Origins & Royal Opening
- Royal Thai Inauguration: Siam Park was officially inaugurated on 15 September 2008 in the presence of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand.
- Family-Owned Heritage: The park was founded and built by Wolfgang Kiessling and his son Christoph Kiessling, the visionaries behind the renowned Loro Parque sanctuary.
- Four Years of Hillside Sculpting: Construction required nearly four years to excavate, reinforce, and contour the natural 35-degree volcanic hillside in Costa Adeje.
Thai Architecture & Design
- Monarchy Approval: The park obtained royal permission from Thailand to use the historic name "Siam" and incorporate Thai architectural traditions, while respectfully avoiding the duplication of actual religious temples.
- 25+ Authentic Thai Buildings: Siam Park features over 25 individual structures built in classic Thai architectural styles, representing one of the largest single collections of Thai-themed buildings outside Southeast Asia.
- The Floating Market: The central retail and dining village is built on wooden stilts over a naturalistic freshwater lake, replicating the traditional water markets of Bangkok.
Ride Heights & Wave Records
- Tower of Power Shark Tunnel: The 28-meter (92 ft) near-vertical slide accelerates riders up to 80 km/h before passing through a submerged, transparent acrylic tube surrounded by live sharks and rays.
- World's Largest Artificial Waves: The Wave Palace wave pool produces clean rolling waves reaching up to 3 to 4 meters (10 to 13 feet) high, suitable for both recreational swimming and professional surfing events.
- The Longest Elevated Lazy River: The 1,000-meter Mai Thai River is one of the world's longest lazy rivers and incorporates a mechanical water conveyor that lifts rafts 8 meters above the ground to an elevated slide descent.
- Singha's High-Speed Water Jets: Singha uses specialized water-injection propulsion technology to propel 3-person rafts uphill at speeds exceeding 65 km/h across 14 changes of direction.
Awards & Recognition
- TripAdvisor #1 Water Park in the World: Siam Park has repeatedly received TripAdvisor's Travellers' Choice "Best Water Park in the World" award for more than nine consecutive years.
- European Star Award: Awarded multiple times as Europe's Best Water Park by the leading international theme park industry body (Kirmes & Park Revue).
Environmental Technology
- On-Site Desalination: The park pumps seawater directly from the Atlantic Ocean and desalinates up to 1,800 m³ of fresh water daily using an eco-efficient reverse osmosis plant.
- 100% Water Recycling: Water cycled out of the filtration systems is purified and reused exclusively to irrigate the thousands of tropical palms, bamboo, and exotic flora throughout the grounds.
Traditional Thai design traditions that guided the architectural styling of Siam Park.
Editorial Note on Common Marketing Claims
Several online sources claim that the golden sand on Siam Beach was imported directly from Thailand. Official park documents confirm that the sand is natural high-grade sand sourced from the Canary Islands. Similarly, while Siam Park has won numerous consumer choice awards, superlatives like "world's first green water park" represent marketing terminology rather than ISO-certified titles. As an independent travel guide, we provide these distinctions for accuracy.