SPLASHY OPENING; VALENCIA WATER PARK WELCOMES GUESTS.Byline: Stacy Brown Daily News Staff Writer After a long rainy winter and spring, Six Flags For the national flags of Texas, see . Six Flags (NYSE: SIX) is the world's largest chain of amusement parks and theme parks and is headquartered in New York City. There are 20 such parks run by Six Flags. California opened its Hurricane Harbor water park for the summer season Saturday as throngs of patrons splashed their way through a sun-baked day. ``This is so much fun,'' exclaimed 14-year-old Juanita Avila of McFarland, Calif. ``The weather is nice and the water is enjoyable.'' Now in its fourth season, Hurricane Harbor features more than 22 slides and attractions, including the popular Black Snake black snake, name for several snakes, not all closely related, that are black in color. In the United States the name is applied chiefly to the black racer and to the black rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta), both partly arboreal in their habits. Summit, which park officials said has the two tallest, enclosed en·close also in·close tr.v. en·closed, en·clos·ing, en·clos·es 1. To surround on all sides; close in. 2. To fence in so as to prevent common use: enclosed the pasture. , speed slides in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . ``After all the rain we've had, it's nice to open on a day like today,'' said park spokesman Andy Gallardo. Saturday was also Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. Appreciation Day at the amusement park amusement park, a commercially operated park offering various forms of entertainment, such as arcade games, carousels, roller coasters, and performers, as well as food, drink, and souvenirs. adjacent to Magic Mountain. Gallardo said the park donates 4,000 tickets each year to the local Rotary Club and schools. Students sell the tickets at a discounted price and the club and schools split the proceeds, Gallardo said. The thousands who descended upon park grounds Saturday were also treated to a larger selection of water slides. After two years of expansion and renovation, officials said they are pleased with the new attractions. ``The addition of several new thrilling water attractions complement the existing family attractions by extending appeal to a younger, more active audience,'' said Del Holland, the park's general manager. ``The expansion of slides and attractions exemplifies Six Flags' commitment to provide even greater quality fun for Southern California residents and visitors,'' Holland said. Seattle resident and Santa Clarita Valley native Dan Pashon seized the opportunity to make the trip south for opening day with his family. ``I wanted to beat the rush, so we came down early,'' Pashon said as he made a big splash Big Splash could refer to:
 `, tə–), prohibition of an act or the use of an object or word under pain of punishment. Tower. The park will be open daily beginning June 1 before closing in September, Gallardo said. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos PHOTO (1-2--Color) Left, crowds splash in artificial waves at Hurricane Harbor in Valencia on Saturday during the first day of business in 1998. Above, two children use towels to ward off occasionally chilly temperatures. (3) Juanita Avila, 14, plunges into a pool below the Lightning Falls slide at Hurricane Harbor in Valencia. John Lazar/Special to the Daily News |
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