World Waterpark Association

World Waterpark Association
Abbreviation WWA
Formation 1982
Type non-profit organization
Headquarters Overland Park, Kansas, U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Services Education, Amusement Industry Association, Trade News, Trade Shows,
Mark Moore
14
Staff (2016)
9
Website www.waterparks.org

The World Waterpark Association (WWA), which was started in 1982, is an international not-for-profit member-based trade association that serves waterparks, aquatic venues and spray parks. The WWA is focused on providing its 1200 members with the education and networking that they need to operate safely and effectively.[1]

History & organization

Founded in 1982, World Waterpark Association was inspired by the creativity and success of George Millay, the “Father of the Waterpark,”[2] who designed the industry-changing SeaWorld and Wet 'n Wild amusement parks.[3]

The WWA is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors consisting of 14 waterpark owners, operators, suppliers and developers. The term of each board position is 2 years. A Governance Committee comprises the chairman, vice chairman, treasurer and secretary.

Services

WWA is the founding organization for the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson, a worldwide event that focuses on the importance of learning to swim and the need for drowning prevention education. On June 20, 2014, they broke the world record with 36,564 participants at multiple venues in 480 locations in 22 countries.[4]

World Waterpark Magazine

World Waterpark Magazine is a trade journal for the global water park industry. It is published 10 times a year in both print and digital version.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "About WWA". www.waterparks.org. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  2. ↑ "Theme Park Industry Mourns Death of Legendary George Millay; Visionary Founded the SeaWorld Marine Parks and Wet 'n Wild Orlando, the World's First Waterpark | Business Wire". www.businesswire.com. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  3. ↑ "World Waterpark Association". www.pgpedia.com. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  4. ↑ "Largest swimming lesson (multiple venues)". Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  5. ↑ "Magazine". www.waterparks.org. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/17/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.