July 2010

EDITOR'S CORNER

Weighing In
Knott's Soak City Waterpark will weigh riders on its Pacific Spin slide. This is in response to orders from Cal-OSHA which found that several incidents were caused by overweight rafts. It appears that the weighing will be done by group (not individuals). Certainly there's been talk of weight requirements for a while, but is this finally something that's going to become the norm?

Kendra Kozen is the senior editor of Waterparks + Resorts Today and Aquatics International. In her blog, she shares relevant news and discusses topics of interest to waterpark and resort operators.

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