During the end of the season when the WIBIT was offered, it was vandalized (intentionally punctured) prior to it being stored for the winter. The cost to patch it up was significant enough to keep it in storage. Additionally, the WIBIT required a lifeguard to be present on it which limited staffing in other parts of the pool and the use did not justify that level of staffing. A water slide would have been a better use of the money.
This is what a WIBIT is: https://www.wibitsports.com/open-water/
Diving boards and waterslides make excellent additions to any swimming pool and create another element of fun when properly installed and maintained. Defects in the quality of the materials used, poor maintenance or poor design can all contribute to a pool accident following the collapse of the structure or a slip or fall off of the platform
Not one but two lifeguards were stationed on the Wibit when it was open for use. This cost thousands of dollars per summer and reduced lifeguard availability on the lifeguard stands. Signups and the application of life vests also occupied much lifeguard time. During the many hours when the Wibit was not in use, it occupied an unconscionable amount of space in the 12-foot swimming area and presented a bright-colored plastic eyesore interrupting the historic Graydon landscape. Good that it’s gone and may it never return even though its price was something like $12,000.