Hotel Waterparks Construction Report 2008
33 Hotel Waterparks Opened in 2007, 55 Scheduled for 2008

By Jeff Coy and Bill Haralson, February 2008

February 4, 2008 --- During 2007, thirty-three (33) hotels with indoor waterparks opened, including new additions and expansion projects, bringing the total to 169 hotels with 28,888 rooms and 4,132,469 square feet of indoor waterpark space. The room supply at waterpark hotels grew 20.9% in 2007 compared to room supply growth of 1.4% at ordinary hotels. Read more...

America’s Largest Waterpark Resort Owner Todd Nelson Is Second Keynoter at Workshop Set for February 28 & 29

Kalahari Owner Talks About Thrill of the Chase

January 23, 2008 --- Todd Nelson, president and owner of Kalahari Resorts in Wisconsin Dells, WI and Sandusky OH, is the second keynote speaker selected to address resort developers at a major conference scheduled for late February at Nelson’s Ohio property. Read more..

Waterpark Developers Look for Energy Savings

America's Energy Coach Tom Kiser is Keynote Speaker at Workshop set for February 28 and 29, 2008 at Kalahari Resort.

January 9, 2008 --- Several hundred waterpark resort developers from across the USA, Mexico & Canada are expected to meet in Sandusky OH on February 28 & 29, 2008 to learn more about developing and financing indoor waterparks as part of mixed-use resort projects. Saving energy is the Number 1 topic. Read more..

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2007 Workshop Photos

The 2007 Waterpark Workshop took place in Phoenix, Arizona. More than 50 industry experts gave presentations. The event included a tour of University of Pheonix where attendees got an upclose view of the retractable roof and retractable field. View photos from 2008 Workshop.
View photos from the 2007 workshop.