Wet'n'Wild Las Vegas facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Wet'n'Wild Las Vegas |
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| Location | Spring Valley, Nevada, United States |
| Owner | Village Roadshow Limited (majority stake) |
| Operated by | Village Roadshow Theme Parks |
| Opened | May 23, 2013 |
| Status | {{{status}}} |
| Area | 41 acres (17 ha) |
| Pools | 2 pools |
| Water slides | 10 water slides |
| Children's areas | A single children's area |
| Website | Google map |
Wet'n'Wild Las Vegas is a fun water park located in Spring Valley, Nevada. It's part of the Village Roadshow Theme Parks group, which has many Wet'n'Wild water parks around the world. The park first opened in May 2013. You can find it at 7055 S. Fort Apache Road. In June 2020, the water park reopened with new safety rules due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
How Wet'n'Wild Las Vegas Started
In August 2011, there were plans to build a new water park in the Las Vegas Valley. The people who owned the Hawaiian Falls water parks in Texas wanted to open this new park by Memorial Day Weekend in 2012.
In November 2011, the park was officially announced as Splash Canyon Waterpark. They even shared a list of the rides it would have. However, in February 2012, it was announced that the park's opening would be delayed by one year. This was to make sure everything was ready and working perfectly before it opened.
New Owners and Opening Day
In June 2012, an Australian company called Village Roadshow announced their plans. They wanted to open a Wet'n'Wild water park in Las Vegas. This company already ran other Wet'n'Wild parks in the United States, like in Hawaii and Phoenix. They also have parks in Australia.
On October 4, 2012, it was confirmed that Village Roadshow Theme Parks would open Wet'n'Wild Las Vegas. It would be built on the same land planned for Splash Canyon Waterpark. Village Roadshow owns most of the park (51%). Famous athletes Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf are also investors, owning the rest (49%). This big water park covers 41-acre (17 ha) and cost over US$50 million to build.
In May 2013, Wet'n'Wild Las Vegas shared its opening schedule. The park opened in stages for different ticket holders. There was a special party on May 23. Then, Gold Pass holders could visit on May 25, and Season Pass holders on May 28. Finally, all other ticket holders could enter starting June 3.
Many people wanted season passes, so the park stopped selling them for that year. Because it was so popular, they started planning to make the park even bigger right away. Village Roadshow owns more land around the park for future growth.
In 2020, the park did not open in the spring because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Even when other parks reopened, Wet'n'Wild Las Vegas stayed closed for a while. It eventually reopened in June 2020 with new safety rules.
Exciting Rides and Attractions
Wet'n'Wild Las Vegas has 26 different attractions for everyone to enjoy. Here are some of them:
- Canyon Cliffs – These are two super fast speed slides.
- Colorado Cooler – A 1,000-foot-long (300 m) lazy river where you can float and relax.
- Constrictor – A raft ride for several people that twists and turns like a corkscrew. You can reach speeds of up to 18 miles per hour (29 km/h)!
- Desert Racers – A 360-foot-long (110 m) multi-lane racer water slide with 6 lanes where you can race your friends.
- Hoover Half Pipe – A thrilling Boomerango water slide that sends you up and down a big half-pipe.
- Rattler – A fun Rattler water slide for the whole family to ride together in a raft.
- Royal Flush Extreme – A bowl water slide that spins you around before dropping you into a splash pool.
- Splash Island – A special play area for kids with lots of smaller slides and a huge 300-US-gallon (1,100 L) bucket that tips water!
- The Wave Pool – A 17,000-square-foot (1,600 m2) pool that makes waves up to 3-foot-high (0.91 m), just like the ocean.
- Zipp, Zapp, and Zoom – A group of exciting inline tube slides where you ride down in a tube.
- Tornado – A slide that feels like you're in a natural storm, making you feel weightless for a moment.
