Interactive play devices for water play attractions

An interactive play device for a water play attraction for entertaining one or more play participants, the interactive play device comprising:

• a memory configured to store,
• player identification information associated with a play participant in an interactive water game, and
• progress information indicative of a progress of the play participant in the interactive water game;
• a transceiver coupled to the memory, wherein the transceiver is configured to wirelessly communicate with a plurality of game consoles distributed throughout an interactive water play environment during the interactive water game, wherein said wireless communication comprises at least transmitting (i) the player identification information to the plurality of game consoles, and (ii) the progress information to activate one or more play effects by the plurality of game consoles;
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• a water resistant substrate substantially enclosing at least the memory and the transceiver and configured to be worn on a hand of the play participant.

An interactive play device for a water play attraction for entertaining one or more play participants, the interactive play device comprising:

• means for storing unique identification information associated with one of a plurality of play participants in an interactive water game;
• means for wirelessly communicating with a plurality of game consoles distributed throughout an interactive water play environment, wherein said wireless communication comprises at least transmitting (i) the unique identification information to the plurality of game consoles, and (ii) game data configured to activate one or more play effects controlled by the plurality of game consoles;
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• waterproof means for substantially enclosing at least said storing means and said communicating means and formed to be worn on a hand of the one of the plurality of play participants.