Wet 'n Wild (Las Vegas)

Wet'n Wild Las Vegas
Location Winchester, Nevada, Nevada, United States
Owner Palace Entertainment
Operated by Palace Entertainment
Opened 1985 (1985)
Closed 2004 (2004)
Area 27 acres (11 ha)
Pools 2 pools
Water slides 10 water slides
Children's areas A single children's area

Wet 'n Wild was a 27-acre (11 ha) water park located on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada.

History

The park opened in 1985 and was owned by Wet 'n Wild Co and closed in 2004.[1][2][3]

On March 31, 2007, Publishing and Broadcasting Limited and Christopher Milam announced plans to purchase the site for $1.2 billion. They intended to replace it with a mixed-use tower called the Crown Las Vegas.[4] The cost of the project was estimated to be $5 billion, and its original completion date was set for 2014.[5]

In March 2011, Crown chairman James Packer announced the project was cancelled and the site put up for sale.[6]

The idea of turning the abandoned site of a Wet 'n Wild waterpark on Las Vegas Boulevard into a stadium begun in 2010, as Texas-based developer Chris Milan revealed plans for a "Silver State Arena". Milan's company International Development Management would get the 27-acre land from Sue Lowden and her husband Paul, and atop build a 20,000-seat stadium at the cost of $750 million, using about $9 million a year in redevelopment district taxes.[7] The project stalled after had Clark County rejected a proposal to fund 15% of the venue with public money and nearby residents opposed construction.[8]

On 2013, businessman Jackie Robinson, a former UNLV student and NBA player, announced that he was planning on using the same site of the proposed Silver State Arena to build the All Net Resort and Arena, a $1.4 billion privately funded complex encompassing an arena, hotel and shopping project near the SLS Las Vegas and Turnberry Towers that could attract an NBA franchise to Las Vegas.[9] The arena itself would cost $670 million, being operated by Comcast-Spectacor (owners of another NBA stadium, Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center).[10] Designed by the Cuningham Group, it was planned to open in 2017,[11] but is delayed until 2018 or 2019.[12]

Ownership

The park was acquired by Universal Studios in October 1998, Ogden Corp in March 1999, and to Alfa SmartParks in March, 2000 and Palace Entertainment on July 10, 2002.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Caroline Bleakley (October 12, 2012). "New Water Park to be Named Wet 'n' Wild Las Vegas". KLAS-TV. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  2. ↑ Matt Guillermo (October 3, 2012). "Vegas water park resurrects 'Wet 'n' Wild' name". KVVU-TV. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Jennifer Robison (July 10, 2002). "Wet ‘n Wild sold for fourth time in four years". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  4. ↑ ReviewJournal.com - Business - Australian magnate to invest in LV casino
  5. ↑ Haynes, Rhys (2007-07-23). "Packer's high Vegas punt". The Daily Telegraph.
  6. ↑ Michael West (26 March 2008). "Packer dealt a dead hand in Vegas" (PDF). The Sydney Morning Herald.
  7. ↑ "Developer touts 20,000-seat arena". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  8. ↑ Case Keefer. "Las Vegas’ history filled with failed stadium, arena projects". LasVegasSun.com.
  9. ↑ Richard N. Velotta. "Another arena proposed for the Las Vegas Strip". LasVegasSun.com.
  10. ↑ ALAN SNEL LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL. "Ground breaking near for $1.4 billion Strip arena complex". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  11. ↑ "Cuningham Group".
  12. ↑ Karp, Hannah. "Las Vegas Betting New Venue Hits Jackpot". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2016-04-12.


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