltdown Retires This Summer: Come Ride Before September 9

August 16, 2018

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Our favorite high-speed surf-boggan slide will retire this summer. Before you have a Meltdown, come challenge the raging waters to get one final ride in. Visit before the Water Country USA season ends, September 9, 2018.



BUT WAIT, there’s more – something NEW is coming to Water Country USA in 2019. We can't tell you what it is yet, but we can't wait to share it with you! Tune in to Facebook Live on September 5 at 7 pm for a special announcement.


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