2007-05-29 10:32:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Las Vegas
They closed it down. I thought that was odd too esp since Vegas gets so hot in the summer. I read that they lost the lease on the land they were renting. It doesn't surprise me that it would go to condos or a casino.. that would make more money, but it was such a fun place away from all the other hundreds of condos & casinos already there. There was only one waterpark where your kids didn't have to hike through endless slot machines & tables.....sigh
2007-05-31 09:57:44 · answer #1 · answered by jitterbug 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually the park was quite successful as far as water parks go. It had healthy attendance, especially from locals who usually hate to venture to the strip. It closed solely because a 3000 room casino or condo tower makes a LOT more money than a water park ever could. Pure and simple economics, it wasn't the highest, best use of the land.
There was an article in the LVRJ a few days ago saying that someone was planning on building the biggest building in the western hemisphere on the site with 5000 condos. It would be 700 feet taller than the Stratosphere. I would put this into the "Dream" catagory if for nothing else, the FAA wont let anything that tall be built in McCarran's flight path. They griped pretty hard about the Strat when it was built.
http://www.lvrj.com/business/7700387.html
My wife and I were actually lamenting the closing of WnW a few days ago. We will be in LV next week and it was a great way to spend a hot afternoon away from the casino even for adults. I have a scan of the property map on my site if anyone is interested in how the place looked before it closed.
http://www.LVCasinoInfo.com/propmap1.html
2007-05-29 12:11:50 · answer #2 · answered by Rob L 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Wet N Wild Vegas
2016-10-05 01:14:04 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wet And Wild Vegas
2016-12-14 09:01:20 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, Wet'n wild reopend in las vegas. But the Location has changed!
2014-05-29 09:45:43 · answer #5 · answered by mglohr 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wet n Wild Water Park is not important because many hotels have nice new little waterparks and also Mandabay Bay has new nice big waterpark, but Las Vegas Wet will have new big waterpark in the country!
2007-05-29 12:31:38 · answer #6 · answered by Edward K 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Noo... They tore down wet n wild for what....to build Apartments!!! But i think that new city center is making a water park not sure even though i live here lol
2016-03-19 06:45:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
What was the location of the water park that closed? I was there years ago but don't remember where it was and what is built there now - 2014.
2014-07-04 19:28:30 · answer #8 · answered by linda reeves-rodriguez 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they shut it down 2 or 3 yrs ago. they've been talking about putting a new water park on the south strip aroung Windmill Rd. in the next few years but who knows
2007-05-29 13:19:22 · answer #9 · answered by jlambertvegas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it closed on 26 September 2004, current plans are to build a 1888ft tower on the site, everything has been approved as they are outside the restricted height imposed on buildings within 3 miles of McCarran; at present they just need the approval of the military which should come on or before July 14th (hopefully).
2007-05-30 04:00:56 · answer #10 · answered by Rossie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋