DEMAND DRIES OUT SEASON PASS SALES ONLY DAILY ADMISSION TICKETS WILL BE OFFERED FOR WATER PARK VISITORS.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE -- DryTown Water Park season pass sales will end Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. , after people purchased far more than city officials expected for the park's inaugural season. Starting Monday and through Labor Day Labor Day, holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Monday in September to honor the laborer. It was inaugurated by the Knights of Labor in 1882 and made a national holiday by the U.S. Congress in 1894. , patrons will be able to buy only daily admission tickets. ``We were overwhelmed o·ver·whelm tr.v. o·ver·whelmed, o·ver·whelm·ing, o·ver·whelms 1. To surge over and submerge; engulf: waves overwhelming the rocky shoreline. 2. a. with the season passes. Our goal was 1,000. We've nearly doubled that,'' Parks and Recreation Director Russ Bird said. Through Sunday, officials expect to sell about 2,000 season passes. Season passes will be on sale from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. today and Sunday at the water park ticket office, 3850-B E. Ave. S Ave. abbr. avenue Ave. avenue Ave. abbr (= avenue) → Av., Avda . Buyers must present a valid driver's license Noun 1. driver's license - a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle driver's licence, driving licence, driving license license, permit, licence - a legal document giving official permission to do something or California identification card to qualify for the discounted Palmdale resident price. Opened Memorial Day weekend, the $15.4 million park has been drawing about 2,000 people on Saturdays and Sundays, though less during the week because most schools are still in session, Bird said. The park's capacity is 2,400 people, with room for 600 more after the adjoining swimming pool opens Monday. One reason for halting halt·ing adj. 1. Hesitant or wavering: a halting voice. 2. Imperfect; defective: halting verse. 3. Limping; lame. season pass sales after Sunday is to make sure people who want to come just for a day can get in, Bird said. ``We just want to make sure it's available to the entire community,'' he said. He said he expects officials will make further adjustments in operations after this inaugural year. The western-themed water park is in the 33-acre Oasis Park, on Avenue S at 40th Street East, one of two ``superparks'' financed with a special tax that Palmdale property owners approved in 2002. The other was an expanded Marie Kerr Park, which gained a swimming pool and an amphitheater amphitheater (ăm`fəthē'ətər, ăm`pə–), open structure used for the exhibition of gladiatorial contests, struggles of wild beasts, sham sea battles, and similar spectacles. . Season passes cost $53 for Palmdale residents, $64 for nonresidents. A Family Pack of four season passes costs $180 for Palmdale residents, $218 for nonresidents; passes for additional family members are $50 for residents, $60 for nonresidents. Daily admission for patrons ages 9 and older is $12 for Palmdale residents, $15 for nonresidents. Tickets for Palmdale children ages 3 to 8 cost $7, $10 for nonresidents. Palmdale seniors age 62 or older pay $7, or $10 for nonresidents. Military personnel tickets cost $10, for both residents and nonresidents. CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- 2 -- color; 2 ran in AV edition only) A youngster enjoys a ride in the Devil's Punch Bowl
(3 -- ran in AV edition only) Visitors enjoy the Big Rock River ride at DryTown Water Park in Palmdale, which opened Memorial Day weekend. Andy Holzman/Staff Photographer |
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