Photos: Breakers Water Park closes
Breakers Water Park near Tangerine and I-10 in Marana closes after nearly 35 years of providing a cool spot on hot days for kids and families in the Tucson area.
Breakers Water Park in Marana, Arizona
Kids hit the waves at Breakers Water Park in June, 1989.
Breakers Water Park in Marana, Arizona
Friends hangout at Breakers Water Park in the 1980s.
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Albert Avenetti works with reinforcing bars for surfing pond at Breakers Water Park under construction on May 25, 1982.
Breakers Water Park in Marana, Arizona
Ricky Cramer gazes at tubes of ducks in preparation for the first annual Great Tucson Duck Race at Breakers Water Park in August, 1991. More than 7,000 rubber ducks were placed in the water.
Breakers Water Park in Marana, Arizona
Craig Beedon heads down the slide at Breakers Water Park in 1987.
Breakers Water Park in Marana, Arizona
Eighth graders from Sechrist Middle School exit Breakers Water Park after a field trip day in 1986.
Breakers Water Park in Marana, Arizona
Hayleigh Rockenback, left, and Heather Glenn charge towards the wave pool at Breakers Water Park on May 28, 2011.
Breakers Water Park in Marana, Arizona
Breakers Waterpark general manager Steve Miklosi watches as water is pumped into the 1.3 million gallon main pool on May 1st, 2006.
Breakers Water Park in Marana, Arizona
Members of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority and one member of the Phi Beta Phi Sorority, take the plunge during the Southern Arizona Special Olympics Polar Plunge held at Breakers Water Park on February 28, 2009. The plunge was held in a pool with 400 lbs of ice. The event raised over $15,000 for the Southern Arizona Special Olympics.
Breakers Water Park in Marana, Arizona
Tiana McNeely screams on the way down a slide called the Riptide, a watery 35-foot drop at the Breakers Waterpark on May 22, 2010.
Breakers Water Park in Marana, Arizona
Breakers Waterpark lifeguard Samuel Robles carries a bunch of pink inner tubes to the slide called the Twister on May 22, 2010.
Breakers Water Park in Marana, Arizona
Officer Larry Ybarra, is hollering through the bullhorn at some of the other kids in the pool to get out and come and eat and John Jordan, 12, is plugging his ears as he is getting the full blast of the bullhorn. This is part of the summer program for the Marana Unified School District kids as they get ready to enter Junior High in the fall. Photo by Benjie Sanders. Photo taken on 7-9-98.
Breakers Water Park in Marana, Arizona
Head lifeguard Andy Litten looks out over the crowd in the 1,000,000 gallon wave pool May 25th, 2003 at Breakers Waterpark in May, 2003.
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Trish VanArsdalen basks in the sunshine in the wave pool at Breakers Water Park in 2011.
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The Rock Slide, which is the tube on the far left, features lights and rock music blasting inside at Breakers Water Park in 2012.
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Young and old alike enjoy the million gallon wave pool at Breakers Water Park in 2009.
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Maggie Gauthier, 16, left, and Alexa Stallworth, 15, test their balance skills inside the new Surfari Bubbles attraction at Breakers Water Park in 2010.
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Angela Pico splashes down at the end of the 32-foot drop on the new Riptide water slide at Breakers Water Park in 2009.
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People carry their tubes as the head towards Splash Canyon at Breakers Water Park, 8555 W Tangerine Rd. in 2014.
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Bryan Ewing gets a hand from ride attendant Breana Gale at the top of Splash Canyon at Breakers Water Park in 2014.
Officials responded to the scene of a fire at the former Breakers Water Park early this morning.