Sphere opens at Crystal Aura

Guests at the Crystal Aura Beach Resort & Spa in Kemer, Turkey, have always had lots of reasons to praise the park. Its all-inclusive, five-star offerings include delectable cuisine, luxury spa treatments and lavish accommodations. But now guests have a whole new reason to rave about the resort: a variety of world-class waterpark attractions that recently were installed Polin Waterparks.

Owned by the Kilit Group, the park''s owners worked with Polin - which had also designed and installed waterparks at sister properties Crystal Sunset and Crystal Waterworld - to identify the perfect attractions to feature at their resort. Guests already had access to Kemer Marina and Nomad Theme Park in the nearby seaside town located in the Antalya Province on the Turkish Riviera. Those temptations meant that Crystal Aura''s owners wanted aquatic offerings that would entice guests to stay on property for the duration of their visits. Thus, the owners chose some of Polin''s most appealing rides, focusing most particularly on wanting one of Polin''s wildly popular Sphere slides.

A Dizzying Attraction

Polin''s Sphere waterslide is a streamlined version of its giant Magic Sphere. The two-person slide

begins with a steep drop, and the high-speed journey moves travelers in a dizzying ride around the interior of one sphere before taking them through a tunnel slide to the next sphere.

Main features of the slide include:

• A unique ride path

• Design attributes that can match any theme or color scheme

• Strong visual impact

• A fully enclosed version to create a completely dark attraction

• A partially open version that includes half-open spheres

• The option of a translucent version

• The choice between a conveyor or tower entry

• Both visual and auditory special effects options

• Double, triple and quadruple versions

• Either a pool or run-out exit

Like with most of Polin''s offerings, the Spheres are manufactured using resin transfer molding (RTM) composites technology. The Spheres'' attraction also features Polin''s patented Natural Light Effects (NLE) technology.