In a typical summer, more than 500,000 people take the plunge at Noah's Ark. One-third of them are from Northern Illinois. That's exactly where the new Six Flags park will be located.
"Six Flags has a lot more to offer where everything's in one spot than the Dells where it's everywhere," said Patricia Heitkamp, of Menominee.
In Rockford Magic Waters is concerned about the new competition also. Magic Waters draws a lot of business from groups out of the Chicago area.
Jodi Carroll of the Rockford Park District says, "We've know that Great America was looking at something for probably 10 years on and off, and we're always concerned with other water parks that may be coming in to our area that may take part of our market share."
Read more at: <a href="http://www.channel3000.com/news/3738276/detail.html" class="news" target="blank">Channel 3000</a> and <a href="http://www.wtvo.com/Global/story.asp?S=2311187&nav=0RePQzsU" class="news" target="blank">WTVO Channel 17</a>
Update 9/21 - <a class="news" target="blank" href="http://rrstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040921/BUSINESS04/409210307/1002">Updated Story from Rockford Star</a>
Story Contributed by DejaVu The Ride.
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Waterpark will compete with Dells and Magic Waters
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Last edited by CoasterDave316 on September 21st, 2004, 8:11 pm, edited 3 times in total.
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If Magic Water's think that they are going to cash in with repeat customer's, their going to have a bad wake-up call next season.
None of these aquatic centers should be to worried with SFGAm's new waterpark. All the other waterparks in the area are localized centers. Magic Waters just happens to be a park district owned park with more than the usual for attractions.
If I were them, I would wait till next year and see how their attendance is affected. The only other amusement park with a waterpark in the area is Santa's Village, and at this point, I haven't heard any comments from them. If anything, they are the ones who should be worried. I finally retired the Sarah Palin signature because she is now 100% irrelevant.
Chitown, there is also Rand Raceway and Ozzi Waterpark in Palatine which also might be affected.
I have an Ozzie Water park right down the street from me. It's on Rand RD, near Deer Park town center.
How much longer can I last until Opening Day! ARRRRGH!
I've been there before, IN bolingbrook they have pelican harbor water park
Goodbye 11/9!
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