About Chili

Chili’s Biography
 

Chili Pepper is a native of ABQ from the West side of town. His Daddy was red and Mom was green, so his favorite holiday is, of course, Christmas. Chili has always worked hard in school, getting good grades, but he never forgot the importance of play and exercise for kids of all ages. Being both hot and cool Chili thought he could help his home town friends by creating a place where they could play in a fun and healthy way. He thought about it in summer, when it was too hot and sweaty to go outside – he didn’t want his friends to be roasted. And Chili thought about it in winter when it was so teeth-chattering cold that there was no way to go outside with out freezing. What to do?
Then Chili had a brilliant idea. Duke City is in the dusty, dry Southwest so people here love water. What if they could play all year round in, say, a ‘Water Park’?! Perfect! And so the Radisson Hotel & Water Park was born. Chili is cool so he just calls it the ‘WP’, though. After 4 years of planning and construction his dream came true with all of New Mexico, and her neighboring states, thrilled the Park is finally open. The Governor of New Mexico, Bill Richardson, even declared the WP’s opening day, March 12th, 2010, Splashtastic Day throughout this great state. It also happens to be Chili’s birthday, so every year we will celebrate both the opening of the WP and Chili’s birthday on the same weekend.

Chili FAQ’s

• How old is Chili? No one knows and he isn’t telling. Chili’s’ age very well. We do know he is tall enough for both the big slides and the FlowRider.
• Why does Chili wear arm floats and swim fins when we can’t bring them in to the park? Chili always wants to set a good example of safety for kids so these are symbols of being water safe and smart. While the WP has 14-17 or more lifeguards on duty to help you play safely, other pools, lakes and rivers do not, so Chili reminds you to always be safe in the water.
• Why does Chili wear sunglasses even inside the WP? Like some Hollywood and sports celebrities, Chili is just cool. Besides, now that the Park is open he wants to keep a low profile so he isn’t always asked for autographs when in public. That and his handwriting isn’t the best – he mostly just word processes.
• Where does Chili live? He has a secret home in the Hotel not far from Arcadia. Chili loves the place. Food, fun, arts and crafts, what’s not to love?
• What is Chili’s favorite thing in the world? Making children happy! And the Radisson Hotel & Water Park is just the place to do it!
 

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Chili is the spiciest, hottest, and some how also the coolest, chili you'll ever see. He knows where to have a good time and he knows that the Radisson Hotel's Indoor Water Park is the place to be!