By Monty Siekerman
“Whoopee!” Children enjoyed the new Ada water park area when the pool opened for the season on Saturday.

More than a million dollars in new construction and renovations have taken place since last season. Kids gave their approval. “Awesome, cool, perfect, I like it, you can do all kinds of stuff,” were some of the comments.

About 75 people, mostly youngsters, were in line at the 1 p.m. opening. A half hour after opening, swimmers had purchased 148 season passes in presale and that morning. A pool manager said,” That was a very good number.”

Concessions have been expanded to include Slushes and hot food, including hot dogs, pizza, warm pretzels, and popcorn. Concessions can be purchased by park-goers through a window on the east side as well as by swimmers at poolside. See previous Ada Icon stories about the major changes.

Here’s the cost this year:
$4 for a daily pass
$50 season pass, if purchased by June 10
$60 season pass, if purchased after June 10
$10 deducted, if an Ada taxpayer
No family passes.
Hours are:
Open 1-8 p.m. seven days a week.
Midnight swim every Tuesday from 8 p.m. until midnight.