Wetn Wild Waterpark in Sydney

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ydney's Wet 'N' Wild water park to be among top 10 biggest in world

From: AAP September 11, 2010 1:10PM 25 comments

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Sydney's $80m water theme park will be one of the world's biggest. Picture: Adam Ward

 

PLANS have been unveiled for a new $80 million Wet "N" Wild theme park in Sydney's west.

 

NSW Premier Kristina Keneally said the park, tipped to be among the top 10 biggest water parks in the world, would provide entertainment for families across the state and create at least 300 jobs.

 

Issues of water use and transport to and from the site would be examined in detail once a development application is tabled, she added.

 

But the company planning to run the attraction, Village Roadshow, has demonstrated it can run other similar venues, including Wet 'N' Wild on the Gold Coast, in a sustainable way, Ms Keneally added.

 

The state government has signed a 50-year lease with Village Roadshow for the 25ha site, designated for commercial use, at Prospect, off the M4.

 

The cost of the lease was not disclosed at a media conference today but Ms Keneally said it would be in future.

 

 

 

 

 

"This is good news. It's good news for the economy in terms of jobs and economic investment," Ms Keneally told reporters.

 

"It's good news for those mums and dads in western Sydney, indeed right across the metropolitan area and right across NSW."

 

The park will undergo a thorough, merit-based planning assessment once the development application is lodged, she added.

 

Village Roadshow Theme Parks CEO Tim Fisher said it was likely tickets for the attraction would cost around $45 or $50 a person, with discounts for families.

 

Sydney was chosen as the venue because of its large population and because it's a "world class city", Mr Fisher said.

 

He said it would be an environmentally friendly park, without being able to offer detail on precise water use.

 

A statement from Village Roadshow said it expects the attraction to be completed in the summer of 2013-2014.

 

It would attract 900,000 visitors a year, including 175,000 interstate and international tourists, the company said.

 

 

 

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