Purple monster
Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari in Santa Claus, Ind., will bring thrill lovers a very big, very wet present in mid-May, when it premieres “ZOOMbobwe.” Purported to be the world’s largest enclosed water slide, it’s 102 feet high, 887 feet long, 9 to 12 feet in diameter, bright purple on the outside and pitch black within. Entire families will be able to board huge yellow five-person rafts to plunge down the 10-story drop. Also at the park: the Raven, a famous wooden roller coaster, and free soft drinks and SPF 30 sunscreen; (877) 463-2645, http://www.holidayworld.com.
Tahiti freebie
Radisson Seven Seas’ elegant 320-guest Paul Gauguin – which sails the islands of French Polynesia year-round – is offering free round-trip economy airfare from New York on five of its trips: May 4, 11, 25, June 8 and 22. The seven-night voyages from Tahiti (with stops at Raiatea, Tahaa, Bora Bora and Moorea) start at $2,895 per person, including gratuities, wine with lunch and dinner, and a stateroom bar; (800) 285-1835, http://www.rssc.com.
With Amy McCloskey