Wild Rivers Irvine Lives On!

Wild Rivers is the water park that won't die. But that's a great thing! The park, located in Irvine, CA, originally was set to close forever at the end of the 2007 season, as reported on here at NPN.

Well, they got an extension of their lease with the city and were able to operate this past year. Now they've again received an extended lease, but this time through the end of 2010. That means at least two more summers for the water park.

The land the park sits on is slated to be turned into a housing development, but with the current economy and flatter than flat housing market - well that's not happening any time soon.

The park also celebrated the news by announcing that they will actually add a new attraction this summer, Buccaneer Bay. This will be an interactive play area themed to pirates and should open sometime in June. Great news!

Schlitterbahn's Congo River Expedition

Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort, located in New Braunfels, Texas, has announced a new attraction for the summer 2009 season, Congo River Expedition.

Being called the most themed and immersive attraction in the history of the water park, the Expedition will treat riders to a 10 minute adventure down a mysterious river through a dense jungle with plenty of surprises along the way.

The park has employed TBFX, Inc. to create many animatronic characters to be used in the attraction, as well as the design scenery. The attraction comes complete with unique storyline and soundtrack as well.

To see more images and video, check out the official site for the new attraction. It looks pretty awesome!

Schlitterbahn KC Attraction Announcement

Schlitterbahn Vacation Village, currently under construction in Kansas City, has announced the attraction line up for the new water park, which is slated to open this summer.

The park will open with a wide variety of attractions for the whole family, and the park will feature the Transportainment system so that riders can move to different attractions without leaving their rafts.

For more detailed information on each attraction you can check out the park's official webpage. The rides include a selection of tube slides, a master blaster, a lazy and torrent river, children's area, and plenty more.

What's Schlitterbahn Up To Now?

Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort, located in New Braunfels, TX, has something new up their sleeve again for the summer 2009 season.

The park has been hinting at the theme of the new attraction on their blog for a while now, and has now gone as far as to reveal it's name:

They have placed a teaser video on the blog and promise more to come. I wonder if this will be an existing attraction retheme like they did this past summer with Dragon's Revenge. It looks like we will find out soon!