The over 50-year-old rocket slide at Union Park is now closed as it undergoes a round of repairs, but the Des Moines Parks and Recreation Department wrote to worried children and parents on Facebook ...

The Union Park Rocket Slide is almost ready to blast off. The beloved 53-year-old slide, which closed for repairs and safety upgrades last year, was originally slated to reopen sometime this summer.

negotiate a deal with the developers and iron out the details of the development agreement. The historic rocket slide in Des Moines's Union Park is about to blast-off again thanks to some much-needed ...

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) —Every community has something that stands as a symbol, and has endured through the years. For North Little Rock, one of those symbols is the Rocket Slide. "It ...

Des Moines city administrators want to assure everyone that the orange plastic fence blocking off part of Union Park’s beloved Rocket Slide is temporary. They have no plans to tear down the quirky ...

A piece of Roswell’s history could soon be gone, at least as people know it. The well-known rocket slide that sits at Spring River Park and Zoo was recently closed due to safety concerns, and many ...