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Water Park, the Black Ops III custom map by Dannyy in the style of Infinite Warfare: the spawn by the Hydro Paradise sign, its history on the Workshop, the crew, the Brute and the clowns, the perks, the water guns, the main quest of the four batteries and the secrets.

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The First Room

The spawn in round 1, with the Kendall 44 in hand: the yellow counter with blue spots, a pink inflatable 8, a purple carpet, stacks of wooden barrels and jets of water under the corner of the Hydro Paradise sign, Water Park, Call of Duty Black Ops III Zombies

Every game of Water Park starts at the entrance of the park, the spawn area, before the Hydro Paradise sign and its ticket booths. The guide of rudyspg speaks of a “first buyable door” out of a small plaza that opens on the park, with Up ’n Atoms, the first perk machine of the map, a soul box and benches along the walls. The creator’s Workshop page does not describe the spawn, and no source gives the price of its doors.

The spawn holds most of what the first rounds need. The three parts of the power are usually found there, and the Steam text guides and the guide of Sassy Asi list several spots for each of them inside the spawn; the power itself is built far away, on a shack of the beach. The Mystery Box of other maps is replaced here by the Magic Wheel of Infinite Warfare, which none of the guides places in the spawn.

The handle of the power on a metal bench of the spawn in round 1, with the prompt Hold for Part, the Kendall 44 in hand, Water Park, Call of Duty Black Ops III Zombies

The power parts

The handle lies on one of the benches of the spawn, the fuse on the barrels next to Up ’n Atoms or on the counter across from it, and the panel by the zombie barrier near the ticket booth. The panel can also lie near Kraken’s Revenge, and the players on Reddit found all three in the spawn in most of their games.

The spawn in round 1: stacks of wooden barrels before jets of water, palm trees and a flying saucer over the park, Water Park, Call of Duty Black Ops III Zombies

The spawn in round 1

The other side of the spawn in the first round of Sassy Asi: stacks of barrels, jets of water, and a flying saucer over the park beyond.

Up ’n Atoms

The perk machine of the spawn. A Steam text guide calls it Quick Revive, the name of the same perk in Black Ops III.

The soul box

One of the fifteen treasure chests that give the free Thundergun, by the M1 wall weapon, according to Sassy Asi.

The code panel

One of the three number panels that open the gate of the Pack-a-Punch room: the panel of the spawn takes the red number, written on a clipboard by the Cosmic Tunes building.

The Ray Gun Mark II

Once the ten cartoon targets of the map are shot, the Ray Gun Mark II can be bought in the spawn for 10,000 points. One of the targets hangs above the Hydro Paradise sign.

Kendall 44

The starting pistol, named on the HUD of Sassy Asi in round 1. YaBoyBadger finds it very weak.

M1

The wall weapon next to the soul box of the spawn, named by Sassy Asi.

Hailstorm

YaBoyBadger buys the Hailstorm off a wall at the very start of the game, before leaving the spawn after round two; the guide does not say where that wall is.

Enemies

Zombies. The guides read for this book do not describe the first rounds in more detail.

Overview

Water Park, published as Water Park Zombies, is a custom Zombies map for Call of Duty: Black Ops III on PC, made by Dannyy and posted on the Steam Workshop around the end of October 2023, a date deduced from the Reddit posts that greeted its release. The page of its re-upload opens on a showman’s line: “Welcome To The Greatest Show On Earth!” It is a large water park of slides, pools, caves and a beach, in the style of Infinite Warfare Zombies: the zombies, the perks, the weapons, the Magic Wheel, the HUD and the crew come from Zombies in Spaceland.

GameBlack Ops III (PC, Steam Workshop)
CreatorDannyy, with Steviewonder87, Planet, FreeAccount, Glitch, Kingslayer Kyle, Dobby, MrChuse, GCPeinhardt, Wett Egg and others
Workshop releaseAround the end of October 2023, deduced from Reddit posts (item 3066613882, since removed)Re-uploaded on July 22, 2024
Steam WorkshopWATER PARK ZOMBIES (re-upload by KING)
Subscribers132,487 current, 228,641 in all on the re-upload (November 14, 2026)
SettingA tropical water park, Hydro Paradise
StyleInfinite Warfarezombies, perks, weapons, Magic Wheel and HUD of Zombies in Spaceland
PerksThe perks of Zombies in Spaceland, with a limit of five
Pack-a-PunchIn a room reached by a teleporter, after four valves
Wonder weaponsDischord, Shredder, Face Melter, Head Cutter, Thundergun, Ray Gun Mark II
Final bossA giant creature fought on the beach
PlayersSolo and co-op, main quest included
On the siteCustom maps

The Workshop page of the re-upload, written by KING, lists its features: a full-scale main Easter egg in solo and co-op, several side Easter eggs, the zombies, zappers, perks, Magic Wheel and weapons of Infinite Warfare, a custom HUD and inventory, custom music and sounds, and a limit of five perks. The re-upload adds support for the All-around Enhancement mod and partial support for other mods.

Presentation image of the Workshop page: the Water Park Zombies logo over four characters holding guns, with the word OFFICIAL on a yellow band, Water Park, Call of Duty Black Ops III Zombies

The Workshop image

The presentation image of the Workshop page: the dripping green logo of the map over four members of the crew, with the word OFFICIAL in a yellow band.

Workshop artwork of Kraken’s Revenge: a giant purple octopus wraps its tentacles around the entrance of the ride, above a small pool, Water Park, Call of Duty Black Ops III Zombies

Kraken’s Revenge

A wallpaper of the Workshop page: the giant purple octopus of Kraken’s Revenge, its tentacles over the entrance of the ride, a landmark of many steps of the guides.

Workshop artwork of a pool at the foot of a waterfall and a yellow slide, between rocks and palm trees, with a rubber duck in the water, Water Park, Call of Duty Black Ops III Zombies

The slides

Another wallpaper: a pool at the foot of a waterfall and a slide, between rocks and palm trees, with a yellow rubber duck in the water.

Workshop image of a plaza of the park with a glowing blue pad on the ground, green slides and a purple building behind, Water Park, Call of Duty Black Ops III Zombies

A plaza of the park

A Workshop image of a plaza of the park: a glowing blue pad on the ground, before green slides and a purple building.

Workshop image of the park entrance: the Hydro Paradise sign under a giant wave, the ticket booths, wooden barrels and a pink inflatable 8, Water Park, Call of Duty Black Ops III Zombies

The park entrance

A Workshop image of the entrance of the park: the Hydro Paradise sign under a giant wave, the ticket booths and wooden barrels.

Workshop artwork of a stone arch topped by a skull with red eyes, a jellyfish statue and a glowing pad on the ground, under palm trees, Water Park, Call of Duty Black Ops III Zombies

The skull arch

A wallpaper of a pirate corner of the park: a skull with red eyes over a stone arch, a jellyfish statue and a glowing pad in front.

History

The map had a long road to the Workshop. On April 5, 2022, an early build appeared on the Workshop as Water Park – Build 2.0 (item 2789870103), under an account named after the creator. Its comment threads call it a leaked Patreon test version, uploaded without the creator’s consent, and its players found no main Easter egg in it. The official release seems to date from the end of October 2023, although its Workshop page is gone and no source gives the exact day: on October 30 and 31, players on Reddit asked whether the map had really been released, one of them with the link to item 3066613882 and the question whether “the new Water Park zombies map” was the official one.

By July 2024, the map was gone from the Workshop, and a Reddit post of that month says the creator removed it. On July 22 and 23, 2024, it came back in three re-uploads: one by a player who says on the page that the map is not theirs, and two by KING, who credits Lockit14 and HyperFX8 for keeping the original files: Water Park Zombies and its night version, After Hours. The re-upload of KING, the most followed, is the one this book links to.

Credits

The Workshop page credits Dannyy for the project lead, the mapping, the music and the sounds; Steviewonder87 for assets, AI and scripts; Planet for scripting and the boss fight; FreeAccount for scripting and the quest design; Glitch for the trailer, the HUD and inventory designs, the preview image, the loading screen and the artwork; Kingslayer Kyle for the crew; Dobby for the movement of N.3.1.L, the inventory and the AI; MrChuse for the Zombies in Spaceland variants and the quotes of the crew; GCPeinhardt for the zappers and the Magic Wheel; and Wett Egg for the perks. Sphynx made the power and shield buildables, Alain the idea of the custom shield, and HarryBo21 the Brute. For the re-upload, KING compiled the map, added the mod support and upscaled the thumbnail, with Ava for testing.

Characters

The players are the crew of Zombies in Spaceland, brought over by Kingslayer Kyle with the quotes of the crew, credited to MrChuse. Their season pass cards, in the corner of the HUD, name them in the footage of Sassy Asi: Andre Wright, Sally Simpson, Poindexter Zittermann and Aaron Jordaniels. The quest gives a role to two other figures: N.3.1.L, the small robot of the park, whose head must be found, and David Hasselhoff, locked behind a door of Cone Lord.

Workshop artwork of a character in a varsity jacket and a green swim ring, holding a pistol up, before the octopus of Kraken’s Revenge, Water Park, Call of Duty Black Ops III Zombies

The varsity jacket

A wallpaper of the Workshop page: a member of the crew in a varsity jacket and a green swim ring, a pistol raised, before Kraken’s Revenge.

Workshop artwork of a character in a red cap, a red sweatshirt and a gold chain, in a blue swim ring, aiming a pistol before an ice cream stand, Water Park, Call of Duty Black Ops III Zombies

The red cap

Another wallpaper: a member of the crew in a red cap and a gold chain, in a blue swim ring, aiming a pistol before an ice cream stand.

Workshop artwork of a character with curly blond hair in a yellow swim ring, aiming a pistol in a pool full of floats, Water Park, Call of Duty Black Ops III Zombies

The yellow ring

A third wallpaper: a member of the crew with curly blond hair, in a yellow swim ring, aiming a pistol in a pool full of floats.

Enemies

Workshop artwork of the Brute, a huge zombie in a green and yellow suit with glowing eyes, wading through water under bamboo, Water Park, Call of Duty Black Ops III Zombies

The Brute

Credited to HarryBo21 on the Workshop page. YaBoyBadger finds it harder than in Zombies in Spaceland, warns of the loud noise of its arrival and of its laser, which does a lot of damage, and aims for its head.

Workshop artwork of a zombie clown with red hair, a starry costume and a ruff, in a dark alley of the park, Water Park, Call of Duty Black Ops III Zombies

Clowns

In special rounds, every zombie becomes a clown that explodes. Players on the Workshop page warn not to escort David Hasselhoff during such a round: the clowns blow him up.

The final boss, a giant clawed creature, rising out of the water behind the beach under the setting sun, in round 25, Water Park, Call of Duty Black Ops III Zombies

The final boss

A giant creature with huge claws that rises out of the sea off the beach at the end of the main quest, with a green laser and falling rocks. The guides give it no name; YaBoyBadger gives it a joke one.

Zombies

The zombies of Infinite Warfare, named in the Workshop features.

Skeletons

Skeleton zombies come out during the short lockdown of the cage of Skull Bay, in the main quest.

A crab

Players on Reddit and on the Workshop page speak of a small crab mini-boss of the early rounds, sometimes invisible because of a bug. No guide read for this book describes it.

Perks

Water Park uses the perks of Zombies in Spaceland, and the Workshop page sets a limit of five perks. The guides name Up ’n Atoms in the spawn, Tough Enough by the button that links the teleporter, Racin’ Stripes near the beach, Bang Bangs by Kraken’s Revenge, Blue Bolts in the area of the teleporter, Change Chews near the blue slide, Mule Munchies at the top of the map, Quickies at the top of a slide, Deadeye Dewdrops near the power, and Slappy Taffy, Bomb Stoppers and Trailblazers. WistfulSum says that the free perk of the candy boxes can be a sixth perk.

The perks, the valves, the teleporter and the Pack-a-Punch

Buildables

Three builds open the map: the power, whose three parts start in the spawn; the shield, built from a wheel, a hose and a surfboard at the Pack-a-Punch; and the five crystals that open the portals of the park.

The power, the shield and the portals

Weapons

The weapons are those of Infinite Warfare: the guides name the M1, the Hailstorm and the VPR on the walls, and the Magic Wheel replaces the Mystery Box. The souvenir machines of the park give four water guns, the zappers of Zombies in Spaceland, and side quests give a Thundergun and a Ray Gun Mark II.

Dischord, Shredder, Face Melter and Head Cutter

The four water guns. Each comes from a different souvenir machine, filled with three coins of N.3.1.L and a bucket of coolant from the beach.

The wall weapons, the Magic Wheel and the wonder weapons

Easter egg

The main quest powers a portal near the teleporter with four batteries, red, green, blue and yellow, each won by a step of the park and each followed by a challenge of the robot N.3.1.L. It ends in a boss fight on the beach, rewarded with Perkaholic, then a buyable ending of 60,000 points.

  1. Build the power, turn the four valves and link the teleporter to the Pack-a-Punch.
  2. Bring the head of N.3.1.L back to its body and enter the three codes of the Pack-a-Punch gate.
  3. Blow up the door of Cone Lord and escort David Hasselhoff to the beach for the red battery.
  4. Read the arrows on a wall with the glasses and enter the code on the arcade machines for the green battery.
  5. Shoot the X of the lighthouse, find the key and survive the lockdown of the cage for the blue battery.
  6. Make a water gun at a souvenir machine and shoot the yellow battery out of the ice arch.
  7. Fill the portal with souls and beat the boss on the beach in three phases.

The main quest, step by step

Secrets

Ray Gun Mark II

Ten cartoon targets to shoot around the park, then a buy of 10,000 points in the spawn.

Thundergun

Fifteen soul boxes to fill, then a Thundergun waiting on the way to the Pack-a-Punch.

Free perks

Three candy perk boxes, and an extra challenge of N.3.1.L once the four batteries are in.

Shovels

Small spades on the ground that dig up power-ups and weapons, according to YaBoyBadger.

The Ray Gun Mark II, the Thundergun, the free perks and the shovels

After Hours

KING also re-uploaded the night version of the map, Water Park Zombies: After Hours, on July 23, 2024. Its page invites the players back to the park “after the lights go out”, to find “the great evil that lurks the locker rooms and pools”, and lists the same features as the day version. Ava, credited for testing on the page of the day version, advises on this one the flashlight of the All-around Enhancement mod, because some areas are poorly lit. No guide read for this book covers what changes in this version.

Trivia

  • The leaked build of 2022 already held the power, the shield, a Ray Gun Mark II side quest and a Wonder Weapon quest of Der Eisendrache, according to a text guide posted on its Workshop page. In the guides of the 2023 release, the Ray Gun Mark II comes from ten targets instead of soul boxes, and the soul boxes give a Thundergun.
  • A comment on Reddit says that the creator drew the idea of the map from Splash, a multiplayer map of a Black Ops III DLC set in a water park.
  • The Ray Gun Mark II targets are a cartoon character, called the Eggman by Sassy Asi and a green corn by the text guide of the Workshop page.