After two years of waiting, construction on Splash City Adventure Park, a tropical island-themed water park,can begin. We want people to visit and stay the entire day.. People are worried about the water, but really were one of the lowest usages out there., The park will include nine intertwined water slides, forming a tower. What hinders people is money. Capacity: 400 large pool and wading pool. Copyright St. George News, SaintGeorgeUtah.com LLC, 2019, all rights reserved. After growing up in the San Fernando Valley learning karate skills from Mr. Miyagi and spending a decade in Las Vegas mostly avoiding the casinos, he came to St. George for love and married his soulmate, a lifetime Southern Utah resident. "We are just over 11 acres and80 feet to the very top cabana at the covering of the slide tower," Mayoros said. 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Please visit the Active portal for more information on swimming lessons and other programs offered at our outdoor pools. The first major water park of its kind in St. George, Utah, this family-friendly water park is aiming to open its gates for the summer 2020 season. Address:250 E 700 S St. George UT 84770; Phone:435-627-4584; Website: George City Pool; Bloc Wake Park - Wakeboarding without a . Events planned later in the summer include Brew & BBQ in June and a Canada Day celebration on July 1. When she is not chasing news or networking, Averee enjoys spending time with her family and two rambunctious dogs, Malibu and Mookie. and the park is hoping to open its doors for the summer season in 2020. Map of Yogi Bears Jellystone Park Camp-Resort at Hurricane Sand Hollow, planned to open in 2022 | Photo courtesy of Scott Nielsen, St. George News Southern Utah resident Jim Mayoros is working as a part of the development team to bring the idea of Splash City to life. Water attractions: splash pad. ST. GEORGE Since March, many businesses have had to switch up plans for growth trajectory made before the COVID-19 pandemic. This is already approved with the city, so really aside from a zombie apocalypse or a financial crisis, and Im not even sure that will hurt us were going full force.. Mayoros said they could have bought 10 times the acreage for half the price outside of town, but in their current location, there are 54,000 cars each day that will pass by our front door.. To appeal to younger guests, Splash City will be equipped with kid-zone play areas and splash pads, providing a fun, entertaining experience for every member of the family. He enjoys photography and won an award for photojournalism from the Society of Professional Journalists for a 2018 photo of a bee inspector removing ferals bees from a Washington City home. We want to conserve it as much as possible.. It survived a few seasons, but increasingly dwindling attendance forced it to close again. Children under the age of 6 years may not be admitted to the swimming pool unless they are accompanied by a parent or guardian who is responsible for their direct supervision, with a maximum of two children for each parent or guardian. Parts of the water park could be operational by early summer next year, he said. But Nielsen said his development has a big difference from Splash City: He has all the . Theme by ILOVEWP.com. Memorial Park Pool (Between Fitch St. and Thorold Rd.) There is no family camping in that area, Jim Westover, vice president of the Jellystone Park resorts, told St. George News. Four of the types of slides planned for the park have been featured on the Travel Channel show, Extreme Waterparks.. You can take swim lessons at the city pool and you can hold parties here too. He is the proud father of two boys, his youngest a champion against both autism and Type 1 diabetes. I didnt like that very well, so I went to RVs, Nielsen said. Former Nielson RV owner announces plans for new resort project to boost local tourism economy, Splash City Adventure Water Park slides closer to reality, Men's advocacy group, others put on high heels for sexual assault awareness walk in St. George, Getting to know your chakras: A guide for health and well-being, Mobile home patio engulfed in flames; St. George fire chief advises caution, Yogi Bears Jellystone Park Camp-Resort at Hurricane Sand Hollow. Originally planned to open earlier this summer, the project was slowed down by limited contractor availability and supply shortages. His greatest joys in life are his family, too numerous to list, and his cat Maxine. Mayoros said that while he wasnt trying to take advantage of the misfortune of others, Splash City Adventure Park was able to partner with struggling water parks on the verge of going out of business to procure equipment to bring to St. George. 2 yr. ago I don't want to sound rude but I don't think a water park is a great idea right now. And while the screams of hundreds of prepubescent kids having fun may not seem less stressful, Nielsen said it will be for him. splash pad, Rotary Club of Welland Park Suspect in jail on warrant for allegedly stealing truck while owner followed behind calling 911, Hundreds of high school juniors attend Iron County School District's career fair on SUU campus, 7 more families build affordable homes with sweat equity program, Year in review: Southern Utahs most read and notable stories of 2021, Family struggles after mother dies 23 days after father in Christmas Eve crash just south of St. George, Groups scour 2022 Utah budget for funds to fight hunger. Nielsen said the camping sites and grading will be complete by this winter and overall they are aiming to have the water park completed by March. (Also- If there are any local waterpark/theme parks besides Vegas in the area that'd be a great help. To accommodate the project, the City of St. George agreed to abandona section of Middleton Drive where it passes through the area to make room for the parking lots, with the developers then providing another access to Red Hills Parkway. "The lazy river will be really close to about 900 feet.". Families visited the park in the 1970s and 1980s in large numbers, but the park closed in the 1980s. Things more westward are more dependent on national parks. Besides the feasibility studies, Mayoros questions the logic of constructing a water park out of town. Additionally, there is a wading river and waterfall where kids can splash and play in the water. A 3D rendering of the 80-foot waterslide tower for Splash City Adventure Water Park, St. George, Utah, image presented circa 2017 | Image courtesy of Spash City Adventure Water Park, St. George News . When typing in this field, a list of search results will appear and be automatically updated as you type. Water feature at the Larkspur, Colo., Jellystone Park, May 2021 | Photo courtesy of Scott Nielsen, St. George News Some are making adjustments with the drought and turning the water off at the warmest part of the day, or turning it off all together. Splash City Adventure Park. Would you like to have the day's news stories delivered right to your inbox every evening? 905-735-1700 ext. Enter your email below to start! David Louis is a native ofwell, everywhere. Safety is our top priority moving forward, Leisure Services Director Shane McAffee said in the release. See more of Splash City Adventure Park on Facebook. Thanks! We use 12 times less water than an 80-room hotel, and thats annually, he said. Ratios of instructors/lifeguards to bathers must also be maintained as per Regulation 565. When COVID hit, everything slowed down, Mayoros told St. George News. The design of the water park and other elements of the resort has become a family affair between Nielsen, his wife and seven children. nicole.pilote@welland.ca 3 following. After selling recreational vehicles for the last 24 years, Scott Nielsen was looking for his next adventure. Click here to read the full news release. During Tuesdays ceremony, St. George Mayor Jon Pike said acity approved, but privately funded and operated water park is what the area needed. He took all of them to the Jellystone Park resort in Larkspur, Colorado, as guinea pigs and they came back with ideas that will make the Hurricane park unique. Lake Dolores has experienced a great deal of change since its construction in the 1950s. Not much information online other then the park may open Summer 2021. Just ask a Supervisor! Mayoros said the family-friendly park is scheduled to open at the start of the 2020 summer season. Artist conception of the water slides that will be at Yogi Bears Jellystone Park Camp-Resort at Hurricane Sand Hollow planned to open in 2022 | Photo courtesy of Scott Nielsen, St. George News The county says there will be a maximum of 25 people allowed in the splash pad area and maximum capacity limits will be posted at each splash pad. 1775 N. Green Spring Drive. Opening: All city. Currently, the closest water parks are over 100 miles away in Las Vegas, with general admission starting at around $30 per person, per day. "We had third-party feasibility studies done and the numbers came back very acceptable to what we feel like we should put time, money and energy into," Mayoros said. There will also be other benefits to the community, he added, saying that he anticipates 100 employees year-round, with the staff swelling to approximately 350 during the peak summer season. ST. GEORGE After selling recreational vehicles for the last 24 years, Scott Nielsen was looking for his next adventure. Construction crews are set to break ground next week, and the park is projected to be near completion in early summer 2020. City Parks Parks are open daily from dawn to dusk for residents all year. Looking forward to seeing you in 2024! It might be as bad as any other alternative. In St. George, the Splash City water park on Red Hills Parkway has had several starts and stops since 2017. There are four splash pads which will be open daily from noon to 7 p.m., located at the following sites: Barnardo Park, Barnardo Avenue north of Sunset Boulevard King Edward Park, 455 George St. South | Photo courtesy of Jellystone Park Camp/Resorts, St. George News, Undated photo of a jump pad at one of the 75 Jellystone Park locations in the U.S. and Canada. At 80 feet, the tower would be among the tallest structures in the city, nearly as high as the top of the federal courthouse on Tabernacle Street. Copyright 2023 Municipality of Eastern Charlotte, New Brunswick. Article by Mori Kessler, St. George News, September 8, 2017. This is a nickel and dime business, and we dont want it running down the drain. They are located at the following locations: King Edward Park, 455 George St. S. Children under the age of 10 who are swimmers (able to demonstrate comfort in the water and pass the facility swim test) may be admitted to the swimming pool unaccompanied. Enter your email below to start! It's really happening: Developers break ground on Splash City Adventure Park in St. George. We are going to use 20 times less water than an 80-room hotel, Mayoros said. For the time being, Splash Works water park is only open on weekends while Wonderland's roller coasters are open daily. "We've got millions of people who come here in the summertime and outside of hiking and going to the movies and a few littleother things, there's not much," water park developer Jim Mayoros said. However, the owner of Splash City, St. George resident Jim Mayoros, has had to roll with the punches in an ever-changing regional and local business landscape to accommodate the effects of the pandemic. Why cant they build it south of the city where everything else is going?. Easily visible and accessible from the freeway, Splash City will be a deluxe epicenter for fun in the sun and will boast a myriad of thrilling water slides, pools, and complimentary amenities. The county also said that its customer service offices located at 66 Grand River St. N., Paris and 26 Park Ave. Burford, will re-open starting June 7 at 8:30 a.m. Exclusive season passes, group discounts and opening deals are coming soon. At least at the beginning, Nielsen and Westover said the water park will be very much open to locals, though that access may be later restricted to campers at the site depending on demand, though Westover still ultimately sees day passes for locals. Lifejackets are allowed, however, children in lifejackets must be within arms reach of adult at all times. Averee Ryann Richardson was raised in central Ohio and graduated with her bachelor of science degree from Dixie State University in 2019. In the works for several years, this water park is coming soon, and it's time to get excited. "It's something we feel like is needed and hopefully it pans out and when the doors open, people are there.". For more information, please see our Take a stroll and enjoy the flowers and foliage at their peak. But even as successful as Nielsen RV was, with what he said was $56 million in revenue and 100 employees, Nielsen said he was ready to move on when Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis came to him with a large undisclosed offer he couldnt refuse in March and, sold Nielsen RV to CNBCs The Profit host, on Red Hills Parkway has had several starts and stops. or The Jellystone Park executive sees another benefit to the Southern Utah community besides a place to play. In the first phase, the 52-acre resort will have 30 cabins and another 250 campsites, with most having RV pads. Artist conception of a cabin at Yogi Bears Jellystone Park Camp-Resort at Hurricane Sand Hollow planned to open in 2022 | Photo courtesy of Scott Nielsen, St. George News The Splash Pad is scheduled to close for the season on September 20 and will reopen in June 2022. Guardians or group leaders should be at least 12 years of age. Rather, they will finish with 12 inches of water that slows you down. That water and the water on the nearby splash pads will all drain right back into the underground aquifer. Mayoros said he is sympathetic to everyones concerns for water but added that it was a big component of the feasibility studies, which looked at demand, waste, usage, costs and installing high tech ultraviolet water filter systems that protect against contaminants such as cryptosporidium. St. George. Nielsen said he is presently in negotiations to bring a Nathans Hot Dog restaurant to the Hurricane resort. Its going to be a great opportunity for the city, and its going to be a lot of fun to build.. 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It would represent the first large water park ever to open in St. George, which has seen several proposed parks come through but never materialize despite the area'shigh summer temperatures and heavy numbers of tourists. Yogi Bear statue at the Larkspur, Colo., Jellystone Park, May 2021 | Photo courtesy of Scott Nielsen, St. George News Be sure to check the cities websites for any updated info! Many water parks across the nation shut down like everything else.. Middleton Drive and Red Hills Parkway was added. They plan to tap into students from Dixie State University on summer break to fill jobs at the water park, including filling intern positions for students interested in expanding their skill set. Guardians or group leaders are responsible for the children in their care while in the facility and must directly supervise the children at all times. 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Please contact the supervisor of aquatics and recreation programs for more information about pool rentals Splash City Adventure Park will be the proud home of the longest lazy-river in the state of Utah, crowned with a colorful tower consisting of nine twisting water slides. Splash City is expected to have one of the longest water park seasons. The RV resort/theme park is building a location in Hurricane. Even before he was 20, Nielsen was already selling cars. The fate of the proposed water park has been on the minds of St. George News readers lately, with some wondering if the project had stalled. Map of the water park portion of Yogi Bears Jellystone Park Camp-Resort at Hurricane Sand Hollow, planned to open in 2022 | Photo courtesy of Scott Nielsen, St. George News . George, UT 84770[emailprotected], Cision Distribution 888-776-0942 (Between Fitch St. and Thorold Rd.) 4000 Maple Park Pool 512 South Pelham Rd. The three major water slides will include a large bowl slide, while nearby will be a giant 30- by 70-foot jumping pad. Public pools open for the season on June 24th, 2023. Per a condition set by the City Council, construction on the water park couldnt begin until the new street replacing the vacated part of Middleton Drive was created. The larger bodies of water a lazy river and a fishing pond that will feature a beach will also use the constantly filtered and recycled water supply. Located in the heart of the city, St George Town Square is a beautiful city park with a fun splash pad, perfect for warm summer days. Splash City is expected to have one of the longest water parkseasons. But even as successful as Nielsen RV was, with what he said was $56 million in revenue and 100 employees, Nielsen said he was ready to move on when Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis came to him with a large undisclosed offer he couldnt refuse in March and sold Nielsen RV to CNBCs The Profit host and made a profit of his own.