Key Attraction – Fun in The Sun
July 31, 2013 By
Not everyone can go on a tropical vacation but you can still head to the Beach. Sitting on 35 acres with beautiful white sand and two million gallons of water the Beach Waterpark in Mason, Ohio offers a lush tropical getaway close to home.
Since June of 1985, the Beach has entertained and attracted kids of all ages. Now under new ownership there is even more to enjoy, Adventure Landing has invested millions of dollars on new attractions and renovations.
Attractions include Big Surf Wave Pool, the new heated wave pool with authentic waves crashing and live palm trees. Michelle Branham proudly explains, “We’ve been working hard to get the park back to its glory days with all the amenities the community wanted and more.” That is exactly what they’ve accomplished with new attractions and new designs and color schemes to existing favorites.
The new and improved Beach Waterpark has rides from mild to wild like Big Kahuna (the only water coaster in the Midwest), The Cliff (rated one of the best slides in the country) and Kokomo Lazy River where you drift along a 1,200 foot long river that winds through the park. Kids will love Big Creek Beach which is new this year and includes a 600 gallon dump bucket, water cannons and four slides.
There’s so much to do including several more rides, the family arcade, sand volley ball and the spa pool is set at a refreshing 84 degrees and is complete with waterfalls and surrounded by beautiful rock formations. Another important element brought to the park was variety for everyone both day and night. “We really wanted the park to have attractions for every age group every day. Teens enjoy Club Splash on Tuesday nights, the whole family can enjoy Dive In Movie Nights and adults can kick back and enjoy live music on Reggae Sundays,” shares Michelle.
So for fun in the sun (and shade) remember what they say at the Beach Waterpark and “Come To The Beach”!
Key Cover Story – The Ball is in Our Court!
July 31, 2013 By
More than 60 million people in 170 countries will be watching from August 10th through the 18th as the Western & Southern Open returns to the courts of the Lindner Family Tennis Center in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio. This part of the ATP World Tour was originally known as the Cincinnati Open and the event has been bringing the best tennis players from all over the world.
Started in September of 1899 it was originally played at the Avondale Athletic Club where Xavier University now stands. It also has the distinction of being the oldest tennis tournament to be held in its original city in the United States with historic winners like Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lindl, Boris Becker, Brad Gilbert, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Michael Chang, Margaret Court and Lindsay Davenport. “Due to our status as an ATP Masters 1000 event and the Premier 5 event for the WTA, we are guaranteed the top 40 ranked men’s players and the top 20 ranked women’s players. It’s not every day you get to see top players like Roger Federer or Maria Sharapova in Cincinnati, other than at our tournament”, notes Will Sikes the Director of Marketing.
To attract top notch players you need to have a top notch facility and for the past four years a $23 million expansion has been in progress at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. The expansion of the grounds to nearly 20 acres includes additional bars, a flourishing food scene with 14 local cuisine options and 20,000 square feet of retail space. The 2013 Western & Southern Open also introduces the Robert Mondavi Wine Garden featuring nightly visits from celebrity chefs. Will Sykes also shares, “Our goal as a tournament is to provide our guests with amazing experiences, whether they occur on or off the court. Over the past few years we have expanded our site by more than 40% to give our visitors the best in food, drink, entertainment and tennis.”
Not only does this event give visitors the best of food, drink, entertainment and tennis; it gives back to the community. Since 1974, the tournament has contributed more than $8.7 million to beneficiaries Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical
Center, Barrett Cancer Center and Tennis for City Youth. “Paul Flory, our past chairman of the tournament, always had a heavy focus on charity. Over the past 30 or so years we have worked on increasing our involvement with local Cincinnati charities as we look to give back to our city.” Will says enthusiastically.
The Western & Southern Open and its players entertain with great tennis while impacting the local economy by $62.5 million (according to a recent study conducted by the University of Cincinnati) and also giving to several local charities which really does put the ball on our court.
