New inflatable aqua park is making quite a splash
The launch of the new inflatable course at Mountbatten Centre has gone swimmingly with every session fully booked.
The new course, which has been titled Aquadash! following a naming competition, opened on Sunday morning and the response has been phenomenal, with people flocking to the centre to get a glimpse of the aqua park.
The Hilsea venue announced the new attraction at the end of last month and customers have been eagerly waiting for the open day.
AquaDash! is a 25-metre double run with daring features including the hump, demolition ball, basher wall, mangle and the lighthouse.
Families came to the centre on Sunday to attend the first session of the inflatable course and every space yesterday was booked.
Maria Brewer brought her two daughters, aged 9 and 12, along with two friends as a treat before they go back to school.
She said: ‘We have just come back from a holiday in Egypt and they were loving the swimming so I thought I would book this as something fun before they go back.
‘I managed to get the last four tickets.’
Everyone was having a brilliant time and the water course was not just being attempted by the youngsters, but also by adults who wanted to take on some of the challenge.
Carol Dickenson was sat in the viewing area while her 13-year-old, Zac, enjoyed his hour of climbing the obstacle course and said that it is a brilliant addition to the centre.
She said: ‘He has been coming here since he was a baby to do his swimming lessons and he saw it advertised on their Facebook page so we booked it because he is always here – it is like a second home.
‘It is really good, it is about time that something was done for the kids.’
Kerri Thomas surprised her three children after she booked tickets for them to have a go on the AquaDash!
She saw the announcement on Facebook and managed to get three tickets before they quickly sold out.
She said: ‘They were chuffed to bits.’
To book a session, visit the Mounbatten Centre website.