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    (11/22/2023) Rapids Waterpark Confirms Mega Mayhem Will Open in 2024 (MORE...)
    (11/17/2023) Raging Waters - 2024 Pass Discounts and Opening Date Announcement (MORE...)
    (11/6/2023) OKANA Resort and Indoor Waterpark Now Under Construction in Oklahoma (MORE...)
    (11/5/2023) Video Footage of the Rocky Top Glider Cloud Coaster at Wilderness at the Smokies (MORE...)
    (10/31/2023) Rocky Top Glider Cloud Coaster Now Open at Wilderness at the Smokies (MORE...)

Calypso Park (Ottawa, Canada)

2023 - Nothing is known at this point in time, also nothing added for 2019 - 2022 seasons.

Camelback Waterpark & Lodge / CamelBeach - (PA)
 
2023 - Nothing is known at this point in time, also nothing added for 2019 - 2022 seasons.

Coco Key Waterpark Resort (Mt. Laurel, NJ)

Park News - (9/3/22) After sitting closed for the past couple of years the former CoCo Key Waterpark Resort in Mt. Laurel, NJ will be reopening soon under new ownership and an all new name. According to the local news the exact details about when and what the new name will be have not yet been announced, but the resort is expected to reopen sometime this fall. The waterpark resort found itself on the auction block twice before landing a new owner who apparently purchased the property for just $13 million last year.
    The article goes on to say that the hotel itself will open first, in limited capacity form, while the indoor waterpark will likely not be ready to open until sometime in 2023.
 
    (10/24/21) The Hotel ML and CoCo Key Water Park in Mt Laurel are up for auction this month. According to this posting the starting bid for the property is $4 million.
 
    (3/23/20) A Screamscape source tell us that the Coco Key Waterpark Resort in Mt. Laurel, NJ has shut down for good… not just for the COVID-19 virus. The resort is said to have been on unsteady financial legs for some time now, especially as they have been in competition with the better known Sahara Sams / Diggerland complex about 20 minutes away.
    According to our source, Coco Key sent out a letter of termination to all employees a few days ago, along with notice that they were shutting down the waterpark and the hotel. The Coronavirus was just the last straw for the struggling resort. While the resort is shutting down, it is said that the owners hope this course of action will save the park, and give it a chance to possibly reopen again much later in the year after things start to return to normal. I’m guessing this may give them time to possibly enter into some kind of Bankruptcy restructuring plan, or possibly even request financial aid assistance as a business victim of the COVID-19 pandemic.
    So far the resort’s website only says that they are closed indefinitely due to the outbreak, but nothing more, so it does seem to follow the story that they do hope to reopen again, but it may be later than expected.

Cowabunga Bay (Utah)

2023 - Nothing is known at this point in time...

Cowabunga Bay (Las Vegas, NV)

2023 - Nothing is known at this point in time...

Cowabunga Canyon (Las Vegas, NV)
    - Formerly Wet ‘n’ Wild Las Vegas

2023 - Nothing is known at this point in time...

Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark (Grand Prairie, TX)

2023 - Nothing is known at this point in time, also nothing added for 2019 - 2022 seasons.

Glacier Beach (Colorado)

2024/2025 - New Park Planned - (2/20/22) A new waterpark called Glacier Beach has been proposed for the Denver, Colorado area, with a proposed 2024 opening timeline. According to the park’s facebook page, they mention it having 9 innovate and thrilling attraction, each one able to hold between 2 to 6 guests at a time. No carrying your tube up the stairs, every slide will have an automated tube lift system. There are a couple of very interesting statements as well, one claiming an approval pending “Guiness World Record Breaking Longest & Darknest Water Slide in the World” and the other ponders the question, “What if we had a circular 360 wave pool?!?”
    Whaaaaa?!  Count me in for the dark slide, but a 360 wave pool would be very interested indeed. I’ve seen a prototype system built to do just that in Australia, but it was massive and involved the use of a giant “plunger” style device in the center to create the waves. You can see this prototype in action here.

Grand Country Resort / Splash Country Indoor Waterpark (Branson, MO)

2023 - Nothing is known at this point in time...

Great Wold Lodge Resorts News - (3/12/2023) I missed this earlier in the year, but apparently Great Wolf Lodge has an eye on building a new indoor waterpark resort in Canada. To be more specific, they are looking into plan to build a new $350 million location in Cornwall, Ontario. Currently, I believe the only current GWL location in Canada is located at Niagara Falls, with Cornwall located about a 5 and a half hour drive away, seated conveniently between Ottawa and Montreal.

Great Wolf Lodge Florida -

2024 - New Resort - (8/5/2023) Construction on the new Great Wolf Lodge indoor waterpark resort in Naples, FL has been moving right along it seems. According to the local news the vertical construction on the resort was completed this past week, and the company is now accepting early reservations for the resort starting with an Oct. 1st, 2024 date. Based on how the rest of construction goes between now and then, earlier dates may open up for future reservation seekers.
 
    (7/14/22) Long time readers may remember a time when a Great Wolf Lodge was announced to be coming to Orlando, but alas, it was never to be. In the years that have followed we’ve seen Great Wolf Lodge build countless new indoor waterpark resorts all across the country, even in sunny Southern California. According to this article construction will begin this week to build a Great Wolf Lodge in Naples , FL.
    The plan is to open it by 2024, which sounds about right, as the typical construction timeline to build a Great Wolf Lodge is 18 months. They say it will be located on City Gate Boulevard near the Paradise Coast Sports Complex of the Collier Blvd. exit off I-75.
    I’m scratching my head at the choice of this location, as it seems about as far away as you can get from Florida’s major cities and the traditional high-traffic tourist areas. While I lived in Orlando from 2000 to 2006, I never had the chance to visit this part of the state, so I really don’t know much about what one might expect down here. Of course, I don’t recall anyone I knew at the time ever going here either for any reason... so there is that.

Great Wolf Lodge Houston -

Great Wolf Lodge Maryland

June 2023 - (7/9/2023) The new Great Wolf Lodge indoor waterpark resort in Maryland held a grand opening at the end of June. The newest Lodge is located in Perryville, about an hour’s drive from the Baltimore area.
 
    (4/4/23) The new Great Wolf Lodge location in Perryville, Maryland has officially bumped up their opening date to June 29th. Previously the indoor waterpark resort wasn’t slated to open until at least July 15th so this is certainly good news for those seeking some wet summer fun. According to the article, this new location is said to be the largest GWL resort in the chain’s history, clocking-in with 128,000 sqft of waterpark fun, a 57,000 sqft adventure park / arcade area and the six story resort has 700 rooms.
 
    (12/29/2022) A new set of aerial construction photos of the new Great Wolf Lodge indoor waterpark resort going up in Perryville, MD can be seen below. Scroll through the photos to see some great shots of the various waterslides sticking out of the backside of the waterpark slide tower structures on either side.
    Of interest may be the light-blue slide that starts with a mini-tornado style funnel element near the start, but if you follow the slide down to the enclosed bowl element you’ll see there is a large gap in the slide just before it enters the bowl element. Could be some kind of assembly error with the placement of the footers, or more likely that section of the slide could have been damaged (or gone missing?) and they’re just waiting on a replacement.

 
    (6/12/22) A collection of aerial drone pictures of the new Great Wolf Lodge resort under construction in Maryland can be seen in the Facebook posting below.

 
    (4/4/22) Some aerial drone shots of the new Great Wolf Lodge Maryland resort under construction in Perryville can be seen below.

 
    (7/24/21) A new Great Wolf Lodge indoor waterpark resort has broken ground in Perryville, MD. The new GWL Maryland resort is expected to open in late 2023 and is being promoted as being their 20th and biggest Great Wolf Lodge yet, with 700 family-friendly suites and a 126,000 sqft indoor waterpark. Perryville, MD is located sort of right in the middle between Baltimore, Philadelphia and Harrisburg / Hershey regions, and I would also imagine it to be a popular draw from the Washington DC area as well, who will now find themselves in the middle between this new resort and the one in Williamsburg, VA.

Great Wolf Lodge at Mashantucket / Foxwoods -

2025 - (2/5/2023) They’ve talked about building it for years and at last Great Wolf Lodge has broken ground on their newest waterpark resort that will open next to the Foxwoods casino in Connecticut in 2025. This will be a 549-room indoor waterpark resort and is being built in a partnership with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation on a 13 acre site.
 
    (3/20/22) I missed this story last month, but according to this article the famous Foxwoods Resort Casino says they are moving forward with plans to add a Great Wolf Lodge indoor waterpark resort to their property. The announcement comes as Foxwoods is celebrating their 30th Anniversary and announced a whole slew of renovations and big expansion plans.
    The casino resort is now looking to embrace a “family friendly” plan for the future of the resort, and while gambling will obviously remain, the focus going forward will be more on their various entertainment offerings, and the planned opening of the new Great Wolf Lodge in 2024 is a huge part of that. To be built on a 15-acre site, the official name of the resort will be “Great Wolf Lodge at Mashantucket”.

Great Wolf Lodge Poconos

2022/2023 - Renovations - (4/2/22) Great Wolf Lodge Poconos has shared plans to renovate the resort and add 30 new Villas to their lineup of guest accommodations over the next year. Other improvements to come will include a renovation of the resort lobby, a new full service restaurant, some upgrades to the toddler play areas in the waterpark and more over the next year. Look for the new villas to be ready in Summer 2023.

Great Wolf Lodge Tennessee

2024 - New Resort - (3/17/22) The land sale for the proposed Great Wolf Lodge resort in Tennessee has been approved by the city council and development board. This will see 258 acres handed over to an Industrial Development Board who will then sell 36-acres to Great Wolf Lodge for the new resort project. According to the article, Great Wolf Lodge would like to break ground on the new project sometime this Fall. Based on past project timelines, it usually takes at least 18 to 20 months to build a GWL Resort, so the earliest we might see it open would be Spring or Summer 2024.
 
    (2/7/20) According to a local news report, Great Wolf Lodge is eyeballing a site in Jackson, Tennessee as a possible home to a new indoor waterpark resort. According to the local “Jackson Chamber and Visit Jackson” groups, the city is 99% of the way there on a deal for Great Wolf Lodge to build a $150 million new resort off I-40. Construction could start by Summer 2021 and it should be ready to open 18-20 months after that. Jackson is located about a 2 hour drive west of Nashville, or about 90 minutes east of Memphis, putting it fairly in the middle between west Tennessee’s two biggest cities.

H2OBX (Outer Banks, North Carolina)

2023 - Nothing is known at this point in time... Nothing Added in 2022 Either

Kalahari Resort (Pocono Mountains, PA)

2023 - Nothing is known at this point in time... Nothing added in 2022 either

Kalahari Resort (Sandusky, Ohio)

2023 - Outdoor Waterpark Expansion - (1/22/2023) Something new is in the works at the Kalahari indoor waterpark resort in Sandusky, Ohio. Construction is currently ongoing outside the resort for an expansion of their outdoor waterpark offerings, expected to be finished in time for Summer 2023. According to the website this will include a new “20 Foot Free Fall Jump Tower”, a new 15,000 Sqft pool (their largest), new premium lounge space and the reopening of the 70 foot zipline attraction.

Kalahari Resort (Round Rock, TX)

2023 - Nothing is known at this point in time...

Kalahari Resort (Outside Fredericksburg, VA)

2026 - NEW RESORT - (10/24/2023) A groundbreaking ceremony took place on Friday to begin work on the latest Kalahari waterpark resort complex located about 80 miles outside of Washington DC, in Virginia, about 13 miles south of Fredericksburg.
    According to news articles the new resort will feature 907 rooms as well as a massive 175,000 sqft indoor waterpark, a 90,000 sqft “Tom Foolerys Adventure Park”, plus an assortment of other outdoor attractions. According to the official timeline, they expect it to be ready to open sometime in 2026.
    If you are suffering from a bit of Deju Vu, then you aren’t alone, as back in 2007 Kalahari announced plans to spend around $200 million at the time to build a new waterpark resort in the Fredericksburg, Virginia area. Of course we all remember the big financial crash in 2008/2009 that scuttled a lot of projects, or in the case of others that did open (like Hard Rock Park) left them unable to secure more lines of credit to help them stay financially afloat through those troublesome years. In the case of the previous Kalahari plans, those were quietly shelved, but it is nice to see that the company has returned once again to the area.

Kalahari Resort (Wisconsin Dells)

2023 - Nothing is known at this point in time, also nothing added for 2019 - 2022 seasons.

Myrtle Waves  (Myrtle Beach, SC)

2023 - Nothing is known at this time, nothing was known to be added from 2016 - 2022.

Nashville Shores (Tennessee)
Premier Parks

Resort News - (12/4/21) We’ve mentioned the Nashville Shores waterpark from time to time over the years, but the waterpark is actually just one piece of a larger resort. Industry design experts, PGAV, have announced that they are working with Premier Parks to create a new master plan for the entire resort project that includes not just the waterpark, but also a treetop adventure park, lodging and a marina.
    The long-term plan will be focused on updating the resort's operations and overall visitor experience, increasing the number of lodging sites, adding new resort amenities and more. This will actually be the second master plan PGAV have created for Nashville Shores, after working with Premier Parks nearly a decade ago on their first master plan for the resort which saw a great deal of growth throughout the entire project.

2023 - Nothing is known at this point in time... Nothing added in 2022 either

Noah’s Ark (Wisconson Dells)
Palace Entertainment

2023 - Chameleon - (5/6/2023) Noah’s Ark has confirmed that the park’s former Flying Gecko will be transformed into the Chameleon for the 2023 season, adding an all new vibrant light and sound experience to the attraction.

Discover thrills in all-new hues on Chameleon – the new waterslide experience at Noah’s Ark! Amp up your summer on the Dell’s first slide with vibrant light and dynamic sound. WI Residents can save up to $40 on Season Passes to celebrate! https://t.co/SEpnjoT2oe pic.twitter.com/FD2Bx098gP — Noah's Ark Waterpark (@NoahsArkWaterpk) March 22, 2023

 
    (11/25/22) Noah’s Ark has announced that one of the park’s existing enclosed slides will be upgraded with an all new light and sound experience “that will shock the senses like never before. Fly through the tube on an electric journey that sends you down and around to the pulse of vivid light and dynamic sound.”
    The don’t mention which slide is getting the enhanced experience however. There are a few options where they could upgrade one of the park’s existing dark slides, though I’m guessing it could be the Flying Gecko.

NRH2O (Texas)

2024 - Nitro Blast - (8/21/2023) The NRH2O waterpark in the Dallas area is adding Nitro Blast to the park for the 2024 season. This new waterslide is described as the industry’s first true-dueling water coaster, and will feature RocketBLAST propulsion that will shoot riders uphill on jets of water.

Ocean Breeze (Virginia)
Premier Parks

2023 - Nothing is known at this point in time... Nothing added in 2022 either

OKANA Resort & Indoor Waterpark (Oklahoma)

2025 - (11/6/2023) The OKANA Resort & Indoor Waterpark is now under construction in Oklahoma City. One of our readers stopped by the construction site this weekend and sent back a number of photos of the resort steel going up, as well as a ton of waterslide pieces stacked up in a nearby staging area, awaiting installation.

Palm Spring Surf Club (Palm Springs, CA)
Owned by Pono Acquisition Partners I, LLC as of 2019

2023- New Name / Remodeled Park - (10/24/2022) Little is actually known at this point, though whispers suggest that the new surf wave pool being created here is now expected to be filled sometime in early 2023.
 
    (4/17/21) Work is progressing at the Palm Springs Surf Club, which is shooting for an official opening in 2022. For now they are working on building and refining their surfable wave pool experience, testing it out with experienced surfer. You can check out the action in the video below that was actually posted in August 2020.

 
    (10/27/19) A quick update can be found here as plans for the new Palm Springs Surf Club have been approved and they are moving ahead to transform the property into a new attraction. Based on the concept art being shown, it looks like almost all of the waterslides will be coming out in order to bring this new vision to life, creating an entirely new location to surf. The list of removed attractions includes the Pacific Spin (the funnel shaped Tornado slide), the red and yellow slides as well as a removal of the Flowrider stationary surf simulator. The tower for Pacific Spin will remain to be used as a life-guard observation tower.
    This means the park won't be ready for the Summer 2020 season though, and Palm Spring Surf Club may be ready to open at the earliest at the end of 2020. Pricing has not been set, but they did say that they don’t plan to charge for parking.
    (10/22/19) According to various news sources the former Wet ‘n’ Wild Palm Springs waterpark that was sold and sat closed for all of 2019 will reopen with a new name in 2020. They’re calling it the Palm Springs Surf Club and they are going through the process of planning and building a new state-of-the-art wave pool to be the centerpiece of the new park experience. Apparently the technology behind this new concept of wave pool design will  be different from anything else seen at a waterpark before. Word is it may be similar to the technology used at the BSR Surf Resort wave pool in Waco, Texas, able to create stunning artificial wave shapes. (Click here to see a quick video of a wave at BSR Surf Park)
    (6/15/19) Wet ‘n’ Wild Palm Springs did indeed get a new owner, as the park was sold to Pono Acquisition Partners I, LLC. The new owners are performing a massive renovation to the property, and it is staying closed for the entire 2019 season. Look for the park to reopen in 2020 as a “brand new experience”, which I assume will come along with a new name.

Raging Rivers (Grafton, IL)

2023 - Nothing is known at this point in time...

Raging Waters Sacramento (Formerly: Six Flags WaterWorld)

Park News - (10/18/2023) The former Raging Waters waterpark in Sacramento has been saved with the signing of a deal with… Chuck E. Cheese. Yes, the chain known for their Pizza and Video Game centers has signed a multi-year licensing deal with California Dreamin’ Entertainment to reimagine the property. The updated masterplan for the attraction will include new rides, food & beverage locations and entertainment offerings, with the property to be divided into two zones: Calibunga Water Park and Cal Soleil. While the first one will be the new waterpark side of things, Cal Soleil will actually be open year-round and feature a restaurant and wine bar.
    So how will the Chuck E Cheese brand fit in to this? The Chuck E. Cheese IP will be used as theming for new water rides, slides and splash zones in the waterpark, as well as an arcade and retail shop along with an official Pasqually’s Pizzeria Restaurant on site as well. Chuck E. Cheese and all the assorted characters will make appearances at the park, which will also be cross promoted with all the regional area Check E Cheese centers.
    While I’m not sure exactly when the park will be ready to reopen, their plans include building a new wave pool, surfing attraction, a variety of new water slides,, expanded lazy river and more. Look for more details about this project to be announced in the future.
 
    (6/5/2023) In our last report the Raging Waters Sacramento waterpark had closed at the end of the 2022 season, with Palace Entertainment buying out the rest of their management contract and was not going to return to run the waterpark in 2023 for Cal Expo. Since then a new operator, Silverwood Entertainment, has signed a letter of intent to take over the operations of the waterpark.
    Before you jump to conclusions, not my knowledge Silverwood Entertainment is not affiliated with the Silverwood theme park in Idaho. Instead their LinkedIn page says they are based in Las Vegas. The group says that the waterpark is quite outdated and based on new concept art for the park that they’ve posted to LinkedIn, they’ve hired Whitewater West to update the entire property. The plans posted show that virtually ever waterslide in the park is planned to be replaced with something new, the lazy river is getting a small expansion, and the wave pool will be rebuilt and turned around 180º to face the other direction.
    The latest news report from over the weekend confirms that Silverwood Entertainment says that the Cal Expo board of directors has voted unanimously to request that the management team finalize a new lease for the waterpark with Silverwood. This same report also claims that Silverwood Entertainment “intends to resume operations this summer”, so those improvement plans will come in the future. If things go as planned, Silverwood’s presentation said that they would invest over $30 million into the property over the next three years to “completely reimagine the property”. They would also like to find ways to use the property in a variety of ways to keep it operational year-round.
    Given that the Raging Waters name is trademarked by Palace Entertainment, the waterpark would have to take on a new name. Before Palace it was run by Six Flags under the name Six Flags Waterworld, but as of right now I haven’t seen a new name proposed just yet.

 
    (11/15/22) It was announced that Raging Waters Sacramento has closed and that the waterpark will not open again in 2023. According to Palace Entertainment, they say that they have made the decision to ‘terminate its lease after a careful review of company priorities.”
    What happens to the 15 year old waterpark remains to be seen, however a follow-up statement from Cal Expo explains things in more detail. According to this statement “Palace Entertainment has exercised the buy-out provision of their current agreement with Cal Expo. Unfortunately, the water park was unable to be profitable over the past 3 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic”. This resulted in the park being kept shut down for the 2020 and 2021 seasons, and limited operational ability in 2022.
    Cal Expo believes that the waterpark can be profitable going forward, so if it does reopen, it will do so under new branding.

2023 - Nothing is known at this time, nothing was known to be added from 2015 - 2022.

Raging Waters San Dimas (San Dimas, CA)

Park News - (11/17/2023) Raging Waters has announced that the famous SoCal waterpark will open for the 2024 season on Saturday, May 18, 2024. They are also offering a special Black Friday discount (up to $50 off) on 2024 season passes when purchased online. Visit the official website for all the details.

2023 - BOMBS AWAY - (11/27/2022) Palace Entertainment has confirmed that Raging Waters will finally open their new Bombs Away tandem drop slides for the 2023 season. After dealing with a lenghy delay of the project throughout the pandemic, the park had hoped to finally open it in 2022, but it was not possible. They confirm that Bombs Away, the long awaited replacement for Drop Out, will be ready for the 2023 season!
    “Sliders will step into enclosed capsules when, without notice, the floor beneath their feet abruptly vanishes and drops them down into two unique experiences – a straight-speed six-story drop where sliders will reach speeds of up to 30 feet per second, or a twisting, turning loop through a closed-tube 325-foot-long fly-by at similarly supersonic speeds.”

Raging Waters San Jose (San Jose, CA)

Park News - (9/9/2023) As mentioned the other day, Raging Waters San Jose is now closed for good. While there is always a chance that a new waterpark operator could try to take over the 23 acre site, but over at City Hall, a lot of the talk now is about turning the space into a public park space rather than leasing the site to another business.

 
    (9/7/2023) Sad news for the Bay Area as Raging Waters San Jose announced that not only is the waterpark closed for the rest of the season, but it will also not open again in 2024. According to local news stations, Palace Entertainment who owns the park only states that this was simply a “business decision”.
    This will be the second Raging Waters park closed in as many years following Palace’s choice to opt out of their management contract at the end of 2022 and cease running the Raging Waters Sacramento park, leaving that park closed for the 2023 season. Now with only a year left on their lease on the San Jose park and facing declining attendance, it seems that Palace decided to pull the plug now rather than struggle for one more season.
    This now makes the original Raging Waters park in San Dimas also the last one, but unlike the other two parks, the Southern California park has benefited from renovations and new capital spend on adding new attractions more frequently over the years and appears to be in good health as one of SoCal’s premier waterpark experiences.

2023 - Nothing is known at this time, nothing was known to be added from 2015 - 2022.

Raging Waves (Yorkville, Illinois)

2023 - Nothing is known at this point in time... Nothing added in 2022 either

Rapids Water Park (West Palm Beach, FL)

2024 - Mega Mayhem - (11/22/2023) Rapids Waterpark has confirmed that their previous plans to replace Ole’ Yeller with the previously announced Mega Mayhem slide are now moving forward again, with the new slide now set to open in 2024. The delay was caused by a combination of supply chain issues and construction delays, but they now expect Mega Mayhem to be ready to open on March 9th, 2024, just in time for Spring Break.
 
    (9/3/22) Rapids Water Park (near West Palm Beach, FL) has announced a new slide called Mega Mayhem is coming for the 2023 season. Mega Mayhem will replace the retired Old Yellar attraction and will be the first dueling water coaster in the state of Florida, featuring side-by-side flumes that will speed down twists, high-banked turns and plunge down five drops along the way.

Roaring Springs (Idaho)

2023 and Beyond - (2/18/22) The Roaring Springs waterpark just west of Boise, Idaho has announced that they will be expanding into the 12-acre empty lot to the east, which will allow the waterpark to increase in size by 40% over the next 10-15 years. They are putting a seveni-phase expansion plan in place that will start with the first phase ready to open for Summer 2023 that will feature an interactive water fortress attraction called Camp IdaH20 that will feature seven small slides and a 650-gallon “dumping potato bucket”. Other new attractions will be Class 5 Canyon (a “simulated wave” that propels guests on paddleboards) and the Critter Crossing activity pool. The park will also add the Geyser Grill & Bar, adding alcoholic beverages to the park for the first time.

Sahara Sam’s (New Jersey)

2023 - Nothing is known at this time, nothing was known to be added from 2017 - 2022.

Sandcastle Waterpark (Pennsylvania)

2023 - Nothing is known at this time

Schlitterbahn Waterparks - These parks have their own designated page. CLICK HERE.

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Concord
Operated By Six Flags for EPR Properties

2023 - Nothing is known at this point in time... Nothing added in 2022 either

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Phoenix
(Phoenix, AZ)
Formerly: Wet ‘n’ Wild Phoenix
Owned by EPR Properties
Managed by Six Flags Theme Parks

2023 - Nothing is known at this point in time... Nothing added in 2022 either

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Rockford
(Rockford, IL)
Formerly: Magic Waters
Managed by Six Flags Theme Parks

2023 - Nothing is known at this point in time... Nothing added in 2022 either

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown
(Houston, TX)
Formerly: Wet ‘n’ Wild SplashTown
Owned by EPR Properties
Managed by Six Flags Theme Parks

2023 - Nothing is known at this point in time... Nothing added in 2022 either

Splash Summit (Provo, Utah)

2023 - Nothing is known at this point in time... Nothing added in 2022 either

Splish Splash  (Long Island, NY)

2023 - Nothing is known at this point in time...

Surfworks Adventure Park (Myrtle Beach, SC)

???? - NEW PARK - (1/9/21) I missed this announcement earlier this year but a new unique $41 million surfing park is planned to come to Myrtle Beach and start construction sometime in 2021 following an approved 15-year lease on the property. The attraction will be called the Surfworks Adventure Park. The goal is to build a park with a surf lagoon able to create four different style of waves for different experience levels, as well as include other attractions like a skate park, climbing walls, some waterslides. They also plan on building amphitheater style seating around the lagoon so spectators can watch planned pro/am surfing contests. They are also planning on adding a concert stage overlooking a nearby grass field to host music concerts as well. The goal is to open the attraction sometime in 2022 and you can see concept art posted at the official website along with some initial plans for a second site under consideration for Fort Pierce, Florida.

Typhoon Texas (Austin, TX)

2023 - Nothing is known at this point in time... Nothing added in 2022 either

Typhoon Texas (Houston, TX)

2023 - Typhoon Junior - (11/9/22) According to a local news report, Typhoon Texas Houston will build a $4 million “interconnected water park exclusively for children” in time for the Summer 2023 season. Construction on “Typhoon Junior” began last month and they hope to have it ready to open in time for Memorial Day Weekend. The concept here isn’t just building a kiddie play area, but rather they are calling this a “park within a park”, with attractions all designed for smaller kids with pre-set height and age limits. The idea is to give the smaller kids their own place to play until they are ready to venture out to experience the bigger attractions within the main park areas.

Water Country (New England) -

2023 - Hyperlight / Black Hole and Warp Eight Upgrades - (6/4/2023) Water Country was set to open for the park’s 40th Season yesterday with a celebration as New England’s Largest Water Park. This was also to featured the opening of the newly enhanced Hyperlight slides that feature dynamic light and sound effects.
    “All-new for 2023, visitors will be delighted by a fully redesigned main entrance featuring vibrant colors, newly paved pathways and a new photo opportunity as they enter Water Country. This season, the park will also add new wayfinding signage, murals from the parking lot to the main entry, a new Water Country road sign and fully redesigned parking booths. Several water slides and attractions have been repainted with stunning colors for the start of the season including the park’s two new water slide experiences, Hyperlight.”
    Unfortunately rotten weather over this weekend in the area forced the park to remain closed on June 3rd and today, June 4th. If you are looking to visit, check in with the park’s schedule to see when they will be open again.

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    (5/6/2023) We previously mentioned Water Country was adding some light and sound improvement to their Black Hole and Warp Eight slides this season. They have since renamed the duo slide experience going forward as “Hyperlight”.

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    (11/27/2022) Water Country will be upgrading two of the park’s most popular slides, Black Hole and Warp Eight, with “next-generation technology from iSlide this winter, transforming each ride with all-new light and sound experiences that will surprise the senses like never before. Fly through each slide tube on electric journeys that send riders down and around to the pulse of vivid light and dynamic sound. Each attraction’s rebirth will include new names and new themes to match the new thrills.“

Water World Colorado (Denver, Colorado)

2023 - Nothing is known at this point in time... Nothing added in 2022 either

Wet ‘n Wild Emerald Pointe  (Greensboro, NC)

2023 - The Bermuda Triangle - (4/30/2023) Wet ‘n Wild Emerald Point has confirmed the earlier report that the slides that have  been updated with new light and sound systems have been rebranded as the “The Bermuda Triangle”.
    As mentioned previously, three of the park’s body slides have been updated to offer some new high-tech thrills, surrounding sliders with a new light and sound experience. “ The two outside tubes loop round and round with vibrant pulsing colors and dynamic sound. The speed slide in the middle features unique lighting effects that send you hurtling through a star field at hyper-speed.”

 
    (11/25/22) Wet ‘n Wild Emerald Pointe is planning on making some light and sound upgrades to a few of the park’s existing slides for the 2023 season. “The high-thrill slides will transform into full sensory experiences with the installation of new light and sound systems that surprise riders’ senses like never before. Riders will fly through each slide on electric journeys that send them down and around lengths of 100, 161 and 176 feet to the pulse of vivid light and dynamic sound. These ride rebirths into state-of-the-art attractions will amp up the fun in 2023.”
    The website and teaser video fail to mention which three slides are getting the upgrade, but based on the park’s existing lineup and the small selection of enclosed slides, I’m pretty sure the three slides getting upgraded are the existing trio of “The Blue Stream, Slidewinder and The 360º” which also appear to match the lengths mentioned.

Wet ‘n’ Wild Toronto (Toronto, Canada)
Formerly: Wild Water Kingdom
Owned by: Premier Parks LLC

2023 - Nothing is known at this time, nothing was known to be added from 2018 - 2022.

Wild Rivers (Irvine, CA)

2023 - Kontiki Cove - (5/7/2023) Wild Rivers Waterpark finally returned to the SoCal market last summer, and for 2023 the park opened for the season this weekend with another new addition called Kontiki Cove. Kontiki Cove is a play area for the smaller guests featuring a shallow pool and five small slides themed to look like mini versions of some of the park’s bigger slides.

Wilderness Resort (Wisconsin Dells)

2022/2023 - New Attractions and Improvements - (10/1/22) This week Blooloop features an article interview with Joe Eck, COO of Wilderness Resorts where they look over the last two decades of growth for the popular waterpark resort in the Winconson Dells area, and what kind of current renovations and future expansion plans may be in store for us.
    This includes plans to remodel and expand the current Wild West indoor waterpark area, that will add a new “Swimming Chicken” restaurant concept, two new slides and a multi-level play structure. One of the new slides will be a two-lane racing/dueling tube slide, while the other is said to be a two-lane dueling head-first mat racer slide, with both featuring translucent slide effects and “rally points” where the riders can view their competition as they race down the slides. Wilderness is also currently finishing a refreshing all 446 rooms at the “Wilderness Hotel” that should be complete by the end of this year.
 
    (3/3/22) Some new changes are coming to the Wilderness Resort in the Dells this season. For starters, the resort announced that the Wild West Waterpark will undergo a “major renovation” that will take place from this Spring through to Fall 2022. When they are finished it will feature two new slides and a Wild West themed multi-level play and spray structure, along with an assortment of other improvements. One of the new slides is said to be a two-lane dueling tube ride while the other will be a two-lane dueling mat racer. For those worried, the confirm that the Fantastic Voyage and Black Hole slides will remain.
    Elsewhere in the resort all 446 main guest rooms will be renovated throughout the year and a new film was introduced at the Take Flight Theater in January called “Flight of Aloha” featuring the wonders of Hawaii. Another new film called World Flight will also be added this summer featuring a tour of many iconic structures and views from around the globe. A new escape room experience will also open this summer called Mission Mars that will replace the former Circus room.

Wilderness at the Smokies  (Sevierville, TN)

Check out the Screamscape review of the awesome Wilderness at the Smokies Hotel & Waterpark Resort.

2023 - Waterpark Expansion & Cloud Coaster - (11/5/2023) A look at the new Rocky Top Glider (Cloud Coaster) in action at Wilderness at the Smokies was posted in a video from Extreme Engineering.

Wilderness At The Smokies Cloud Coaster from Extreme Engineering on Vimeo.

 
    (10/31/2023) Wilderness at the Smokies reports that their new Rocky Top Glider (Cloud Coaster) is now officially open. Riders start off their journey 18 feet in the air, and go up two lifts up to 25 feet in the air, along the 400 foot journey.The Rocky Top Glider is a solo ride however, so you’ll have to take the journey all by yourself.
    So far I haven’t been able to find a video of it in action yet.
 
    (9/2/22) According to a press release Wilderness at the Smokies has announced plans for a $40 million expansion to the waterpark resort. The plans will add nearly 40,000 sqft to the Wild WaterDome indoor waterpark area that will include several new attractions and improvements to other amenities. New attractions include:
    Switchback Mountain - described as a three-story tall water coaster attraction.
    Lookout Lagoon - a rooftop pool with a glass edge. The connected rooftop area will also feature an entertainment stage, bar, grill and cabanas to rent.
    Other improvements will include an enhancement to the lazy river featuring color changing LED lighting, more seating around the waterpark and additional cabana spaces.
    A groundbreaking ceremony will take place on Sept. 15th with the hopes of completing the expansion by Fall 2023.
    This is all in addition to the previously announced launch of the Cloud Coaster system (Rocky Top Glider) coming to the Adventure Forest arcade area that is expected to be ready sometime in Spring 2023. Adventure Forest will also add some kind of new 8-person “theater”, which I suspect may be some kind of interactive game style attraction.
 
    (7/3/22) Wilderness at the Smokies will open a Cloud Coaster inside the waterpark resort’s Forest Family Adventure Park sometime in 2023. Cloud Coasters are a product of Extreme Engineering, sending riders on a suspended style coaster ride riding solo in a single chair hanging below the track. Early versions of the Cloud Coaster actually had riders seated in a canvas style seat rather than today’s version which looks more like a modern roller coaster seat.
    I’ve been able to visit the Wilderness at the Smokies resort a couple of times in the past several years, so being familiar with the property, I can see how an attraction like this would fit right in. The Forest Family Adventure Park area of the resort is essentially a large arcade area on the ground level with a very high ceiling that is home to other aerial attractions like a 3-level ropes course, a climbing wall, a multi-level laser tag arena and even a frog hopper ride. So the addition of a Cloud Coaster that would roam around the room, passing by these other attractions along the way, is sure to be a hit with the guests.
    I’ve added a couple of pictures I’ve taken of this very area back in 2014, and if you want to have a look at the rest of the waterpark resort, enjoy the video I put together from our visit below which contains some rare footage that my son took (POV and Reverse POV) of him going through the park’s Wild Vortex AquaLoop slide at about the half-way point.

Zoombezi Bay (Columbus, OH)

Park News - (9/22/2023) Prepare yourselves, as Zoombezi Bay at the Columbus Zoo will transform once again into ZOMBIEzi Bay for the Halloween Season starting tonight, featuring four haunted houses, two scare zones and nighttime rides on six of the park’s thrill rides.

2023 - Nothing is known at this point in time... nothing added in 2022 either.