Schlitterbahn Vacation Village
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Location | Kansas City, Kansas, United States |
Coordinates | 39°07′15″N 94°48′15″W / 39.12083°N 94.80417°WCoordinates: 39°07′15″N 94°48′15″W / 39.12083°N 94.80417°W |
Schlitterbahn Vacation Village is a resort complex that opened in summer 2009 in Kansas City, Kansas. It was announced in September 2005 by Schlitterbahn Waterparks. The 370-acre (1.5 km2), $750 million development will include a nearly 40-acre (160,000 m2) waterpark, which will be Schlitterbahn's fourth waterpark and its first outside of the state of Texas.
Groundbreaking took place September 18, 2007 on the land currently occupied by the Wyandotte County Fairgrounds and the Unified Government courthouse annex, across Interstate 435 from the Kansas Speedway and Village West.
2013 Water Park
Phase 1 included 12 water attractions, 3 restaurants and 2 shops that were part of phase 1. For the 2011 season, phase 2 will open on April 30, 2011 with six new attractions.