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They’re big, bold and colorful – a natural magnet for kids seeking thrills and fun. And they’re downright beautiful to operators of commercial and public pools, who have turned to closed-flume slides as a way to offer a safe and affordable alternative to the high-cost entertainment found at the big waterparks. The outcome, says slide manufacturer John Stupfel, is the revival of community pools and a whole new reason why slides are back on track.
Splash Factors
When today's kids show up at a municipal swimming pool for a day of fun and excitement, they're not looking to swim laps. To be sure, the standard for what can be called "aquatic fun" has been set pretty high in recent years by huge water theme parks, with their wave pools and whitewater rides and huge, twisting, open-flume slides.  Nowadays, older "flat-water pools" just can't compete for summertime attention among active, thrill-seeking children - except in one arena. Indeed, the availability these days of
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