The Future of Wet 'n Wild

[tielo]

The hotel could go over the roads connecting both land area's. This photo is from a building in The Netherlands.

 

[JoeCamel]

The hotel could go over the roads connecting both land area's. This photo is from a building in The Netherlands.

I think they would have to charge more than $100 per night for those rooms.

 

[Scott W.]

The aerial tramway is an interesting idea. Maybe it could connect to the Aventura hotel for a midway point using it's height and the end of the line being somewhere in CityWalk.

My only concern about the idea is high winds.

 

[Verbolten]

I don't know if this has been mentioned before but I've heard some talking about the Orlando fire department using the buildings that are left standing in Wet n Wild for training.

 

[Scott W.]

I don't know if this has been mentioned before but I've heard some talking about the Orlando fire department using the buildings that are left standing in Wet n Wild for training.

This actually makes a lot of sense and is quite clever. I'd imagine this is also a programme that every theme park owner should get behind.

 

[Jon84]

The aerial tramway is an interesting idea. Maybe it could connect to the Aventura hotel for a midway point using it's height and the end of the line being somewhere in CityWalk.

My only concern about the idea is high winds.

And the ridiculous amount of lifts needed.

Theres a difference between it being a proper transport connection, and an attraction.

The Cable Cars over the Thames for example, are not used by commuters, they are used by tourists who go for the ride rather than practicality.

 

[Journey_On]

I don't know if this has been mentioned before but I've heard some talking about the Orlando fire department using the buildings that are left standing in Wet n Wild for training.

I have heard this, too.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

I don't know if this has been mentioned before but I've heard some talking about the Orlando fire department using the buildings that are left standing in Wet n Wild for training.

Probably once or twice this winter and spring as the more fragile aspects are dismantled and moved. Then BULLDOZERS.

 

[Viator]

From Bioreconstruct..

 

[Mr. EPCOT]

Blow it up already!

 

[Mad Dog]

Never had any desire to go there. I didn't realize how small the actual park was until I saw these photos. Everything packed together pretty tight. Parking lot appears bigger than the park.

 

[Scott W.]

Never had any desire to go there. I didn't realize how small the actual park was until I saw these photos. Everything packed together pretty tight. Parking lot appears bigger than the park.

In terms of land, you're not wrong.

 

[Chase3]

Never had any desire to go there. I didn't realize how small the actual park was until I saw these photos. Everything packed together pretty tight. Parking lot appears bigger than the park.

You missed out, man! I loved Wet n Wild's small size. I don't want to walk long distances barefoot at a waterpark. Everything is within a 1.5 minute walk at WNW, which is awesome. Bigger isn't always better.

 

[Mad Dog]

In terms of land, you're not wrong.

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Thanks for the verification. Even smaller than the 15 acres they usually quoted. I guess they were counting a couple acres of the lake owned by Universal.

 

[UK-Trigg]

Never had any desire to go there. I didn't realize how small the actual park was until I saw these photos. Everything packed together pretty tight. Parking lot appears bigger than the park.

The nearest I ever got to Wet and Wild was picking up a hire car across the road at the Four Points

 

[LieutLaww]

Wow I never realised how small it was, when I went it seemed huge at the time lol

 

[Mad Dog]

The nearest I ever got to Wet and Wild was picking up a hire car across the road at the Four Points

We'd drive past when we did a few breakfast's at Dennys. But it just reminded me of our local water park, Sand Castle, which we no longer go to since it seems so archaic after having been to Typhoon Lagoon , Blizzard Beach, and Waterworld at BGW.

 

[Nick]

Having never been there, the thing that really catches my eye is how puny that lazy river is.

 

[Mad Dog]

Having never been there, the thing that really catches my eye is how puny that lazy river is.

CBBR lazy river looks about the same size & that's just for a hotel resort. Man, I bet that thing got crowded as all heck.

 

[s8film40]

Having never been there, the thing that really catches my eye is how puny that lazy river is.

Yeah it looks like it was kind of an after thought. Rather meandering through the park it's all contained over in one corner.