Golfland Sunsplash
Golfland-Sunsplash is a water park and family entertainment center located in Mesa, AZ. The location is separated into two parks. Golfland operates as a year-round FEC and features three miniature golf courses, an arcade, a pizza restaurant, a go-cart track, bumper cars, and bumper boats. Sunsplash operates in the summer and features 29 water-based attractions.
 The Castle at Golfland-Sunsplash | |
| Location | 155 West Hampton Avenue, Mesa, Arizona |
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| Coordinates | 33°23′17″N 111°50′15″W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opened | 1983 |
| Owner | Golfland Entertainment Centers |
| Slogan | Arizona's Number One Destination for Family Fun! |
| Operating season | March-Sept for Waterpark, All year for Golfland |
| Attractions | |
| Total | 34 |
| Water rides | 29 |
| Website | Official website |
The park opened in 1983 and the water park opened in 1986.
Golfland-Sunsplash is owned and operated by Golfland Entertainment Centers, Inc. Golfland Entertainment Centers was founded in 1953 and currently operates 8 properties. Mesa Golfland Sunsplash in Arizona, and 7 in California (including Roseville Golfland Sunsplash - a similar facility with a separate FEC and water park located in Roseville, California ).
Notable Events
- In the movie Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Bill, Ted, and Napoleon visit a fictional waterpark called Waterloo in San Dimas, CA. The scenes at Waterloo are a cross between establishing shots at San Dimas Raging Waters and shots with the actors at Golfland Sunsplash.
Notable rides and attractions
- Thunder Bay is a 450,000 gallon wave pool.
- Splashwater Harbor Slides are the original four tube slides. There are two dark slides and two regular slides.
- Master Blaster (2002) is a water slide that uses jets to propel riders uphill, similar to a roller coaster.
- Sidewinder (2005) is a half-pipe style water slide.
- The Cauldron (2008) is a single rider body slide that drops into an open bowl. The first ever bowl slide was built at Golfland Sunsplash in Roseville, CA in 1999.
- Thunder Falls (2010) is a seven-story family raft ride with three high speed drops.
- The Stormrider (2011) is a four-person behemoth-bowl slide. At nearly 8 stories tall, it is one of the tallest slides in the southwest. The first ever Behemoth Bowl slide was built at Golfland Sunsplash in Roseville, CA in 2004.
- The Revolution (2012) is a two-person bowl slide with a high speed drop.
- Double Dare (2014) consists of two parallel racing body slides that start with ProSlide Technology's SkyBox trap door launch system.