Water Mania Closed.

[mickg7dyd]

Hi,
Water Mania park in Kissimmee has closed down today here's a link it's a pdf file so it takes a while to load.

Water Mania (http://www.watermania-florida.com/WaterMania_press.pdf)

Mick.

:smooth:

[Night-train]

This is one of the those places I never really got around to visiting but nevertheless it's sad to see another closure. Let's just hope that something worthwhile will take it's place. I reckon there are more than enough fast food outlets/restaurants in the area as it is! :sad:

[sunshine state]

It brings back memories for me because we always used to go there as kids, we did the short walk from the Travelodge to water mania quite a few times, sad to see it close but there was far too much competition what with the disney water parks and Wet n Wild.

[Tron[ADS]]

I read on another forum about this, the following comment :

"I think watermania managment think they won't be able to compete anginst Ron Jon surf park next year"


Anyone know anything about this ?

[TraceyL]

']I read on another forum about this, the following comment :

"I think watermania managment think they won't be able to compete anginst Ron Jon surf park next year"


Anyone know anything about this ?

Is that the new Seaworld Water Park - or is that another one again ?

[mickg7dyd]

Hi,
Wonder if this is the Ron Jon's they mean ?

Ron Jon (http://www.sellmytimesharenow.com/details.php?idadd=71851)

Mick.

:smooth:

[daipp]

Sad news as I think this year Water Mania were celerbrating 20 years in business!

David

[Miffy2003]

What a shame :(

[rosiejo]

Hi,
Wonder if this is the Ron Jon's they mean ?

Ron Jon (http://www.sellmytimesharenow.com/details.php?idadd=71851)

Mick.

:smooth:


Try this link instead: http://surfparks.com/

It looks like a proper surf park rather than water slides. Bit pricey too:

How much will it cost to go to a Surfpark?
If you walk in off the street and want to surf a 2-hour session in the Big Pool, it will probably be between $40-50. If you are a Surfpark member (see Membership info below), you will pay substantially less. If you are a beginner and want to surf in the small pool, it will cost about $30 for a 2-hour session.

Not sure it'll be a direct threat to BB/TL/WnW or water mania for that matter!

[jana]

Hopefully this link will work to the new surf park that Ron Jons is planning along I-Drive. I think it looks more like a specialist/niche development for surfies more than just a regular "waterpark". I must admit it looks pretty cool though.

http://www.ronjons.com/DisplayContent.aspx?ContentID=143&MenuGroup=7&SelectedItem=27

I'm not sure if it had much to do with the closure of watermania , IMHO the Disney parks, being much closer, probably had more impact on watermania's occupancy than anything on I-Drive. Everytime I drive past Watermania there arre virtually no people there. We went there for a day a couple of days in the spring and it was OK, with a 2nd day free it wasn't a bad price, but for a one day visit the cost was close to WDW and the park really didn't have enough going for it to charge those prices.

[SimonV]

It probably has more to do with the fact SeaWorld have announced plans for an all-new water park (which will have a lot more than just slides and flumes) to open in 2007/08, which would almost certainly push the likes of water mania out of existence. Part of Highway 192 have already been marginalised in recent years, and it looks like a bad combination for WM.