A water park is an amusement park that features water play areas such as swimming pools,water slides,splash pads,water playgrounds,and lazy rivers,as well as areas for floating,bathing,swimming,and other barefoot environments. Modern water parks may also be equipped with some type of artificial surfing or bodyboarding environment,such as a wave pool or flowrider.
Schlitterbahn is an American brand of water parks and resorts owned by Six Flags Entertainment Corporation. It was previously a company family owned and operated by the Henry family that was based in New Braunfels,Texas. Schlitterbahn opened its first location,Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort,in 1979. At its peak,the company consisted of five outdoor waterparks,two indoor waterparks,and three resorts.
Schlitterbahn Waterpark Kansas City was a water park in Kansas City,Kansas. It was announced in September 2005 by Schlitterbahn Waterparks and opened on July 15,2009. It was conceived as a 370-acre (150-hectare) and $750 million development including a nearly 40-acre (16-hectare) waterpark,which was Schlitterbahn's fourth waterpark and its first outside Texas.
Tracey Robert Mann is an American businessman and politician who has served as the U.S. representative from Kansas's 1st congressional district since 2021. The district,popularly known as "the Big First," includes parts of 63 counties in central and western Kansas and is the seventh-largest district in the nation that does not cover an entire state.
Derek Larkin Schmidt is an American lawyer and politician who served as the Kansas Attorney General from 2011 to 2023. A Republican,Schmidt was first elected to office serving in the Kansas Senate,where he represented the 15th district from 2001 to 2011,and served as Agriculture Committee chairman and Senate majority leader. Schmidt became the state attorney general in 2011,after he defeated incumbent Democrat Stephen Six.
Dennis D. Pyle is a Republican member of the Kansas Senate,representing the 1st district since 2005. He ran for governor of Kansas in the 2022 election.
Jeffrey William Colyer is an American surgeon and politician who served as the 47th governor of Kansas from January 31,2018,to January 14,2019. A member of the Republican Party,he was the 49th lieutenant governor of Kansas from 2011 to 2018. Colyer served in the Kansas House of Representatives from 2007 to 2009 and the Kansas Senate from 2009 to 2011. He assumed the governorship when Sam Brownback resigned to become United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. Colyer ran for a full term as governor in 2018,but narrowly lost the Republican primary to Kansas secretary of state Kris Kobach,who in turn lost the general election to Democratic nominee Laura Kelly.
Chris Biggs is an American lawyer and politician who was the 30th Secretary of State of Kansas. He was appointed on March 16,2010,by Governor Mark Parkinson to replace Ron Thornburgh who resigned on February 15,2010. On Nov. 2nd,2010,he was defeated for election to a full term by a wide margin.
The Golden Ticket Award for Best New Ride is presented by Amusement Today to the best new attraction in the water park industry. The award was presented for best new attraction in both water parks and amusement parks since its inception in 2005 until 2018.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Kansas on November 4,2014. Primary elections were held on August 5.
The 2020 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 3,2020,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Kansas,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Roger Wayne Marshall is an American politician,physician,and former military officer serving as the junior United States senator from Kansas since 2021. A member of the Republican Party,he served from 2017 to 2021 as the U.S. representative for Kansas's 1st congressional district,a mostly rural district covering much of the western and northern parts of the state.
Verrückt was a custom water coaster water slide located at the Schlitterbahn Kansas City water park in Kansas City,Kansas,United States. At the height of 168 feet 7 inches (51.38 m),Verrückt became the world's tallest water slide when it opened on July 10,2014,surpassing Kilimanjaro at Aldeia das Águas Park Resort in Brazil. The ride was designed at the park,led by John Schooley with assistance from park co-owner Jeff Henry. It was featured on an episode of Xtreme Waterparks on the Travel Channel in June 2014,shortly before the ride opened. Verrückt permanently closed in 2016 following a fatal incident involving the decapitation of Caleb Schwab,the 10-year-old son of Kansas state legislator Scott Schwab.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas were held on November 3,2020,to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Kansas,one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
A general election was held in the state of Kansas on November 6,2018. Primary elections were held on August 7,2018.
The 2022 Kansas Secretary of State election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the Secretary of State of Kansas. Incumbent Republican Scott Schwab won re-election to a second term,defeating Democratic candidate Jeanna Repass with 58.4% of the vote.
Mike Brown is an American politician from Kansas who currently serves as the Chairman of the Kansas Republican Party. from2017-2021 Brown served as a Johnson County Commissioner and as the Vice Chairman of the Johnson County Board of County Commissioners,leading the charge for lower taxes,smaller government,and more freedom. In 2022,Brown ran statewide garnering 45%+ of the vote in the Republican Primary election for Kansas Secretary of State on a platform of “Election Integrity First”,driving change. His well-received grassroots campaign led to many changes in Kansas Statute tightening Kansas election laws and processes.
Brad Boyd is an American politician who formerly served as a state representative in the Kansas House of Representatives. He represented the 49th district from January 9,2023 until his resignation on December 15,2023. He was first elected in 2022 against Republican Party nominee Kristen A. Clark.
The Water Slide is a 2018 documentary short film by Nathan Truesdell.
