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The most popular water ride at Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom
in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is the Aqua Blast. Four or five people
fill up a raft, and then splash through the length of a waterslide.
Park spokesperson Chris Ozimek says while guests are busy playing
in the water, they might not notice efforts the park is making do
deal with the drought.
"We do have a water park to operate, but the water park water
is recycled," says Ozimek. "So, whereas you may see a
lot of water running, it is recycled. But the decorative fountains
in the park are all dried up."
Dorney Park isn't the only location conserving water. Audrey Shapiro,
spokesperson for Sesame Place in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, says that
park also filters and recycles water. But decorative fountains won't
be the only things shut off for the season.
"Sesame Place will not be operating a few of the water attractions
such as our water tower and our water maze and balance beams because
of the drought restrictions," she says. "We've also closed
down a ride, which will help save gallons of water."
Shapiro adds that the park is holding off on watering some of its
lawns until the drought emergency is lifted.
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