| 词条 | Willow Springs Water Park |
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|name = Willow Springs |image = |caption = |location = Little Rock |location2 = Arkansas |location3 = United States |coordinates = {{Coord|34.628370|-92.319778|display=title,inline}} |homepage = |owner = |general_manager = |opening_date = 1928 |closing_date = 2013 |previous_names = |season = May through September |area = |pools = |slides = 5 |slogan = }} Willow Springs was a water park located in Little Rock, Arkansas.[1] It closed for swimming in July 2013 after two cases of a rare protozoal brain infection were traced to it. The park subsequently re-opened for fishing but not swimming. It closed permanently in August 2015. History & descriptionIt was built in 1928. Willow Springs is a sandy bottom spring and well fed lake, similar to Maywood Beach in Mississippi. The water was chemically treated, chlorinated, pH balanced, and clear. Unlike most water parks, visitors could bring their own food and drinks into the park, though a restaurant called Upper Deck Café was located on site. SeasonWillow Springs was open from May through September each year. Amoebic meningitis outbreak and closure of the parkOn July 26, 2013, the owner of the park shut it down indefinitely after a swimmer was diagnosed with amoebic meningitis, 3 years after another swimmer at the park died from the same infection.[2] The Arkansas Department of Health determined that the park may have been at higher risk because the water is shallow and heats up faster (as the causative parasite is somewhat thermophillic). The owner had hoped to re-open the park if it would have been financially feasible to cover the bottom with concrete, since the protist that causes the disease tends to live in the soil at the bottom of lakes.[3] Attractions
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://lasr.net/pages/city.php?Little%20Rock&Arkansas&City_ID=AR0203012&VA=Y&Attraction_ID=AR0203012a012 |title=Willow Springs Water Park - Little Rock, Arkansas |publisher=Lasr.net |date= |accessdate=2013-07-27}} 2. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.thv11.com/news/article/273444/2/Willow-Springs-Water-Park-water-tests-show-fatal-parasite-voluntarily-shuts-down |title=Willow Springs Water Park water tests show fatal parasite, voluntarily shuts down |publisher=thv11.com |date= |accessdate=2013-07-27}} 3. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.katv.com/story/22943237/rare-form-of-parasitic-meningitis-confirmed-in-central-arkansas |title=Waterpark owner reacts to parasitic meningitis victim |publisher=KATV |date=2013-07-13 |accessdate=2013-07-27}} 5 : 1928 establishments in Arkansas|Water parks in Arkansas|Buildings and structures in Little Rock, Arkansas|Tourist attractions in Little Rock, Arkansas|2013 disestablishments in Arkansas |
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