Tri-City Water Follies
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Tri-City Water Follies is an annual hydroplane racing and air show festival held along the Columbia River in the Tri-Cities region of Washington State.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tri-Cities Water Follies | 1 |
| Tri-City Water Follies canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2946345 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tri-City Water Follies Context triple: [Tri-Cities, Washington, hasEvent, Tri-City Water Follies]
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A.
Dighty Water
Dighty Water is a small river in Angus, Scotland, that flows through the Monifieth and Dundee area before entering the Firth of Tay.
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B.
City of Fountains
City of Fountains is a popular nickname for Kansas City, Missouri, highlighting its abundance of decorative public fountains and water features.
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C.
Fountain
Fountain is a small city in Colorado, United States, located just south of Colorado Springs along the Front Range.
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D.
Fountain
Fountain is Marcel Duchamp’s groundbreaking 1917 readymade artwork consisting of a signed porcelain urinal that radically challenged traditional definitions of art.
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E.
Stiltsville
Stiltsville is a historic collection of wooden stilt houses built over the shallow waters of Biscayne Bay near Miami, Florida.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tri-City Water Follies Target entity description: Tri-City Water Follies is an annual hydroplane racing and air show festival held along the Columbia River in the Tri-Cities region of Washington State.
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A.
Dighty Water
Dighty Water is a small river in Angus, Scotland, that flows through the Monifieth and Dundee area before entering the Firth of Tay.
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B.
City of Fountains
City of Fountains is a popular nickname for Kansas City, Missouri, highlighting its abundance of decorative public fountains and water features.
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C.
Fountain
Fountain is a small city in Colorado, United States, located just south of Colorado Springs along the Front Range.
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D.
Fountain
Fountain is Marcel Duchamp’s groundbreaking 1917 readymade artwork consisting of a signed porcelain urinal that radically challenged traditional definitions of art.
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E.
Stiltsville
Stiltsville is a historic collection of wooden stilt houses built over the shallow waters of Biscayne Bay near Miami, Florida.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air show
ⓘ
annual festival ⓘ hydroplane racing event ⓘ sporting event ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tri-Cities Water Follies
ⓘ
linked to:
Tri-City Water Follies
|
| associatedWith |
Tri-Cities tourism
ⓘ
summer events in Washington State ⓘ |
| attracts | spectators from across the Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| city |
Kennewick, Washington
ⓘ
Pasco, Washington ⓘ Richland, Washington ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| economicImpactOn | Tri-Cities regional economy ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
air shows in the United States
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festivals in Washington State ⓘ hydroplane racing in the United States ⓘ tourist attractions in Benton County, Washington ⓘ tourist attractions in Franklin County, Washington ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://waterfollies.com/ ⓘ |
| heldAlong | Columbia River shoreline ⓘ |
| includes |
aerial demonstrations
ⓘ
air show performances ⓘ boat racing ⓘ hydroplane races ⓘ |
| location |
Columbia River
ⓘ
Tri-Cities, Washington ⓘ |
| mainAttraction | unlimited hydroplane racing ⓘ |
| notableFor |
aircraft stunt performances
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high-speed hydroplane boats ⓘ |
| outdoorEvent | yes ⓘ |
| region |
Tri-Cities region of Washington State
ⓘ
linked to:
Tri-Cities, Washington
|
| riverUsed | Columbia River ⓘ |
| spectatorSport | yes ⓘ |
| state | Washington ⓘ |
| takesPlaceOn | Columbia River waterfront ⓘ |
| typeOfRacing | hydroplane racing ⓘ |
| typicalMonth | July ⓘ |
| waterBody | Columbia River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tri-City Water Follies Description of subject: Tri-City Water Follies is an annual hydroplane racing and air show festival held along the Columbia River in the Tri-Cities region of Washington State.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tri-City Water Follies