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Synopsis:
In its first expansion project outside of Texas, waterpark giant Schlitterbahn will build its fourth family destination on a 370-acre site in Kansas City, Kan. With an estimated cost of $750 miillion, the Village will be one of world's largest tubing parks with miles of interconnected rivers and attractions-such as the Master Blaster, a six-story uphill water coaster. The year-round resort will also feature 1,800 hotel rooms including waterfront cabins and "treehaus" accommodations. Plans also include a saltwater interactive marine park and a mile-long river walk.
Full Story:
In its first expansion project outside of Texas, waterpark giant Schlitterbahn will build its fourth family destination on a 370-acre site in Kansas City, Kan., just east of Kansas Speedway and Village West.
Schlitterbahn Vacation Village will be one of the world’s largest tubing parks with miles of interconnected rivers and signature attractions--such as Torrent River and the Master Blaster, a six-story uphill water coaster.
The year-round resort will also feature 1,800 hotel rooms including waterfront cabins and "treehaus" accommodations. With this addition, Wyandotte County will more than double its lodging capacity; the county now has nearly 1,400 hotel rooms.
Plans also include a mile-long River Walk with destination shopping, dining and entertainment options in a covered, year-round environment. A large Interactive Marine Park will feature salt water lagoons for snorkeling, helmet diving and touch pools.
The park's entertainment venues will be connected by a state-of-the-art Transportainment River System. A fusion of transportation, sport and entertainment, manmade rivers will carry guests between lodging units and attractions.
Widely recognized as the first family of American waterparks, Schlitterbahn currently operates three parks in New Braunfels, South Padre Island and Galveston Island, Tex. The flagship New Braunfels resort was named America's Best Waterpark by the Travel Channel.
Photo Credit: Photos Courtesy of the Kansas City Convention &
Visitors Association.
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