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Fiesta Days is one 21E. CRYSTAL LAKE AVE. DOWNTOWN CRYSTAL LAKE U545HK i HOURS: Moo-Sat 9:30-5:30 Hhits 'tfl 9:00 Seenagoodcave Racing Rapids ready for first full season EAST DUNDEE -- Racing Rapids Ac tion Park> the new million dollar water park located on routes 72 and 25, is getting set to open for its first full season of opera­ tion on Saturday, May 26. . The 10-acre waterpark features-two* of the largest, free-standing water slides in the Chicagoland.area. Fifty-foot tyin steel towers support the dual set of fiberglass flumes as they dip, turn and fall 400 feet to the shallow splash pool below. A person sliding down the water slicked chutes can reach speeds in excess of 30 mph. More than 150,000 people went through the park after it opened July 1 last summer according to Rick Jones, general manager. Of those, more than 50,000 of them went down the giant flumes at least once. "Teen-agers love the slides, however, we saw jreople of all ages come out and given them a try," said Jones. "They are definitely a thrill and refreshing on a hot summer day or night." To make it easier for the public to utilize the slide the park has switched from a one- half hour time limit on the slides to a guaranteed number of rides with no time limit. "Now our visitors can take their time," said Jones. "With a three-trip ticket they can try it twice then relax in the sun and use the third time at their leisure." The three-trip water slide ticket eosts $2; seven trips cost $3.50. Group rates are available. The giant slides are restricted to people over 40 inches tall. However, children can cool off on the "Yellow Duck," a smaller version of the giant slide. A quarter-acre pond with a spraying fountain in its center is the home of 20 bouncing, splashing motorized bumper boats. The drivers control their speed and direction with a small outboard motor. Cost for a ride is $2 or six rides for $10. For land-lovers,-there is a 15 formula 1000 go-cart racers on a "B" shaped gran prix asphalt tract. Cost to ride the racers is 12. Group rates are available for both the boats and racers. An activities center at the park entrance bouses a game room, snack bar, gift shop with swimwear and accessories, showers, changing rooms and coin lockers. Admission is free with each attraction priced individually. Parking is free. The entrance to Racing Rapids is on Route 72 just west of Route 25. Racing Rapids is adjacent to the Three Worlds of Santa's Village theme park, which has a pay-one-price admission. The park will be open for the Memorial Day weekend, May 26, 27 and 28 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. The park will open daily beginning June 2 through Labor Day from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and will be open weekends in September. Chicago planning series of summer celebrations Mayor Harold Washington announced plans for a free, summer-long series of celebrations designed to attract tourists and residents to the city's lakefront and neighborhoods. . "We're rolling out the red carpet this summer with an eye on maximizing Chicago's cultural riches and attracting out-of-town tourists," the Mayor said at a preview showcase of city-sponsored summer events in the Chicago Room of McCormick Place. "The city is making every effort to use the Hotel-Motel Tax Fund to pro­ mote tourism here, as well as improV'e the quality of life for its residents. We invite one and all to participate in what we're calling, "Celebrate in Chicago." These events represent an un­ precedented offer of hospitality. They all add up to a vacation bargain that's second to none with free events for peo­ ple of all ages to enjoy throughout the ci­ ty." The "Celebrate in Chicago" package will be produced by the Mayor's Office of Special Events and jointly promoted with the Illinois Office of Tourism. The summer-long program includes musical extravaganzas across the lakefront, beginning with the first annual Chicago Blues Festival on June 8,9, and 10. Then, from June 29 through July 4, an expanded "Taste of Chicago" returns for six days in conjunction with the ci­ ty's traditional July 3rd fireworks display and Grant Park concert. Two new festivals, Music of the Americas, will provide a forum for North and South American contributions to the contemporary music scene. They are scheduled for July 21 in the Montrose Harbor area and Aug. 4 at the South Shore Country Club. Finally, the Chicago Kool Jazz Festival returns for the sixth cosecutive year from Aug. 29 through Sept. 2. "Celebrate in Chicago" is an effort of the city to creatively forge working partnerships between city departments, public agencies, the business communi­ ty and private not-for-profit organiza­ tions. Lois Weisberg, director of the Mayor's Office of Special Events said, "The city will spend $350,000 in the neighborhoods to help neighborhood groups with their festivals. The lake front festival will cost $400,000 and will include 20 events In the total package out of which the city is paying for six: the Jazz, Blues, Music of Americas Festivals, the Monumental Fair in Lin­ coln Park, Venetian Night and July 3rd concert and fireworks." Call the Special Events Hotline for a weekly update of events at (312) 744- 3370. The Illinois Office of Tourism's toll free hotline is 1-800-252-8987. We've got one. 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