Cowabunga Canyon Waterpark

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Cowabunga Canyon
Location Spring Valley, Nevada, United States
OwnerPyek Group
OpenedMay 23, 2013 (2013-05-23)
Area41 acres (17 ha)
Pools2 pools
Water slides10 water slides
Children's areasA single children's area
Website Official website

Cowabunga Canyon Waterpark is a water park in Spring Valley, Nevada. [1] The park was part of Village Roadshow Theme Parks' Wet'n'Wild chain of water parks located across the world, until it was purchased by Pyek Group in March 2022. Pyek Group also owns Cowabunga Bay and together these 2 water parks makeup the Cowabunga Vegas brand. The park is located at 7055 S. Fort Apache Road, southwest of the I-215 and Sunset Road interchange.

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History

Logo before Pyek Group purchase. Branded as Wet'n'Wild Las Vegas Wet'n'Wild Las Vegas logo.png
Logo before Pyek Group purchase. Branded as Wet'n'Wild Las Vegas

On August 6, 2011, plans to develop a 26-acre (11 ha) water park in the Las Vegas Valley were unveiled. The owners of the Hawaiian Falls chain of water parks in Texas were behind the proposal to open the park by Memorial Day Weekend 2012. [2] On November 14, 2011, Splash Canyon Waterpark was officially announced along with a listing of the rides and attractions to be included in the park.[ citation needed ] On February 3, 2012, it was announced that the opening of the water park would be delayed by a year. [3]

In June 2012, Australian-based entertainment company Village Roadshow revealed they had plans to open a Wet'n'Wild-branded water park in Las Vegas. [4] The company already operated Wet'n'Wild Hawaii and Wet'n'Wild Phoenix in the United States, as well as amusement and water parks in Australia including Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast. [5] On October 4, 2012, it was announced that Village Roadshow Theme Parks would be opening Wet'n'Wild Las Vegas in May 2013 on the site of the proposed Splash Canyon Waterpark. [6] Village Roadshow held a 51% stake in the park with private investors including Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf holding the remaining 49%. [7] The 41-acre (17 ha) water park cost over US$50 million. [1]

In mid-May 2013, Wet'n'Wild Las Vegas announced the park's opening and operating schedule, as well as a charity auction for the first rides on four of the park's slides. Due to the popularity of the park, Wet'n'Wild Las Vegas' opening was staggered for different ticket holders. Following a private grand opening party on May 23, the park opened to Gold Pass holders on May 25, Season Pass holders on May 28, and all other ticket holders on June 3. [8]

Demand for season passes caused the park to cease selling passes for the year, and pushed expansion of the park forward to the immediate end of the season, as Village Roadshow owned 71 acres around the park for future expansion.

A 2019 high school "neon night" was marred by multiple fights requiring police intervention and an early closure of the park. [9]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wet'n'Wild Las Vegas did not open in spring 2020. Even after legal restrictions were removed, Wet'n'Wild Las Vegas remained closed. [10]

In March 2022, the Wet'n'Wild property was purchased by Pyek Group and re-branded as Cowabunga Canyon Waterpark, which joined into partnership with Cowabunga Bay Waterpark, known as Cowabunga Vegas. Season passes are shared between the two parks. Cowabunga Canyon opened in May 2022.

Attractions

Cowabunga Canyon features 26 attractions including: [11]

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  2. ↑ Harvin, Sharie (August 6, 2011). "New Waterpark in the Works for Las Vegas". KLAS-TV 8 News Now. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
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  8. ↑ "First official rides on four Wet 'n' Wild Las Vegas slides to be auctioned for Andre Agassi Foundation for Education and Opportunity Village". Las Vegas Sun. May 16, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Multiple fights bring early end to Wet'n'Wild high school event". August 2, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Parks, pools, rec facilities in Southern Nevada reopening Friday". May 28, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Attractions". Cowabunga Canyon. Retrieved May 5, 2023.

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