Despite new competition, Splash in the Boro held its own this summer, with a 4 percent drop in attendance from 2014 attributed to weather, but more visitors than in 2013 or 2012. Publicly owned Splash, operated by Statesboro Bulloch Parks & Recreation, so far has a pricing advantage over the new, privately owned Surf Lagoon in Pooler. While the new waterpark aims to attract Savannah area residents and tourists, Splash seeks to create and keep repeat customers within about a two-hour radius of Statesboro, said Steve Brown, manager of Parks & Recreation's aquatics division.