And Fact Finder checks out how business is doing at the water park.
OTTUMWA, IOWA -- Memorial Day weekend often means the official opening of swimming pools around the United Sates.
The Beach Ottumwa will now be open from Noon to 9 PM daily.
Gene Rathje, the Ottumwa Director of Parks and Recreation, told Fact Finder that season pass tickets for the summer are still the same as last year, $75. But daily admission has been lowered from $9 for adults, to $5 for all ages.
With this change, officials hope to draw more business from a wider area.
"We get a lot of business from northern Missouri, we have good friends down there. They come up on a regular basis, and we've got some rentals and stuff. So it's really a major league water park and it's a regional facility that draws customers from a 100-mile radius or more," Rathje said.
Officials at Beach Ottumwa told Fact Finder that over $500 was brought in on opening day. They say it was an improvement over last year with cooler temperatures and rain.
You can find more information about Beach Ottumwa on their website.
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