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Wet 'n Wild Orlando

Amusement park in Florida, USA
Wet 'n Wild Orlando
Orlando, Florida, USA
Status
Opened
March 13, 1977
Closed
December 31, 2016
Surge, with other slides in the background and Universal Islands of Adventure in the distance
Aerial view of the park in 2012

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

  1. "Making Waves at Wet 'n Wild". Orange County Regional History Center. 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  2. "Wet 'n Wild gives its final wedgie today". The Orlando Sentinel. 2016-12-31. pp. B1. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  3. "What Happened to Wet n Wild in Orlando?". AllEars.Net. 2023-07-06. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  4. McReynolds, Landon (2019-06-28). "Universal's Endless Summer Resort opens". WKMG. Retrieved 2024-11-26.