See the planned changes for the Swindon Oasis pool! What will the new design look like after refurbishment?
The firm intends to change the pool and dome. New plans reveal slight pool area differences, indicating it won’t be exactly as before.
The domebuster slides will remain, but the splash pool undergoes changes. Each slide will now have its own deeper pool. The tower and inside flume ride are gone, and racer drop slides also disappear. A small pool section gets removed as well.
The kids’ pool will be transformed into a splash park, featuring small slides and water toys. It will be larger, utilizing the space previously occupied by the tower. The main pool’s shape remains mostly the same, but the slide’s deep end will be filled.
The original rock features and the angled side of the pool will stay put. The pool side is rectangular, and drawings show lanes for swimming. This wasn’t part of the pool’s first design.
The original pool’s beach area remains, and the planets and seats around it stay there. The initial plan for a pool-wide wave machine has changed. Now it will be a wave-making ball.
Brothers Rowan and Craig Stevens, who grew up nearby, think the plans aren’t good enough. Rowan believes the firm misses an opportunity, suggesting the new pool looks like just a kids’ splash park, and restoring it would draw crowds.
Craig says the new center won’t last and anticipates people will only visit once, fearing it might fail. Neil Robinson leads the Save Oasis Swindon group, stating people are very worried.
The new pool looks shallow, leading some to say you can’t swim laps and that no indoor slides are available. People are also unhappy about the missing sports hall, and the group fears the center may close again, potentially being lost forever.