Wet 'n Wild (United States)

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For the Australian waterpark in Gold Coast, Queensland, see Wet'n'Wild Water World.

Wet 'n Wild is a chain of United States water parks founded by SeaWorld creator George Millay in Orlando, Florida in 1977. It is considered the first major water park in the United States, and Millay was given the first ever Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Waterpark Association who named him the official "Father of the Waterpark."

Millay sold the Orlando park to Universal Orlando in 1998. He retired and moved to San Diego, California where he died on February 7, 2006.

Contents 1 Current Locations 1.1 Wet 'n Wild - Orlando 1.2 Wet 'n Wild - Greensboro 1.3 Wet 'n Wild - Vinhedo, São Paulo, Brazil 2 Previous Locations 3 Appearances in popular culture 4 External links

[edit] Current Locations

[edit] Wet 'n Wild - Orlando

Main article: Wet 'n Wild - Orlando

[edit] Wet 'n Wild - Greensboro

Main article: Wet N' Wild Emerald Pointe

[edit] Wet 'n Wild - Vinhedo, São Paulo, Brazil

[edit] Previous Locations

• Arlington, Texas (now Six Flags Hurricane Harbor)
• Las Vegas Strip
• Garland, Texas (formerly an HFE "White Water" park) The site is now occupied by a Carmax dealership
• Bahia, Brazil
• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

[edit] Appearances in popular culture

• The Pet Shop Boys video Se A Vida É was filmed in a Wet 'n Wild park.
• Honey, I Blew Up the Kid had scenes recorded at Wet 'N Wild Las Vegas

[edit] External links

• Wet 'n Wild website
• Proslide News
• Las Vegas Review Journal article on Wet n' Wild's Las Vegas closing in 2004