By: d-mars.com
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The failed amusement park known as Grand Texas, which was supposed to bring thrills and excitement to the Houston area, is still trying to make a comeback. In 2013, the park’s parent company went bankrupt, leaving locals disappointed and longing for a new amusement park experience. Although Grand Texas managed to open its water park, Big Rivers Waterpark and Adventures, in 2019, little has been said about the larger vision for the park.
However, according to representatives from Grand Texas, the park is still determined to become a reality. The next phase of the park, an indoor entertainment area similar to Main Event, is set to open in 2025. Additionally, plans for the amusement park itself, complete with roller coasters and more, are in the works.
Unfortunately, no specific opening date has been announced at this time. While the park continues to develop its plans, the design for the family entertainment center is still being finalized. Details such as whether it will include bowling, laser tag, or rock climbing have not been decided yet, as the park is conducting research to assess market demand.
“I need to make sure that we’ve got the cooperation of all the different utility providers, the cooperation of the government agencies, cooperation of the weather and the desire of the public. So we’re going to make sure that all those are in place before we are able to open the amusement park,” owner Monty Galland explained.
“We were very unaware of all that was required to accomplish the amusement park side,” he continued. “We didn’t know what we didn’t know when we started the project.”
Galland and his team made the decision to begin with a waterpark as their initial project, rather than an amusement park. In 2015, a total of $15 million had already been invested in the infrastructure. According to Galland, they were on track to obtain financing for the waterpark that year. However, just one month before finalizing the deal, the bank withdrew its financial support due to the impact of the oil market downturn. As a result, they had to sell a portion of the land, but eventually managed to secure additional funding in 2018. The waterpark finally opened its doors with a soft launch in 2019.
