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2015 News
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April 29 |
KTVK 3TV Summer Jobs for Teens at Big Surf Waterpark |
May 2 |
KSAZ Fox 10 Honoring the Creator of Big Surf Waterpark |
May 2 |
KPHO CBS 5 Big Surf is Open for Summer and Phil Dexter’s Surf Circle |
May 2 |
KPNX 12 News Emma Jade exclusive big news at Big Surf Waterpark |
April 1st |
No joke Big Surf Waterpark is hiring! KNXV ABC 15 is on the scene! |
March 31 |
KTVK 3TV Bruce Haffner in the sky over Big Surf Waterpark |
August 21 |
Arizona kids with autism surf at Big Surf Waterpark KTVK 3TV Kylee Cruz “Surfing With Nixon” |
August 21 |
Surfers from across the globe come to Big Surf Waterpark KTVK 3TV Kylee Cruz tries out surfing |
August 21 |
KSAZ Fox 10 at Big Surf Waterpark for Surfing with Nixon |
2015 Print News
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March 31 |
AZ Family Big Surf Waterpark hiring for summer jobs |
April 1 |
ABC 15 Big Surf Waterpark in Tempe hiring for the summer |
April 30 |
East Valley Tribune Surf, play, and save at Big Surf Waterpark |
August 21 |
AZ Central Metro Phoenix can say goodbye to record-breaking heat, maybe monsoon #14 Big Surf Waterpark |
August 21 |
KTAR Surfing With Nixon offers children with autism chance to surf like a pro |
2014 News
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July 18 |
KTVK 3TV’s 3TV’s April Warnecke, who by her own admission is not a fan of heights, took not one, but two rides on Big Surf’s new Mauna Kea Zip Line Friday. Both of them on live TV. Read More! |
2013 News
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April 22 |
Calling all lifeguards!! Here’s a video of Fox 10’s Kristin Anderson with our lifeguard crew this morning. She’s spreading the word that we’re still hiring lifeguards. Big Surf AZ Waterpark will do all the necessary training…no experience needed! |
May 14 |
Emma Jade and Jimmy Quinones from the Morning Crew at 12 News getting a CPR lesson and surfing tips from Big Surf’s Don Bowen and Kathy Huskey. |
May 15 |
KSAZ Fox 10’s Cory McCloskey at Big Surf Waterpark with the students from Casa Blanca Community School getting an exclusive look at the Waikiki Wave Pool. |
May 15 |
KSAZ Fox 10’s Cory McCloskey at Big Surf Waterpark taking a ride down the Hurricane Falls slides with the kids from Casa Blanca Community School! |
June 11 |
The heat isn’t going anywhere, so why not cool off for cheap?Here is Big Surf Waterpark being featured as the Deal of the Day on ABC 15’s Smart Shopper Segment with Daphne Munro |
June 12 |
Big Surf Waterpark featured on ABC 15’s the list |
June 18 |
CBS 5’s Paul Horton chats with Olympic Gold Medalist Misty Hyman at Big Surf Waterpark’s World Record attempt for the Worlds Largest Swim Lesson |
June 29 |
Beat the Heat at Big Surf Waterpark with KSAZ Fox 10’s Gayle Jansen |
June 30 |
3 TV’s Heidi Goitia at Big Surf Waterpark checking out the Waikiki Beach |
June 30 |
3 TV’s Heidi Goitia at Big Surf Waterpark at the water slides |
June 30 |
3 TV’s Heidi Goitia at Big Surf Waterpark talking surfing and boogie boarding |
July 5 |
On the Go with KSAZ Fox 10’s CORY MCCLOSKEY hanging 10 with some of the surfers at Big Surf Waterpark |
July 5 |
On the Go with KSAZ Fox 10’s CORY MCCLOSKEY hanging 10 with some of the surfers at Big Surf Waterpark Check out our own Jeff Golner as he takes the mic while Cory catches a wave |
August 17 |
Big Surf AZ and ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) are proud to show off the official plaque that designates our wave pool, Waikiki Beach, as a Historic Landmark. Coverage by 3 TV, ABC 15, KOLD 13 and CBS 5 |
August 21 |
Tempe’s Big Surf Recognized As A Historic Landmark By: Steve Goldstein on KJZZ 91.5 Attorney and scholar Grady Gammage grew weighs in on this special day for Big Surf Waterpark |
September 2 |
Big Surf Waterpark offered 50% off General Admission tickets over Labor Day weekend. |
October 1 |
The wave creator himself, Phil Dexter, was inducted into the World Waterpark Association Hall of Fame |
October 1 |
Phil Dexter The Movie |
November 24 |
Big Surf Breeze – Season Passes |
2012 News
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February 9 |
Big Surf Waterpark is featured in the celebration of Arizona’s Centennial in The Life of a State: A Timeline of Arizona’s History published in the Phoenix New Times |
March 1 |
Big Surf Waterpark’s opening in 1969 is featured in the timeline 100+ Years in Arizona Business published by The Arizona Republic |
April 15 |
Business Centennial Photos: Phil Dexter introduces the first wave at Big Surf at a press conference on Sept. 8, 1969 published by The Arizona Republic(Picture 75 of 86) |
June 13 |
Fox 10’s Jill Monier previews Big Surf Waterpark’s attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest simultaneous swim lesson in attempt to increase water safety. |
June 14 |
3 TV’s Stella Inger live from Big Surf Waterpark’s World’s Largest Swim Lesson Event. Inger talks with attendees on the importance of water safety. |
August 3 |
12 News’ Chris Williams brings the story to you live from Big Surf Waterpark. What better way for fathers and daughters to spend some quality time together, than surfing together at the World’s third-largest wave pool, holding 2.5 million gallons of water. |
August 22 |
“Valley man, 56, returns to sport of his youth” an article in The Arizona Republic by Randy Cordova featuring surfing enthusiast Trevor Hancock who has Big Surf Waterpark to thank for being able to surf daily despite living in a state with no ocean. |
September 3 |
3 TV’s Brittany Shipp live from Big Surf Waterpark. What better way to celebrate Labor Day than to cool off with friends and family at Big Surf Waterpark. |
2011 News
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October 14 |
Photos from the Sound Wave Festival at Big Surf Waterpark |
August 17 |
Big Surf Waterpark was the host site for the Phoenix Suns “Operation Orange” (Video) |
August 13 |
ABC15 shows how to keep cool at Big Surf Waterpark |
August 12 |
Visit Big Surf Waterpark wearing Phoenix Suns Orange and receive free admission |
June 5 |
Riding a wave a Big Surf Waterpark is on the top of the East Valley Bucketlist |
June 2 |
Big Surf Waterpark is featured in Phoenix New Times Summer Party Guide |
June 2 |
Go to the beach without leaving Arizona at the unique Waikiki Beach |
June 1 |
Cox customers receive free entry to Big Surf Waterpark |
June 1 |
April from Good Morning Arizona braves a water slide on Cox customer appreciation day (Video) |
May 30 |
Cory from Fox at Big Surf Waterpark (Video) |
May 28 |
The wave pool at Big Surf, in photos |
May 28 |
Big Surf Waterpark opens for the summer (Video) |
May 28 |
Fox10 Celebrates the first holiday weekend of the summer at Big Surf Waterpark (Video) |
May 25 |
World’s First Wave Pool Returns to its roots |
May 19 |
Phoenix New Times features Big Surf Waterpark as a top summer destination |
April 29 |
Arizona Foothills Magazine suggests Swimming and Surfing at Big Surf for a fun way to keep fit this summer |
April 4 |
Make some extra cash with a summer job at Big Surf Waterpark |
February 15 |
The developer of the original wave model for Big Surf was honored with a lifetime achievement award |