A multi-million-dollar investment in a Margaritaville-branded facility on the shores of Lake Lanier will bring Georgia its first rush-inducing “waterslide coaster” next year, officials announced today.
Margaritaville at Lanier Islands plans to add an “iconic” tower of four new slides that project leaders say will mark the Peach State’s largest slide complex, totaling 15 slides overall with the Big Kahuna new coaster attraction called “Apocalypso” being the centerpiece.
It’s being called the largest investment in Margaritaville at Lanier Islands—a Buford thrills and chill park located about 45 miles north of Atlanta—in decades. The waterpark was originally called LanierWorld but was rebranded as Margaritaville in 2018.
The expansion is being created in partnership with international aquatic attraction designer WhiteWater West, per Margaritaville officials.
Courtesy of Margaritaville at Lanier Islands
Apocalypso is billed as the “ultimate fusion waterslide,” with 418 feet of slide and an average water speed of 30 mph. The ride is described as follows:
“[It] opens with the largest blasterango drop in the U.S. that sends riders on rafts careening down steep valleys and then blasting them up hills, culminating in a final, dramatic valley before reaching a near-vertical ascent up Apocalypso’s wall and encountering one last surprise hump for an electrifying finish.”
The other three new slides will incorporate a “range of thrill levels” for both kids and parents, officials say.
The Margaritaville at Lanier Islands additions are expected to debut during the 2024 season. The park is offering a sale on winter 2023 and summer 2024 season passes ($99.99 per person) over Labor Day weekend, along with other deals, as a means of celebrating the future tubes. Admission rates currently start at $54.99 daily.
For a better illustration of what's bound for Buford, see the below descriptions and follow the short video links to see attractions similar to those coming next year to Margaritaville at Lanier Islands:
• Apocalypso (video of Soaky Mountain The Edge, Boomerango slide in Tennessee)
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Description: "Dreamsicle Dive features a closed and open tube that delivers high-intensity, next-level fun."
• Dreamsicle Dive (video of Studio City, Macau, China)
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Description: "Serpentine Storm combines the high-banking rotations of a bowl with the rapid descent of a downward-spiraling flume."
• Serpentine Storm (video of TailSpin Wet-N-Wild in Sydney, Australia)
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Description: "Mango Mania is an aqua tube waterslide featuring varying slopes and slide paths perfect for younger thrill seekers."
• Mango Mania (image from Island Water Park at Showboat Resort Atlantic City)
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