$5M waterpark upgrades, additions mark largest-ever investment at East Park

The $5 million investment at East Park in London, Ont., will see two classic waterslides upgraded and the two mat slides replaced with a five-slide tower.

In addition to replacing two old slides, East Park London’s two original 1982 mat slides will be replaced with a five-slide tower that includes three mat slides, a twisty or serpentine slide and what’s known as a “toilet bowl” slide in what management calls the park’s largest-ever single-time investment.

The $5-million investment at the waterpark is the “biggest” in the entire park’s history, surpassing even the wave pool in 2018, general manager Alon Shatil said Tuesday.

“It’s adding to the capacity of our water park,” he explained.

“What that translates to for those Londoners and beyond that love to come and enjoy our water park is shorter lineups and more capacity.”

The bullet and caterpillar waterslides that have been at the park since their acquisition from Wally World in 2003 are being replaced with “the same classic design,” according to the park.

The two mat slides, from 1982, are being replaced with a five-slide tower that will include three mat racers and even allow the opportunity for time races.

“You’re not going to be on the same slide. There’s three slides side by each: red, blue and green,” Shatil explained.

“There will even be a timing system to tell you who who was the fastest down.”