An effort in El Paso is underway to build a new water amusement park, not to mention a hotel and convention space, on a site running adjacent to Interstate 10.
Located near the West Towne Marketplace shopping center in the 6400 block of N. Desert Boulevard on the far west side of the city, the site measures around 22 acres and is owned by the City of El Paso.
That site is where the Madison, Wisconsin-based Great Wolf Lodge company once anticipated building an amusement park and 250-room hotel, as well as a convention space measuring some 10,000 square feet.
In anticipation of the Great Wolf project, members of the El Paso City council had approved a multi-million incentives package before the company in 2020 pulled out due to the Covid 19 outbreak.
Ever since the Great Wolf company decided to not build in El Paso, city officials have been strategizing to find another amusement park-type use for the site. Published reports late last year indicated that El Paso might make a pitch to the Kalahari Resorts and Conventions company, which is based in Baraboo, Wisconsin, and specializes in African-themed waterparks, resorts, and convention centers.
By Garry Boulard
