A recent study issued by Georgia Southern University's Bureau of Business Research & Economic Development found that Splash in the Boro had an economic impact of $8.6 million in the local economy in 2009, up from just over $5.2 million in 2008. Utilizing data from the 154,034 visitors that attended Splash in the Boro last summer, the study revealed the primary factor in the increased attendance was a $4 million expansion that opened in 2009. "We had hoped, of course, that the addition of the Mat Racer slide, the Flowrider, the new 6,000 sq. ft.