| Mackinaw Water Park | |
| Prepare yourself for a wet and wild water adventure next time you visit Mackinaw City with the grand opening of Mackinaw’s very own Water Park slated for this July. Thunder Falls Water Park is located at 14819 Nicolet Ave., accessible from Interstate 75 exits 337 and 338 and nearly impossible to miss. The newest attraction to hit Mackinaw City since the introduction to the Crossings, Thunder Falls Water Park is expected to be the home of the largest dynamic wave pool in Michigan with a facility boasting more than 20 acres of property and 12 water slides reaching as high as 425 feet above ground. |
 Mackinaw Water Park |
An estimated 250,000 gallons of water will
be contained in the wave pool alone and an additional 500,000 gallons will
travel in a continuous flowing loop otherwise known as the “lazy river”. An
astounding 3.996 million gallons of water will be pumped and filtered each day
during the summer at a rate of 3,700 gallons of water per minute. To enhance the
park’s overall design, more than 200 trees were saved to be incorporated and
transplanted throughout the grounds helping to create the general feel of the
forest within the facility.
The park features a tots “sprayground” for toddlers and an aqua-play apparatus
that sprays out water for small children to play in. Thunder Falls also has two
different slide towers, family-oriented tube slides and body slides as well as
three other speed slides. For more family fun and convenience the park also
offers up arcade games, prizes, video attractions, a food and beverage service
and will host special events with radio stations during the course of the
summer. General admission for a day at the water park is $21.95, with child
tickets at $15.95 and senior citizens over the age of 63 at $16.95. Starting at
5:00 p.m. daily all ages are $12.95 and tots unable to walk on their own are
free of charge. If you plan on being in the area for an extended period of time
season passes are also available. For more information feel free to visit them
on their website