"WaterWorld" Comes To Las Vegas... Will It Have More Luck?

A recent article titled A new Las Vegas water park in the works raised some eyebrows in Las Vegas. Should a desert city of almost 2 million people be without a water park? Not at all. But will a casino themed water park (with snow skiing to boot) make it in Las Vegas? The odds are certainly stacked against them.

Here is a quote from the article:

Las Vegas Wet hopes to attract tourists and locals alike. "We're probably going to be 40-60 locals, tourists. Maybe 50-50," said Dooner. The water park itself will cover roughly 30 acres with themes like Vintage Vegas, Glacier Bay, and Survivor Island. Part of the water park will even be indoors. "It will control the evaporation and also make it a little more comfortable on the days that it's a 130-thousand degrees," says Dooner. Las Vegas Wet also plans a snow dome for indoor skiing, two hotels, a casino, an events arena, dinning and shopping.

Las Vegas has had more than its share of developers holding huge press conferences touting mega-projects that never get built. And what is with a water park going after the 40-60 year old crowd? Yes, parents and grandparents do bring the kiddies to water parks, but they are not the target audience.

The developers have backgrounds with Disney and Universal Movie Studios, so we can't count them out. They claim to have been developing this idea for 18 months. Yet ... after 18 months, they fail to say exactly where this park will be.

Would this be a cool project to have here? Absolutely. Will it be built? Don't hold your breath.

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