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Schlitterbahn Waterpark Kansas City was a water park in Kansas City, Kansas. It was announced in September 2005 by Schlitterbahn Waterparks and opened on July 15, 2009. It was conceived as a 370-acre (150-hectare) and $750 million development including a nearly 40-acre (16-hectare) waterpark, which was Schlitterbahn's fourth waterpark and its ...
The deal, which closed in early July 2019, gave Cedar Fair the option to purchase Schlitterbahn Waterpark Kansas City for $6 million within 120 days of the transaction, which they declined to do. [4] [5] Additionally, the rights to the Schlitterbahn name were included in the acquisition. [6] Cedar Fair merged with Six Flags in 2024.
Original plans for Schlitterbahn Kansas City, the first Schlitterbahn Waterparks site outside Texas, called for a $750 million complex including hotels and resort areas. . Officials in Wyandotte County, Kansas, where it was to be built, were delighted when the company announced the plans in 2005, seeing this as the culmination of efforts to draw residents of the Kansas City metropolitan area ...
The Schlitterbahn water park opened in 2009, but business declined sharply after a 10-year-old boy died on the 17-story Verruckt water slide in 2016. The slide was torn down and the park sat ...
The former water park will include a live music and sports arena, among other attractions. Wyandotte County approves tax incentives for $838M redevelopment of Schlitterbahn site Skip to main content
A spokeswoman said the child died while riding the Verrückt water slide, which is the world's tallest water slide, according to Guinness World Records.
The park closed due to people using their own automobiles driving out to the country instead of using the streetcar. [41] [42] Electric Park: Kansas City: 1899–1906, 1907–1925 Fairyland Park: Kansas City: 1923–1977 Forest Park Kansas City: 1903–1912 [43] Forest Park Highlands: St. Louis: 1896–1963 The Fort Osage Beach: Holiday Hill St ...
Caleb Thomas Schwab, 10, died of a neck injury in August 2016 at the Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City while on the water slide known as the Verruckt. Kansas family wins $20 million ...