

Wet 'n Wild Orlando was a water park located in Orlando, Florida, USA. The park opened on March 13, 1977 and closed on December 31, 2016.[1][2] The park was demolished between February 2017 and June 2017.[3] Meanwhile, the new Universal Volcano Bay opened in May 2017. The site where Wet 'n Wild previously stood is now occupied by the Endless Summer Resort.[4]
Closed water slides
Name | Manufacturer | Class | Type | Opened | Closed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aqua Drag Racer | ProSlide | Mat | Racer | 2014 | 2016 | Demolished |
Black Hole | WhiteWater West | Tube | N/A | 1990 | 2016 | Demolished |
Blast | ProSlide | Tube | N/A | 2003 | 2016 | Demolished |
Blastaway Beach | ProSlide | Body | Water Play Structure | 2012 | 2016 | Demolished |
Blue Niagra | HydroTube | Body | Unknown | 1988 | 2008 or earlier | Replaced by Brainwash |
Bomb Bay | Self-built | Body | Trapdoor / Speed Slide | 1993 | Unknown | |
Brain Wash | ProSlide | Tube | Funnel | 2008 | 2016 | Demolished |
Bubba Tub | Surf Coaster | Tube | Unknown | 1992 | Unknown | |
Corkscrew | Mack Clark Fibreglass | Body | Unknown | 1981 | 1990 or earlier | Replaced by Black Hole |
Der Stuka | Waterparks of America | Body | Speed Slide | 1984 | 2016 | Demolished |
Disco H2O | ProSlide | Tube | Bowl | 2005 | 2016 | Demolished |
Flyer | ProSlide | Tube | N/A | 1996 | 2016 | Demolished |
Hydra Maniac | HydroTube | Body | Unknown | 1986 | Unknown | |
Kamikaze | Mack Clark Fibreglass | Body | Speed Slide | 1979 | 1992 or earlier | Replaced by Bubba Tub |
Mach 5 | Surf Coaster | Mat | N/A | 1986 | 2016 | 2 slides replaced by Flyer, remaining 3 closed with park |
Storm | ProSlide | Body | Bowl | 2001 | 2016 | Demolished |
Surge | ProSlide | Tube | N/A | 1994 | 2016 | Demolished |
References
- ↑ "Making Waves at Wet 'n Wild". Orange County Regional History Center. 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ↑ "Wet 'n Wild gives its final wedgie today". The Orlando Sentinel. 2016-12-31. pp. B1. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ↑ "What Happened to Wet n Wild in Orlando?". AllEars.Net. 2023-07-06. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ↑ McReynolds, Landon (2019-06-28). "Universal's Endless Summer Resort opens". WKMG. Retrieved 2024-11-26.