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^Also a good sign! Hope Shane has things back on track and the announcement is opening day information!

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  • 5 weeks later...
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According to a reply by Cowabunga Bay on their Draper park's Facebook, construction will start on Monday again.

Hopefully it's true!

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The park is going to be a big hit when it opens.

 

I don't think the park was ever in any danger of not opening. I know they ran into some construction problems where the dirt is harder then cement. I think that gave them a chance to step back, make sure the park was on a sound financial footing and not rush the opening. Based on the other water park opening last year Cowabunga can expect huge crowds. It looks to be a bigger and better park then the one across town.

  • 2 weeks later...
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From the Facebook page:

Hey guys, we are excited to report that construction has resumed. All contractors have begun to re-mobilize on site. We appreciate your interest in park and will continue to provide updates as they happen.

 

The right word for this would be woo-hoo!

 

I don't think the park was ever in any danger of not opening. I know they ran into some construction problems where the dirt is harder then cement. I think that gave them a chance to step back, make sure the park was on a sound financial footing and not rush the opening.

 

From my understanding of the situation, the biggest problem for them was to find new funds, to pay of the debts. When postponing the opening of the park the revenue for 2013 was cancelled, but still the loans needed to be paid. This is just how I understood it, and I'm sure there are 1000 more things that played a part in the situation.

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It looks to be a bigger and better park then the one across town.

 

I'm not so sure. Granted, I have yet to visit Wet N' Wild (due mainly to crowds and lack of shade) but from what I've seen from both parks they seem to be the same in terms of ride types offered and amount of attractions.

 

Wet N' Wild - http://wetnwildlasvegas.com/Park-Info/Interactive-Map.htm

Cowabunga Bay -http://shanehuish.wix.com/las-vegas#!untitled/c23os

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Looking forward to multiple visits this summer. Bigger wave pool, what looks to be a better lazy river, and better slide complexes (zip zap zoom at WnW is a huge disappointment).

 

Plus, the uphill finale to the mat racers are the closest thing to a water coaster this area has got.

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I love that Cowabunga Bay has a ride called Rock-A-Hoola, perhaps a reference about that long forgotten waterpark on I-15 outside of Baker??

 

Tempting karma by naming something after that place…hopefully the same fate doesn't befall Cowabunga.

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Glad to hear that construction has started! Can't wait to see more.

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I love that Cowabunga Bay has a ride called Rock-A-Hoola, perhaps a reference about that long forgotten waterpark on I-15 outside of Baker??

 

HOLY CRAP! I drove by it again last week on my way to LA and it was the first time I had noticed it. It looked to me like an abandoned hotel resort-ish place where the cheesiness factor was through the roof. I never would have guessed it was once a waterpark, haha.

  • 2 weeks later...
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According to their Facebook the big play structure won't open with the park this year, it will be added next year or possibly later down the road.

 

Here are some new shots of the model of the Surf Safari ride. Looks really cool, and I can't wait for the day when I get to try it out.

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I should drive by soon and check out the progress on this park, I am very excited for this summer as this is a lot closer to home than Wet n' Wild.

 

Wet n' Wild is a nice 45 minute 30 mile drive across town for me!

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