Holiday World · Operating
Tembo Tides
Junior wave pool · Splashin' Safari
A children's wave pool with a 36-inch max depth and Tembo the Elephant spray figure — 54-inch maximum rider height.
At a glance
Key facts for Tembo Tides.
Type
Water ride
Status
Operating
Subtype
Junior wave pool
Land
Park
Specifications
Sourced stats for Tembo Tides.
Ride profile
Water ride · Junior wave pool
- kids
- water
- wave-pool
Experience
Junior wave pool
Specs source: holidayworld.com
History
Sourced timeline and background for Tembo Tides.
Timeline
Tembo Tides opens
Background
Tembo Tides gives smaller guests their own wave pool — gentle sets in water no deeper than about three feet, watched over by Tembo the Elephant's trunk spray near the entrance.
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Sources & official links
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- Tembo Tides — official ride pageholidayworld.com(opens in a new tab)
- Holiday World — official siteholidayworld.com(opens in a new tab)
- Holiday World on Coaster AtlasPark page
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- Hero photo (Holiday World · Official park media)Image license & attribution(opens in a new tab)
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