Wild Waves Theme Park
| Slogan | goWILD |
|---|---|
| Location | 36201 Enchanted Parkway S, Federal Way, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47°16′21″N 122°18′41″W / 47.2725°N 122.3115°WCoordinates: 47°16′21″N 122°18′41″W / 47.2725°N 122.3115°W |
| Owner | EPR Properties |
| Operated by | Premier Parks, LLC |
| Opened | 1977 |
| Previous names |
- "Wild Waves Theme Park" - Enchanted Village - Wild Waves and Enchanted Village - Enchanted Parks |
| Operating season | May to December |
| Area | 70+ Acres |
| Rides | |
| Total | 44 |
| Roller coasters | 4 |
| Water rides | 16 |
| Website | http://www.wildwaves.com |
- "Wild Waves Theme Park" - Enchanted Village - Wild Waves and Enchanted Village
Wild Waves and Enchanted Village is an amusement park in Federal Way, Washington. Opened in 1977 as The Enchanted Village, the park is a popular summer destination in the Pacific Northwest and it is Washington's only water and amusement park. The park's name was reverted to Wild Waves Water Park and Enchanted Village in April 2016.
The Enchanted Village theme park was first opened in 1977 by Byron Betts. The initial 12-acre (49,000 m2) park site held only a half-dozen rides. In 1984, Wild Waves Waterpark was built adjacent to Enchanted Village; the combined amusement complex became known as Enchanted Parks. In 1991, co-owners Michael Moodenbaugh and Jeff Stock paid $8 million for Enchanted Parks. In 1993, Moodenbaugh traded his share of Enchanted Parks, Inc. for shares in their jointly owned amusement park in Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada called Boblo Island Amusement Park, Inc. In 1993, Jeff Stock purchased several rides from Boblo Island. Stock then sold his shares of Enchanted Parks, Inc. in late 2000 to Six Flags for $19.3 million. In 2000 the park had grown to over 70 acres (280,000 m2), with more than 20 rides, and was the Northwest's largest waterpark. In 2002 and 2003, major expansion took place, with the addition of several new attractions, many manufactured by Zamperla and S&S Power. Also in 2002, approximately 1000 seasonal workers were employed for positions as rides operators and food service workers. Many of these seasonal workers are also students of local high schools. The park's name was reverted to Enchanted Village and Wild Waves Water Park for the 2016 season to once again split the park into two separate parks instead of one.
In November 2016 Wild Waves was sold to EPR Properties, based in Kansas City, Mo. EPR scooped up the 70-acre Federal Way attraction and more than a dozen other theme parks and other properties from Orlando-based investment company CNL Lifestyle Properties. The total price of all the properties was $456 million, although there was no specific price disclosed for Wild Waves. The park is now being run by Premier Parks.
In April 2007, Six Flags sold the park to Orlando-based real estate investment trust CNL Income Properties (which leases the park to PARC Management).
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