Attendence up as season closes at Alameda Waterpark
BUTLER TWP — Malachi Duffy, 2, was terrified of being on his own in the pool, even though he would always be equipped with a trusty life vest.
“We would put his vest on and he would be like, ‘Don’t let me go, don’t let me go,’” said his grandmother, Terry Duffy.
The Duffys bought their passes at the beginning of the summer and went to Alameda Waterpark almost every weekend, Duffy said. By Sunday, the final day of the water park’s season, Malachi was confident enough to wade around in the shallow end on his own.
“Now he just goes in without his vest,” said Duffy, who keeps an eye on her grandson while swimming with a vest.
Lance Welliver, director of Butler County Parks and Recreation, said Alameda Waterpark was a lot more popular this summer compared to last year. Welliver said he won’t have concrete attendance numbers for this summer for a while, but a lot more people bought pool passes, day passes and came to the pool in general to beat the heat.
Welliver also said the parks and recreation department had a few more events at the pool this year than last year, and being open seven days a week also bumped attendance.
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