Bristol’s Lake Compounce amusement park says it will open its largest-ever water slide in spring 2020.
Lake Compounce says the six-story slide, known as the Venus Vortex raft ride, will debut Memorial Day weekend next year in the Crocodile Cove water park.
Construction on the “multimillion-dollar” slide will begin in late September, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. Upon completion, the slide will become the largest attraction at the park.
During the ride, the green and yellow venus flytrap-shaped water slide will carry riders in a three-person raft through a dark tunnel followed by sudden turns and drops.
“This addition will further solidify our park as the go-to water park in southern New England,” Lake Compounce General Manager Jerry Brick said in a statement.
Lake Compounce, one of the state’s largest seasonal employers, says it’s filled more than 1,200 part- and full-time jobs for the current summer season.
Founded in 1846, Lake Compounce is the oldest continuously operating amusement park in North America.
