Wet ‘n’ Wild Opens Its Shores

Splash Test Dummies get first rides on new Wet'n'Wild Tornado

Wet 'n' Wild prepares for Memorial Day weekend with the opening of their new Tornado water slide at the Las Vegas Wet 'n' Wild Water Park on May 23, 2014. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Wet 'n' Wild staff members serve as Splash Test Dummies as they try out the new Tornado water slide at the Las Vegas Wet 'n' Wild Water Park on May 23, 2014. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Wet 'n' Wild staff members serve as Splash Test Dummies as they try out the new Tornado water slide at the Las Vegas Wet 'n' Wild Water Park on May 23, 2014. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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