BoddaH1994 Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 New Wake Nation Water-Sports Complex To Open In Cincinnati This Spring Wakeboarding Is Nation’s Hottest New Water Sport… But Where The Heck’s The Boat?? (Cincinnati, OH) --Now for something completely different…water skiing and wakeboarding…WITHOUT A BOAT! The region’s newest and most unusual water recreation venue -- Wake Nation Cincinnati -- is a fun and challenging watersports’ complex designed for wakeboarding as well as wakeskating, water skiing and knee boarding. Wake Nation Cincinnati is located in Joyce Park in Fairfield, and is targeted for a soft opening May 1 and a Grand Opening celebration June 2. It will open daily at 10 a.m. and close at dark all summer long through October. “Wakeboarding is America’s fastest growing water sport,” says Wake Nation owner Peter Kennedy. “Wakeboarding is essentially a combination of water skiing and snowboarding. Wakeboarders ride on a board slightly larger than the size of a snowboard and ride on top of the water at speeds of 18-20 miles per hour.” What makes the water experience of Wake Nation so unique is that riders are pulled around a huge lake not by a motorboat, but by a high tech “cable-pulley” system developed by Rixen in Germany. “Riders can hit the water in a whole new way,” adds Kennedy. There are six towers rising 30 feet over the water with a circulating cable system that tows wakeboarders, skiers, or kneeboarders at the same time. Gone are motorboats’ whining sounds and polluting exhaust as riders are pulled over silky smooth water, around Wake Nation’s man-made lake, which covers 12 acres, including a three-acre grassy island right in the middle of it. Wake Nation Cincinnati is the only wakeboarding cable park in the Midwest, the next closest one being more than 600 miles away, in Kansas City. There are only six other cable waterparks in the entire U.S., most of them in Florida and Texas. Cable wakeboarding is an exciting sport that appeals to all ages. Beginners love that wakeboarding is fun, easy to learn, and allows riders to progress in their skill level at their own pace. Most riders learn how to successfully get up and stay up on their board within their first hour. Experienced wakeboarders like that they can amp up the adrenaline by launching themselves into the air by challenging the various man-made jumps and obstacles (floating sliders, grind rails, table tops and kickers) located in the lake. In addition to wakeboarding and water skiing, riders can slalom, trick ski, kneeboard and wakeskate. Lessons are available for beginners as well as for experienced riders looking to learn new jumps, tricks and moves. The Wake Nation site includes a pro shop, locker rooms and a full concession stand. The pro shop carries all necessary rental equipment (including wet suits), plus the latest in wakeboards, wakeskates, bindings, life vests and clothing. “Wake nation will have everything you need on site, so the only thing you need to bring is your bathing suit,” says Kennedy. Cable passes will be available in one hour ($20), two hour ($25), four hour ($30) and all-day ($35) increments. There will also be a season-long annual pass available. Special discount tickets are available for groups, including youth groups, birthday parties and corporate events. Parking is FREE. Wake Nation is located at 201 Joe Nuxhall Way (formerly called Forest Lake Lane) in Fairfield. For more information, call (513) 887-WAKE or email info@wakenation.com. Website: www.wakenation.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erosarrow05 Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 and Im totally there... and not all that expensive either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted March 18, 2009 Author Share Posted March 18, 2009 I agree! I think the prices are very fair. How would you guys feel about a KIC construction tour of Wake Nation sometime before Kings Island opens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubaman Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 I want to try this, but I'm short $128,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted March 18, 2009 Author Share Posted March 18, 2009 In case you guys didn't get to see a cable wakeboarding video from my original Wake Nation post... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatar Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Sounds cool Ryan, it is something different that we have not seen before and I would be up to a KIC group going back to spend a day there in the Summer too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Force Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I agree with the others this sounds great! I might try and get a season pass as soon as I can find out what the price for that is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BavarianBeatle Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 My kids play baseball at Joyce Park.... I live very close to there, but I've, sadly, seen nothing in the local media about it! Hopefully, I'm just not reading closely enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted April 3, 2009 Author Share Posted April 3, 2009 Obviously we're very excited about this project. We'll definitely keep what on-goings of Wake Nation in front of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigacoaster2k Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Most riders learn how to successfully get up and stay up on their board within their first hour. Most riders. I am the world's worst klutz, but I'm willing to give it a shot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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