Uytengsu Aquatics Center
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
Description: Wilfred “Fred” Uytengsu ’83, a former Trojan Swim Team captain now president and CEO of Alaska Milk Corp. (the leading publicly listed consumer foods company in the Philippines), has made an $8 million gift to the University of Southern California for the construction of a new aquatics center.
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Edmond Recreation and Aquatic Center
Location: Edmond, Okla.
Description: Officials have broken ground on a new $22.47 competitive swimming pool and recreation center, a partnership between the city, local schools and the YMCA.
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Lemay Community Center and Aquatic Park
Location: Lemay, Mo.
Description: St. Louis County has approved the construction of the $12 million Lemay Community and Aquatic Center.
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Medford Municipal Aquatic Project(s)
Location: Medford, Ore.
Description: The Medford, Ore., city council will move ahead to allow a $14.5 million bond measure on the November ballot, which would fund construction of two new pools.
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Legoland Water Park
Location: Winter Haven, Fla.
Description:Legoland Water Park is nearing completion.
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Winnipeg Waterpark
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Description: Winnipeg’s mayor has confirmed plans for a new indoor waterpark.
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Lincoln Pool Splashpad
Location: Salisbury, N.C.
Description: Lincoln Pool will have a new 30-foot pad with seven spray features when it opens in June.
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Cartoon Network AMAZONE
Location: Bang Saray, Thailand
Description: Development is underway on Cartoon Network’s first themed waterpark AMAZONE. The project is also Thailand’s first internationally branded water theme park.
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Brooklyn Bridge Park Pool
Location: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Description: A new pool is set to open in Brooklyn Bridge Park this summer.
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Austin Aquatic Center
Location: Austin, Texas
Description: Plans are falling into place for a new aquatic center set to be a public private partnership.
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Schlitterbahn Beach Resort
Location: South Padre Island, Texas
Description: Schlitterbahn has announced plans to transform its South Padre Island waterpark into a convertible indoor waterpark attached to a resort hotel.
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Splash Canyon Waterpark
Location: Las Vegas, Nev.
Description: Developers are set to open the $20 million Splash Canyon Waterpark in 2013.
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Oregon Coast Waterpark
Location: South Beach, Ore.
Description: A nonprofit group has unveiled conceptual designs for a new stand-alone indoor waterpark on the Oregon coast.
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Oasis Community Aquatic Park and Community Center
Location: Billings, Mont.
Description: A local business has donated $30,000 to help complete an ongoing aquatic project.
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London Baby Swim
Location: London
Description: The UK’s first pool designed just for infants is set to open next month.
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Sailfish Splash
Location: Stuart, Fla.
Description: Construction is underway on a new 10-acre waterpark set to open in March.
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Great Wolf Lodge
Location: New Baltimore, N.Y.
Description: Discussion regarding a $115 million Great Wolf Lodge project is ongoing. The proposed facility is an indoor waterpark with an 400-room hotel.
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Soak City Kings Island
Location: Kings Island, Ohio
Description: Work has begun on an expansion that will double the size of Soak City Kings Island waterpark.
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Coleman Community Center Spray Park
Location: Canton, Ohio
Description: City officials and others celebrated the ground breaking for an almost $500,000 spray park project last month. The spraypark is expected to be completed in time for summer 2012.
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Bowling Green Municipal Pool
Location: Bowling Green, Ohio
Description: Bowling Green City officials are looking to fund a new pool project to replace an existing 60-year-old pool.
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National Aquatics Centre
Location: Trinidad and Tobago
Description: Trinidad and Tobago government officials have announced plans for a new national aquatics center, as well as two other national sport facilities.
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Aquatics Center
Location: Huron, S.D.
Description: Construction is underway on a new $12 million aquatic project in Huron, S.D.
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The Family Y of Aiken County
Location: Aiken County, S.C.
Description: The Family Y of Aiken County has begun work on a $1.3 million outdoor water park.
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Aquatoria
Location: Donetsk, Ukraine
Description: Construction has begun on what is considered to be the world’s largest aluminum-domed indoor waterpark. Aquatoria is set to open early next year.
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Holly Springs Aquatics Center
Location: Holly Springs, N.C.
Description: Plans for a $15 million indoor/outdoor aquatics center are moving forward in Holly Springs, N.C. Groundbreaking is set for this fall.
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Kalahari Resorts
Location: Fredericksburg, Va.
Description: Kalahari Resorts remains committed to plans to build a new facility in Fredericksburg, Va., in spite of financing challenges as a result of the economy.
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Community Park Pool Complex
Location: Princeton, N.J.
Description: Officials have approved a new $6.37 million stainless steel pool to be installed at the Community Park Pool complex this fall. The project will cost $1.5 million more than a concrete pool plan previously recommended.
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Paradise Resort Gold Coast
Location: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Description: Paradise Resort Gold Coast is set to open what is said to be the largest aquatic play structure in the Southern Hemisphere next month. The 3-story structure will include a large tipping bucket and is expected to be the first phase in a larger project.
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2012 Olympic Aquatics Center
Location: London
Description: Five years after construction began the aquatics center for the 2012 Olympics in London is now open. Designed by renowned architect Zaha Hadid, the facility includes two 50-meter pools and seating for 17,500 spectators.
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Splash Zone
Location: Rosemead, Calif.
Description: The city of Rosemead’s Splash Zone is now open at Garvey Park. It includes a pool, waterslides and water play areas.
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Water-Zoo.com Indoor Waterpark
Location: Clinton, Okla.
Description: Construction is ongoing and the 28,000 square foot Water-Zoo.com Indoor Waterpark is set to open next year. It will be part of a large entertainment complex including lodging and restaurants.
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Dimond Park Aquatic Center
Location: Juneau, Alaska
Description: The newest aquatic amenity in Juneau Ala., Dimond Park Aquatic Center, includes a recreation pool, waterslides and a lap pool.
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Lions Park Aquatic Center
Location: Boonville, Mo.
Description: Almost a decade in the making Boonville, Mo., has a new aquatics facility. The $3.5 million Lions Park Aquatic Center includes a 9,280 square-foot swimming area with two 1-meter diving boards, a 25-meter competition pool, open flume slide, lily pad and spray ground.
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Redlands Family YMCA
Location: Redlands, Calif.
Description: Redlands Family YMCA has broken ground on a new aquatics center. The $9.1 million project is part of a larger renovation initiative. Aquatic amenities are set to include a 25-yard, six-lane lap pool, a 40-by-42-foot teaching pool, and a spa.
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Ephrata Community Pool
Location: Ephrata, Pa.
Description: In a unanimous vote, Ephrata Borough Council Members have approved renovations of the community pool. Estimated at a cost of nearly $2 million, the project, is set to reconfigure the existing recreation and competition pools. Additionally, the existing kiddie pool will be replaced with a new one, the bathhouse and changing area will be remodeled, and the snack bar will be re-opened.
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Paradise Springs / Gaylord Texan
Location: Grapevine, Texas
Description: Gaylord Texan Resort is gearing up to celebrate the grand opening of its new 10-acre outdoor pool and lazy river complex, Paradise Springs. Opening Memorial Day weekend, Paradise Springs features sparkling pools, outdoor recreation and creative pool bar fare. The complex is one of a number of amenities at the 1,51-room luxury resort, including award-winning restaurants, unique retail shops, the lakeside Glass Cactus nightclub, and a 25,000-square-foot spa.
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St. Mary’s College of California Joseph Alioto Recreation and Aquatics Center
Location: Moraga, Calif.
Description: Saint Mary’s College of California has broken ground on the first phase of a $30 million recreation project, ultimately set to include the 50,000 square-foot Joseph Alioto Recreation and Aquatics Center, named for the former mayor of San Francisco and a 1937 graduate of the school. The project is funded in part through a gift of $10 million from the Kalmanovitz Foundation.
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City of Huntsville Aquatic Center Splashpad
Location: Huntsville, Ala.
Description: Huntsville, Ala., city leaders have unanimously approved a $321,000 splashpad to be installed at the City of Huntsville Aquatic Center.
The project is set to be funded through grants, including funds left over from the construction of the aquatic center. Use of the spraypark will be free
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Jungle Falls
Location: Manatee County, Fla.
Description: A hybrid “cross between a splash park and a large waterpark,” that’s how Jungle Falls, a proposed Florida aquatic project is being described. Proposed by a local resident who found investors for the project, developers are currently looking for about 15 acres of property with good highway access.
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Aquatics Center
Location: Huber Heights, Ohio
Description: A recent study determined that Huber Heights, Ohio, residents want an aquatics center and local leaders have approved the purchase of land for just such a project. The aquatics center would be funded through Tax Incremental Financing and the local YMCA would manage the facility.
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Schlitterbahn
Location: Padre Island, Texas
Description: The Schlitterbahn Development Group is looking to open a new development on Padre Island. The project would be the fourth Texas location for Schlitterbahn, which also has a resort in Kansas City. The Padre Island would include retail, dining and lodging and possibly a waterpark.
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Waveyard
Location: Mesa, Ariz.
Breaking Ground: Pending approval
Description: Waveyard, an Arizona waterpark project that was looking to have fallen victim to the recession, may be back on track if executives can reach a new agreement with the city of Mesa for a scaled-back project. The new plan would include an outdoor sports park next to the new Chicago Cubs stadium in northwest Mesa.
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Riverside City College Aquatics Center
Location: Riverside, Calif.
Breaking Ground: Now open
Description: Riverside City College recently hosted a gala opening to unveil its new aquatics center. The new facility is already scheduled to host several large events including the Amateur Athletic Union Diving National Championships in July.
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Ocean Breeze Waterpark
Location: Virginia Beach, Va.
Breaking Ground: TBD
Description: Two former executives with Six Flags purchased Ocean Breeze Waterpark, a Virginia summer attraction located near the oceanfront. Their plans include multimillion-dollar improvements within the next several years.
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Spray Bay
Location: Ridgefield, Conn.
Breaking Ground: Pending approval
Description: The spraypark would be located between a dry playground and the indoor pool at the recreation center, but budget concerns maybe a potential roadblock for the project.
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Sullenberger Swim Center
Location: Pittsburg, Calif.
Breaking Ground: Summer 2011
Description: Plans are in motion to remodel the municipal pool in Pittsburg, Calif. City Council members recently agreed to seek bids to upgrade Sullenberger Swim Center in Buchanan Park. The pool was closed two swim seasons ago and needs several retrofits.
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Soaring Eagle Inn and Water Park
Location: Union Township, Mich.
Breaking Ground: Spring 2011
Description: The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe has contracted with Horizon Construction Group and construction is set to begin on new family waterpark this spring. The project will also include an adjoining hotel.
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Kalahari Waterpark Resort
Location: Huron Township, Ohio
Breaking Ground: March 2011
Description: Kalahari Waterpark Resort will begin a $22 million expansion project this spring, doubling the size of its convention center.
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Bolivar Aquatic Center
Location: Bolivar, Mo.
Breaking Ground: January 2011
Description: If all goes as planned, the citizens of Bolivar, Mo., will have a new aquatics center this fall. A groundbreaking ceremony was held recently to mark the start of construction on the $5.5 million facility.
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Vista-Hermosa Sports Park
Location: San Clemente, Calif.
Breaking Ground: Pending
Description: San Clemente’s Vista-Hermosa sports park may house Orange County’s first stationary wave machine.
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