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damn i remember the jams they had :pimp damn a end of an era :pimp this is the last weekend to go. :(


PHOENIX (AP) - Big Surf water park, known for its man-made waves for the past 40 years, will close at the end of the day Monday and officials say its future is unclear.

Golfland Entertainment Inc. has operated the park since 1991 and is giving up its lease on the Tempe facility to concentrate on newer parks in Arizona and California.

Big Surf's 2.5-million-gallon wave pool is 1 of the largest in the world.

The park's innovative wave machine produced five- to six-foot waves that could be ridden with a conventional surfboard.

The 12.5-acre site opened in 1969 and hosted numerous concerts in the 1970s including shows by Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Rod Stewart and Chicago.

So it's just closing? Isn't it popular any longer?

i havent been in over 10 years passed by it alot over the years

Interesting....if it stays closed that is a lot of water that can be used someplace else :)

I remember going there as a kid, times were good then. We at least had a place to go swim besides the river.

I always drive by there and never see it open. I just figured it closed many years ago.

yeah me 2 kiwanis park has 1 over on baseline

I remember when they drained the wave pool and had an amazing skateboard contest and demo, back in the late 80's.

anybody remember the kukq jams those juicy booty contest damn ass everywhere meat factory damn i was wiping off booty juice for about a week

brassmonkey are you in AZ?

Yeah I read that yesterday. Doesn't say its closing for good, just that its losing its management company. I'm sure it will gain new mgmt and continue on. I went there dozens of times as a kid, fun memories.