westcoaster Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 http://www.lasvegaswet.com/ Myself and family frequent The west a lot La$VEGA$/Utah / arizona/ California-just for beaches and water/amusement parks. I loved Wet N WILD VEGA$ this is going to Rock!!! The Las Vegas Waterpark Resort team (Las Vegas WET) is currently in the final negotiation stages on 200+ acres of land on the South Strip. The family resort is slated to deliver two hotels, an indoor snow dome, an arena, surfing, performing arts center, retail, restaurants, the largest indoor waterpark in North America and much more. Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) March 14, 2007 -- Las Vegas WET, LLC made an offer to acquire over 200 acres of land along Las Vegas Boulevard late last month. "We have exchanged a few counter offers over the past few weeks, and we are certain that we're very close to a workable agreement," said Kelly Jo Horton, co-founder of Las Vegas WET. While the exact location remains secret, it is known that the only area where that much land can be assembled is on the South Strip, south of the 215. The Company declined to identify the sellers and the precise location due to confidentiality terms in the offer. "We had originally planned to build on a completely different piece of property, but we had to look elsewhere when it became clear that the property we originally wanted was not big enough to allow for expansion," said Horton. The Las Vegas WET team immediately began looking at other parcels, and started negotiations on the current property late last year. "This little hiccup is definitely going to delay our break-ground-date by a few months," said Horton. The team had planned to break ground this Spring, but the date will now be pushed until they can complete their due diligence on the new piece of property. While the Company's website (www.lasvegaswet.com) depicts multiple attractions, Horton indicated that there will be far more than meets the eye. "We increased our land requirements based on the need for additional space required by components we have yet to announce," Horton said. The indoor portion of the waterpark alone has now been reconfigured to be over 350,000 square feet, making it the largest indoor waterpark in North America. The team has also decided to expand the environmental angle of the project, and will only be using electric and hydrogen powered vehicles at the complex, as well as expanding its water recycling and processing facilities. When asked to provide more details on the current layout of the park, Horton was very hush-hush, indicating negotiations with various partners were still underway and couldn't yet be announced. "We have named the park, and will announce the name after all trademark and copyright searches and registrations have been completed," said Horton. More details will be revealed on the new website which will come online in the next few weeks. The 200+ acres being acquired by Las Vegas WET is slightly larger than all of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, including both theme parks, all the hotels, retail, and parking combined. Please contact Kelly Jo Horton at kelly @ proteuscreative.net to request interviews or more information. http://www.lasvegaswet.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 I totally thought this was spam when I read the title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleHenry Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Haha, me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzarley Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Looks like a really cool development! I hope it comes to be... I was in Vegas one time in January when it actually snowed for real! (Of course, I've also been there when it was 118 ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 it snowed ^? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzarley Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Yep...it was in late January, probably ten years ago or so. I had spent a few days in Palm Springs and it was cold and rainy (in the 40s), which was really crappy for Palm Springs. We drove from Palm Spring to Vegas, but I-15 was closed near the CA/NV border because of heavy snow in the higher elevations. After sitting around a rest stop for several hours with thousands of other people, I bought a map and worked out a new route to stay away from the mountains. What should have been a four hour drive from LA to LV ended up taking over 16 hours! It was really cold in Vegas (in the 30s) and the next morning it was snowing on the Strip. Pretty big flakes too! Of course, none of it stuck to the ground and it was up in the 50s again a day or so later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOB_TOM Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 I thought this was spam as well. Remember with Vegas, You are in the middle of the desert, so expect colder than normal temps at night, and hotness in the day. At least thats what Ive been told. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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