Liquid Planet

A Dover man who once chained himself to a giant water slide is being ordered to pay restitution to investors in his failed amusement park.

The Liquid Planet Water Park in Candia shut its doors in 2015. Its owner, Kevin Dumont, drew attention that year for chaining himself to a 30-foot tall waterslide. He spent 12 days protesting the park’s foreclosure and subsequent auction before climbing down.

A New Hampshire man who once chained himself to a giant water slide stands accused of securities fraud.

Kevin Dumont opened the Liquid Planet Water Park in Candia in 2008. Since then, New Hampshire’s Bureau of Securities Regulation says he unlawfully sold unsecured promissory notes to investors, raising $1.5 million to fund the park’s operations.

A New Hampshire waterpark has been sold over the objections of its owner, who had chained himself to a slide tower to try to save the business.

Liquid Planet Water Park in Candia was sold for $950,000 to the owners of another New Hampshire waterpark, Whale's Tale. The new owner says it will keep Liquid Planet operating.