Aquazone at National Aquatic Centre

Aquazone occupies part of the National Aquatic Centre on the Sport Ireland Campus at Snugborough Road, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15. It opened in 2003, originally under the name Dublin Waterworld, and is operated by Sport Ireland Campus.

Attractions include a wave pool, a lazy river and slides named Dark Hole, Green Giant and Master Blaster, the last a water coaster. A FlowRider surf simulator and a pirate-ship play area for young children are also part of the mix.

Entry works on timed two-hour sessions with limited capacity, and tickets are booked online in advance. Off-season the full set of attractions runs on weekends, bank holidays and school holidays. On-site facilities include a café and coin-operated lockers.

The operator brands Master Blaster as exclusive, award-winning technology that jets riders uphill before a rollercoaster-style descent (1.2 m height limit). On the FlowRider, riders take a bodyboard onto a sheet of water no deeper than 3 inches, about 7.5 cm (1.3 m height limit); Green Giant requires 1.1 m and Dark Hole 1.2 m. The lazy river runs a 120-metre loop around the wave pool at roughly 2 mph (about 3 km/h), about a 10-minute float. The operator counts 8 rides, slides and attractions in total.