Get ready to splash!

La Mirada’s award-winning water park Splash!, located on the western edge of the city’s Regional Park, is gearing up for warm-weather fun. Check out the park’s Buccaneer Bay, where kids of all ages can speed down water slides, cool off at spray areas, and play in the facility’s “lazy river.”

A day here is easy on the wallet, too. Kids (3-12) get in for $11, but the super-saver deal is the $49 season pass  for kids and the $219 Special Family Four Pack. Splash! is open year-round, offering diverse aquatics programs ranging from swim lessons and water exercise to competitive and water polo. Other amenities include 50-meter and 25-yard pools, as well as a warm-water spa perfect for therapeutic swim sessions.

Can’t make it during the day? The park also has evening classes. For those who’ve dreamt of taking over an entire amusement park for a party can do so, thanks to Splash’s special events and party packages.

Buccaneer Bay at Splash!
? Weekend hours until Sept. 27, 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.; Daily operations kick off June 17, 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
? General admission, $16; kids (3-12), $11.
? Splash! La Mirada Regional Aquatics Center, 13806 La Mirada Blvd. (map it!)
? (562) 902-3191, www.cityoflamirada.org

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The Buzz, “Make It Your Day!” – May 21-27, 2009