Wildwater Kingdom (Ohio)
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| Slogan | "Let the good times flow" |
| Location | Aurora and Bainbridge Township, Ohio, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°20′54″N 81°22′09″W / 41.34839°N 81.36919°WCoordinates: 41°20′54″N 81°22′09″W / 41.34839°N 81.36919°W |
| Owner | Cedar Fair Entertainment Company |
| General Manager | Bill Spehn |
| Opened | June 17, 2005 |
| Closed | September 5, 2016 |
| Previous names | Geauga Lake's Wildwater Kingdom (2008–2011) |
| Operating season | May–September |
| Pools | 3 pools |
| Water slides | 15 water slides |
| Children's areas | 2 children's areas |
| Website | https: |
Wildwater Kingdom was a 17-acre (6.9 ha) water park located in Aurora and Bainbridge Township, Ohio, United States. Owned by Cedar Fair, the park opened in 2005 as part of the larger Geauga Lake and Wildwater Kingdom resort. The site was previously the location of SeaWorld Ohio (1970–2000) and later served as the marine life section of the larger Six Flags Worlds of Adventure (2001–2003). Worlds of Adventure was purchased by Cedar Fair in 2004 and the marine life area was converted into a water park for the 2005 season.
Cedar Fair closed the Geauga Lake amusement park following the 2007 season but kept the water park area open. It was first known as Geauga Lake's Wildwater Kingdom , and the name was later shortened to Wildwater Kingdom. Its normal operating season extended from late May to Labor Day each year. The park featured 15 water slides including Thunder Falls, which opened as the tallest water slide complex in Ohio . In August 2016, Cedar Fair released a statement announcing the permanent closure of Wildwater Kingdom. Its final day of operation was September 5, 2016.
Wildwater Kingdom operated on the former site of SeaWorld Ohio. In January 2001 SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment sold the SeaWorld park to Six Flags, who combined the former SeaWorld site with Six Flags Ohio to form a 750-acre (300 ha) amusement, marine and water park called Six Flags Worlds of Adventure. In March 2004, Six Flags announced that it had sold Six Flags Worlds of Adventure to Cedar Fair Entertainment Company.
The former SeaWorld site began to be demolished in late 2004, when Geauga Lake started construction on a new water park. On November 11, 2004 Geauga Lake announced Wildwater Kingdom, a new water park scheduled to open in 2005. It would be constructed in two phases, with the first phase costing $16 million and the second phase $8 million. The first phase consisted of a ProSlide Tornado, an activity pool, an action river and a new children's area with a multistory play structure. Hurricane Mountain, Ohio's tallest water-slide complex, was moved from the existing water park to the new Wildwater Kingdom and renamed Thunder Falls. Together, they formed Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom. The parks were connected by a floating bridge in the middle of the lake.
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