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    (6/17/13) The local news reports that the new Kongo Expedition attraction at the Calypso waterpark is now open. (MORE...)
    (5/13/13) Construction pictures from Splashtown for the new Brain Drain slide can be found here.
    (5/13/13) Summer is almost here… and to help things along ThemeParkHD has posted a great collection of waterpark videos shot at my favorite California waterpark… Raging Waters (MORE...)
    (4/29/13) New additions and improvements are on the way to several of the Great Wolf Lodge indoor waterpark resorts around the nation. (MORE...)

Alottawata Water Park (Ottawa area, Canada)

???? - New Park - (11/30/12) ProSlide says that their plans to build the Alotta Water Park in Ottawa are still in the works... but also still on hold for the time being. According to this interview with the CEO, they are still planning the park out and intend on building it. However the target opening date has been pushed back several times, and was last thought to be opening in 2014, but that may still be pushed back one more year to 2015.

The Beach (Cincinnati, OH)

TO REOPEN IN 2013 - (3/11/13) Good news for those looking to visit The Beach waterpark across the freeway from Kings Island. The park held a job fair this weekend so get ready to hire all the staff they need for the park’s May 18th grand reopening. The all new website is also open where they remind everyone that any 2012 tickets or season passes will be honored for the 2013 season.
    (1/21/13) The local news confirms that The Beach will open in May, complete with a $5 million park renovation to the kids area, wave pool and more. The new owners will also honor all the season passes sold for last season when the park failed to open.
    (8/23/12) The story of The Beach waterpark took a new twist this week when the park filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It’s unclear how this will affect Adventure Landing who had signed a lease agreement (with future option to purchase) to operate the park starting for the 2013 season.
    (7/26/12) In an unexpected bit of news The Beach waterpark will reopen in 2013 as The Beach at Adventure Landing. Adventure Holdings LLC has signed a lease agreement to take over the park with a future option to purchase it. Four new slides, new wave pool and a new kids area will be added for the 2013 season.
    The company behind all this runs 10 Adventure Landings FEC sites spread out along the eastern side of the country, the Shipwreck Island Waterpark in Florida along with five other small FEC style attractions. Oh… and if you were one of the unlucky ones to buy a 2012 season pass to The Beach and thought you were out of luck… the park is planning on honoring them for the 2013 season now.
    (5/30/12) As I’ve been expecting to happen for awhile now, the Ohio Attorney General has announced a lawsuit against The Beach waterpark who had pre-sold 8,800 season passes for the 2012 season, only to announce on March 9th that the park would not be opening this season after all, and that they did not have the funds to offer refunds to anyone.
    (3/13/12) Sad news for the Cincinnati area as the 27 year old “The Beach” waterpark located just across the freeway from Kings Island, has announced that they are likely closing for good and will not be able to open for the 2012 season. While attendance at the park had been flat in recent years, operational and maintenance costs have increased to the point of eating away the profits. Unable to secure new financing to keep the park running, they have been forced to close and lay off their few full time staffers. There is a slight chance that if they are able to work out a new financial deal over the next several months The Beach could reopen for 2013.

Calypso Park (Ottawa, Canada)

Park News -

2013 - Kongo Expedition - (6/17/13) The local news reports that the new Kongo Expedition attraction at the Calypso waterpark is now open. A video showing off the themed “wave river” adventure attraction, featuring a cave, water effects and animatronic animals is embedded below.

(3/18/13) The Calypso waterpark will add a new themed tubing river to the park this year called Kongo. Concept art has been placed on a poster in the park as seen here. I’m not sure if this will be another lazy river, or perhaps one of the more fun new style rivers with a swift current.

Camelbeach Waterpark (Tannersville, PA)

2013 - Lo-Q - (2/5/13) Looks like the Camelbeach Mountain waterpark will be adding the Lo-Q system this season, as a job posting for a Lo-Q Guest Service Manager at the park was spotted online here.

Cowabunga Bay (Utah)

2013 - Nothing is known at this time...

Fun Spot Waterpark (Orlando, FL)

2013 - NEW PARK - (11/28/11) Orlando Parks News has dug up an article reporting that Fun Spot has decided to use their new land next to the original Orlando location to create the new Fun Spot Waterpark with their partners at SplashTacular. They claim at the park will be loaded with next-generation waterpark attractions that you wont find anywhere else in Orlando when it opens in 2013.
One such new slide concept is Splash Rally, a new take on the “racer” slide concept. 360 Rush is a new take on the bowl slide concept, where they drop two sliders into the bowl from opposite ends at the same time so they can chase each other around. They also have a Double BowlsEye… a double-rider raft take on the 360 Rush concept.

Great Wolf Lodge Resorts - Assorted News Reports

2013 - (4/29/13) New additions and improvements are on the way to several of the Great Wolf Lodge indoor waterpark resorts around the nation.

GWL – Traverse City, MI will add River Canyon Run, a new family raft slide along with a Ten Paw Alley indoor six-lane bowling alley.

GWL – Grand Mound, WA and Mason, OH will each add The Howl at the Moon Glow Golf experience this May.

GWL – Grand Mound, WA; Mason, OH; Williamsburg, VA; Concord NC; and Poconos, PA will add The Great Wolf Kids Store where kids can create and stuff their own fuzzy character to take home with them.

GWL – Grapevine, TX will add a new outdoor grill offering an American bar and grill dining experience overlooking the outdoor pool.

Great Wolf Lodge - California (Garden Grove, CA)

2014 - In Development - (2/20/13) A reader sent word that in late 2012 a group of people involved with the proposed Great Wolf Lodge in Garden Grove mentioned that they hoped to break ground on the new resort in the first quarter of 2013. Lets hope we see construction begin soon on this new waterpark resort. In addition to the typical GWL features, they also mentioned the resort would have an underground parking garage and offer a shuttle to Disneyland as well. Given the typical 18 month construction time-table from previous Lodges, an early 2013 start would see the resort open in the second half of 2014.
    (1/21/13) Has anyone heard any updat

es regarding the construction of the Great Wolf Lodge California location in Garden Grove, just a mile down the road from Disneyland? From what I’ve heard from one local, construction still has not begun on the site, though I believe it was cleared months ago. The OC Register reported in August 2012 (see below) that it had an approved finance plan, though state approval was still needed. Jumping ahead to 2013 now… I’ve been unable to find any updates on the project. If they are still planning on opening by 2014, they really need to start work in the next few months, as the typical timetable to build one of these resorts is about 18 months. Anyone know more about what is going on?
    (8/8/12) Great Wolf Lodge California took a giant leap forward this week after a finance payment plan for the indoor waterpark resort was approved. Make the jump to read up on all the details of the deal between the city of Garden Grove and the resort developer.
    (8/2/12) I’m not entirely sure what the status of the Great Wolf Lodge Resort planned for California is at the moment, and this news article has me scratching my head a little more to try and figure out if the deal may be delayed or possibly about to die. Anyone know more?
    (4/10/12) A reader went by the construction site for the new Great Wolf Lodge in Garden Grove, CA and sent back some pictures. Looks like the site clearing clearly is now nearly complete, so hopefully they will be ready to push forward fairly soon in order to meet the proposed 2014 opening date. As I seem to recall, construction on a new Great Wolf Lodge takes at least 18-22 months, so they should be starting soon.
    (2/2/12) Garden Grove has moved the last residents from the now closed RV Park off Harbor Blvd to make way for the “once-in-a-lifetime” project that will see a new Great Wolf Lodge added to the city, just a hop skip and a jump down the road from the Disneyland Resort. This link includes a bit of concept artwork showing off how the new resort may look.
    (4/15/11) Good news for the proposed Great Wolf Lodge Resort, the local City Council voted unanimously to approve $51 million in bonds to fund the construction of the waterpark resort. Right now the plan is to break ground in 2012… and typically it takes over a year or so to build a GWL Resort, so look for it to open in 2013 most likely.
    (8/28/10) The Great Wolf Lodge showed off what the new California resort down the road from Disneyland could look like in a meeting with community members this week. It seems the plan is to place the waterpark building right up on Harbor, with the Howlin’ Tornado slide living large as a visual icon.
    (6/29/10) Great news for Southern California… Great Wolf Lodge is now planning their first SoCal resort about 1 mile from Disneyland in Garden Grove. Yep, it looks like Garden Grove’s long-time desire to bring in their own major attraction has finally paid off as Great Wolf is the company behind that top secret waterpark resort story that came out back in mid April. All I can say is… ABOUT TIME! If Disney isn’t going to build their own indoor waterpark, I’m glad Great Wolf Lodge is coming to do it instead.
    The new Great Wolf Lodge California is planned to have a 100,000 square-foot indoor waterpark, making it the largest in the entire GWL chain, and one of the largest in the world. Plans for the resort side of things include 600 suites plus 30,000 sqft of meeting space, plus all the other great things you can expect from a GWL Resort like a Spa, restaurants, MagiQuest, mini-golf, arcade games and more. Look for it to break ground in 2011.
    (4/17/10) The city of Garden Grove has long felt left out from the glitter and glory bestowed upon nearby Anaheim because of Disneyland. Over the years the city has tried to lure in various other theme parks and developers to build their own projects on the outskirts of Disneyland, but to no avail.
    According to the OC Register, Garden Grove is at it again and is said to have agreed to pay a waterpark resort developer $42 million if they are able to open an attraction about a mile away from Disneyland on a 10.c acre site near the intersection of Harbor and Garden Grove Blvd. An announcement is expected within a month or so and the project could break ground in 2012. I’ve got no solid lock on this, but looking at an aerial map, if I had to guess I’d say that this empty field and the trailer-park next door are a good possible location for this project.

Great Wolf Lodge - New Baltimore (New Baltimore, NY)

???? - In Development - (12/12/11) Plans to build a $115 million Great Wolf Lodge indoor waterpark resort near the New York State Thruway in New Baltimore were unveiled last Thursday. Click here to read more.

Hawaiian Falls (Texas: Garland, Mansfield, The Colony, Roanoke and Waco)