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A big, multi-coloured slide is set to open at in Tsawwassen.

Park operators promise sliders on the so-called 鈥淏oomerango鈥� will 鈥渃ruise along then suddenly plunge six storeys at scream speed to be shot up a towering vertical wall then (boomerang) into an epic plummet at epic speeds.鈥�

The new slide, billed as the largest in Western Canada, will open to the public this weekend, with the first 100 sliders on Saturday (July 21) to receive an official Big Splash Boomerang.

In celebration of the ride鈥檚 opening, the park will offer 鈥渁n array of Boomerango-themed culinary options throughout the weekend, including Boomerango milkshakes and burgers, and Boomerango cocktails for adults,鈥� according to operators. 鈥淭he park will even be renaming the Big Splash Burger the 鈥淏oomerango Burger鈥� for the weekend.鈥�

Nothing was removed to make way for Boomerango, which is valued at around $1.5 million, according to park operators Executive Hotels and Resorts.

The seven-acre Big Splash park officially opened for the summer on June 23.

鈥淚t was important for us to introduce a number of thrilling new features that would make our park unforgettable,鈥� stated park GM Harold Frederiks at the time. 鈥淔rom the Boomerango, to renovated slides and pools, we cannot wait for guests to come experience everything we have to offer this season.鈥�

A free shuttle now transports guests to the park from River Rock Casino Resort/Bridgeport Skytrain station.

For the summer, Big Splash is open seven days a week from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Details are posted at .

The park, .

In Aldergrove, the new Otter Co-op Outdoor Experience is among features at Aldergrove Credit Union Community Centre, at 27032 Fraser Hwy. The slide park was opened on June 29.

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