What is Water park?
{{distinguish|Theme park}} [[File:Sunway Lagoon2013 1.jpg|thumb|right|Aerial view of Sunway Lagoon, a popular waterpark in [[Malaysia]].]] [[Image:Aqua panorama.jpg|thumb|Waterpark in Dąbrowa Górnicza, [[Poland]]]] [[Image:Fasouri Watermania Water Park Limassol.jpg|thumb|right|Fasouri Watermania Water Park, [[Limassol]], Cyprus]] [[File:Super Tubes Hydrocoaster and The Green Room at WhiteWater World.jpg|thumb|right|[[WhiteWater World]] in [[Queensland, Australia]] featuring the Super Tubes Hydrocoaster and The Green Room.|alt=A view across Dreamworld and WhiteWater World's car park towards the Super Tubes Hydrocoaster and The Green Room.]] A '''water park''' (occasionally written as ''waterpark'') is an [[theme park]] that features water play areas, such as [[water slide]]s, [[splash pad]]s, spraygrounds (water playgrounds), [[lazy river]]s, or other recreational [[bathing]], [[human swimming|swimming]], and [[barefoot]]ing environments. Water parks in more current states of development may also have some type of artificial [[surfing]] or [[bodyboarding]] environment such as a [[wave pool]] or [[FlowRider]]. ==Evolution of water parks== Water parks have grown in popularity since their introduction in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The United States has the largest and most concentrated water park market, with over a thousand water parks and dozens of new parks opening each year. Major organizations are IAAPA (International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions) and WWA (World Waterpark Association). Water parks emerging from spas continue to more closely resemble mountain resorts as they become four-season destinations-for example, Splash Universe Water Park Resort, a member of the World Water Park Association, is themed to match the community in which it is located. The theme is intended to enhance the communities' destination appeal. Therefore, the amusement and leisure time industry is becoming more concentrated as winter sports are becoming commonplace themes in summertime water rides. A process o