New Indoor Waterpark for Newport News?

[Zachary]

An indoor water park could be splashing down to the lower Peninsula, if plans to substantially expand the former Omni Hotel bear fruit.

The water park would represent a $35 million investment and create 500 jobs, said hotel owner Ray Patel.

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Patel said his grand vision includes building a five-story, 50,000-square-foot water park and more than doubling the capacity of the hotel by adding a wing with 230 rooms. A parking garage would also be built.

"I want to complete this within two years," Patel told the Daily Press on Wednesday.

Sounds pretty ambitious. Source via Screamscape

 

[Planeteer]

We will see! It would be cool though, for us on the south side, to not have to drive all the way to Williamsburg!

 

[Zachary]

Isn't that what Ocean Breeze is for?

 

[Planeteer]

I meant more for the winter time.

 

[Crackel]

This is going to be an epic fail. GWL is way better and looks like they'll be charging nearly as much. Should be intresting though!

 

[Ben]

Is this the Omni you can see from the highway?

 

[Planeteer]

Is this the Omni you can see from the highway?

yup

 

[James]

Do we really need another water park on the peninsula? GWL has enough trouble trying to stay afloat and that place is surrounded by history and is a destination. The Omni is a has been hotel in Newport News in the not so stellar part of town.

 

[Ghost of Pretzel Kaiser]

I agree with JMU. This place had plenty of water parks.

 

[chickenking]

But more parks = more pretzels.

 

[Ghost of Pretzel Kaiser]

Not every park makes their own recipe for pretzels, most just buy them frozen. By that logic, I would have visited Ocean Breeze by now.


Spoiler: I haven't.