diff --git a/src/engine/surface_load.c b/src/engine/surface_load.c
index eec3254d..3015b7b7 100644
--- a/src/engine/surface_load.c
+++ b/src/engine/surface_load.c
@@ -31,36 +31,24 @@ SpatialPartitionCell gDynamicSurfacePartition[NUM_CELLS][NUM_CELLS];
 /**
  * Pools of data to contain either surface nodes or surfaces.
  */
-struct GrowingPool* sSurfaceNodePool = NULL;
-struct GrowingPool* sSurfacePool = NULL;
+static struct GrowingArray *sSurfaceNodePool = NULL;
+static struct GrowingArray *sSurfacePool = NULL;
 
 /**
  * Allocate the part of the surface node pool to contain a surface node.
  */
-static struct SurfaceNode* alloc_surface_node(void) {
-    struct SurfaceNode* node = (struct SurfaceNode*)growing_pool_alloc(sSurfaceNodePool, sizeof(struct SurfaceNode));
-    node->next = NULL;
-
-    gSurfaceNodesAllocated++;
-    return node;
+static struct SurfaceNode *alloc_surface_node(void) {
+    sSurfaceNodePool->count = gSurfaceNodesAllocated++;
+    return growing_array_alloc(sSurfaceNodePool, sizeof(struct SurfaceNode));
 }
 
 /**
  * Allocate the part of the surface pool to contain a surface and
  * initialize the surface.
  */
-static struct Surface* alloc_surface(void) {
-    struct Surface* surface = (struct Surface*)growing_pool_alloc(sSurfacePool, sizeof(struct Surface));
-
-    surface->type = 0;
-    surface->force = 0;
-    surface->flags = 0;
-    surface->room = 0;
-    surface->object = NULL;
-
-    gSurfacesAllocated++;
-
-    return surface;
+static struct Surface *alloc_surface(void) {
+    sSurfacePool->count = gSurfacesAllocated++;
+    return growing_array_alloc(sSurfacePool, sizeof(struct Surface));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -481,8 +469,8 @@ void alloc_surface_pools(void) {
     clear_static_surfaces();
     clear_dynamic_surfaces();
 
-    sSurfaceNodePool = growing_pool_init(sSurfaceNodePool, sizeof(struct SurfaceNode) * 1000);
-    sSurfacePool = growing_pool_init(sSurfacePool, sizeof(struct Surface) * 1000);
+    sSurfaceNodePool = growing_array_init(sSurfaceNodePool, 0x1000);
+    sSurfacePool = growing_array_init(sSurfacePool, 0x400);
 
     gEnvironmentRegions = NULL;
     gSurfaceNodesAllocated = 0;
diff --git a/src/game/memory.c b/src/game/memory.c
index 82c0bfc8..0d4bec3f 100644
--- a/src/game/memory.c
+++ b/src/game/memory.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "memory.h"
+#include "print.h"
 #include "pc/debuglog.h"
 
 #define ALIGN16(val) (((val) + 0xF) & ~0xF)
@@ -180,6 +181,63 @@ void growing_pool_free_pool(struct GrowingPool *pool) {
     free(pool);
 }
 
+  ///////////////////
+ // growing array //
+///////////////////
+
+struct GrowingArray *growing_array_init(struct GrowingArray *array, u32 capacity) {
+    growing_array_free(&array);
+    array = calloc(1, sizeof(struct GrowingArray));
+    array->buffer = calloc(capacity, sizeof(void *));
+    array->capacity = capacity;
+    array->count = 0;
+    return array;
+}
+
+void *growing_array_alloc(struct GrowingArray *array, u32 size) {
+    if (array && array->buffer) {
+
+        // Increase capacity if needed
+        while (array->count >= array->capacity) {
+            u32 newCapacity = array->capacity * 2;
+            void **newBuffer = calloc(newCapacity, sizeof(void *));
+            memcpy(newBuffer, array->buffer, array->capacity * sizeof(void *));
+            free(array->buffer);
+            array->buffer = newBuffer;
+            array->capacity = newCapacity;
+        }
+
+        // Alloc element if needed
+        void **elem = &array->buffer[array->count++];
+        if (!*elem) {
+            *elem = malloc(size);
+        }
+        memset(*elem, 0, size);
+        return *elem;
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+void growing_array_free(struct GrowingArray **array) {
+    if (*array) {
+        for (u32 i = 0; i != (*array)->capacity; ++i) {
+            if ((*array)->buffer[i]) {
+                free((*array)->buffer[i]);
+            }
+        }
+        free((*array)->buffer);
+        free(*array);
+        *array = NULL;
+    }
+}
+
+void growing_array_debug_print(struct GrowingArray *array, const char *name, s32 x, s32 y) {
+    char text[256];
+    u32 allocated = 0; for (u32 i = 0; i != array->capacity; ++i) { allocated += (array->buffer[i] != NULL); }
+    snprintf(text, 256, "%-12s %5u/%5u/%5u", name, array->count, allocated, array->capacity);
+    print_text(x, y, text);
+}
+
   ///////////////////
  // display lists //
 ///////////////////
diff --git a/src/game/memory.h b/src/game/memory.h
index 9fc0d7a9..8c964c82 100644
--- a/src/game/memory.h
+++ b/src/game/memory.h
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ struct GrowingPoolNode
     struct GrowingPoolNode* prev;
 };
 
+struct GrowingArray
+{
+    void **buffer;
+    u32 count;
+    u32 capacity;
+};
+
 struct MarioAnimation;
 struct Animation;
 
@@ -63,6 +70,11 @@ struct GrowingPool* growing_pool_init(struct GrowingPool* pool, u32 nodeSize);
 void* growing_pool_alloc(struct GrowingPool *pool, u32 size);
 void growing_pool_free_pool(struct GrowingPool *pool);
 
+struct GrowingArray *growing_array_init(struct GrowingArray *array, u32 capacity);
+void *growing_array_alloc(struct GrowingArray *array, u32 size);
+void growing_array_free(struct GrowingArray **array);
+void growing_array_debug_print(struct GrowingArray *array, const char *name, s32 x, s32 y);
+
 void alloc_display_list_reset(void);
 void *alloc_display_list(u32 size);