This is a whole new class of adventure that fills every moment with new thrills and changes the way guests play for good – like braving six record-breaking slides at Category 6, the largest waterpark at sea, and an immersive storm experience.
Excitement is incorporated into every detail of the park – with speakers inside waterslides playing curated adrenaline pumping sounds and music that matches the speed and theme of the water slide to enhance the hurricane experience.
This waterpark features:
Hurricane Hunter and Storm Surge, the first family raft slides at sea with three-four riders per raft. Bring the whole crew along on the 425 feet long Hurricane Hunter with the 360-degree tailspins extending over the deck, enhancing thrills for both the rider and guests in Surfside neighborhood nine decks below. Or experience zero gravity on the 395 feet long Storm Surge and an acrylic lotus cantilevered over the ocean, making it feel like you’ll slide off the edge of the ship. The lotus leaf extension outside the envelope of the ship was specially developed for Icon of the Seas and is a maritime engineering feat!
The 46-foot-tall Frightening Bolt is the tallest drop slide at sea featuring a nearly vertical acrylic panel and three sections of acrylic tubing appearing like the floor and slide is nonexistent. Once the floor drops, the solo rider plummets through 282 feet of thundering waterslide to the deck below.
Storm Chasers are the cruise industry’s first duo mat-racing slides. Guests can challenge a friend through the 431 feet long slides featuring adrenaline-pumping music and a timer at the end claiming the winner. Excitement peeks at the edge of the ship where three sections change to acrylic, showing the ocean below.
Plummet down the industry’s first open free-fall slide and its near vertical 66-degree incline on Pressure Drop for an epic splashdown.
Lastly, what differentiates this waterpark from others both on land and at sea, is the immersive Eye of the Storm. This experience features 3 unique storm experiences that blend a variety of water, sound, and light sequences and intensities. A storm experience shakes up the waterpark every 5 minutes as a fun surprise & delight feature for guests to enjoy while meandering throughout + in between the waterpark stair towers. Even while waiting in line, guests can hear the thunder of the Category 6 hurricane, building anticipation for the thrills to come.
Partners
- Gensler
- Jordi Esteban Studio
- Martin Aquatic Design & Engineering
- Robert Soldo Design
- wiegand.waterrides
- Wilson Butler Architects