While attending a particularly torturous City Council meeting, I got alerted about this great news!
>>Fans of Irvine’s Wild Rivers, it may be time to rejoice: city officials have found a viable location for a new park and reached a tentative agreement with the park’s owner, who has been eager to rebuild.
After a 25-year run, the original water park closed in 2011 when its landlord, the Irvine Co., decided after several lease extensions to move ahead with building 1,750 apartments on the property. Wild Rivers owner Mike Riedel has been working with the city for several years to find a spot in the Great Park, but earlier plans to use land owned by the U.S Navy fell through.
On Tuesday, Jan. 14, after a closed-door discussion about the new site on the north side of the Great Park’s planned cultural terrace, City Manager John Russo announced the city and Riedel have worked out the basics of an agreement; it’s expected to come to the Great Park board and City Council for approval in February.<<
Irvine finds new Great Park location for bigger Wild Rivers water park
The owner said he hopes to start construction in July and potentially open the park for the 2021 summer season.
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>>Fans of Irvine’s Wild Rivers, it may be time to rejoice: city officials have found a viable location for a new park and reached a tentative agreement with the park’s owner, who has been eager to rebuild.
After a 25-year run, the original water park closed in 2011 when its landlord, the Irvine Co., decided after several lease extensions to move ahead with building 1,750 apartments on the property. Wild Rivers owner Mike Riedel has been working with the city for several years to find a spot in the Great Park, but earlier plans to use land owned by the U.S Navy fell through.
On Tuesday, Jan. 14, after a closed-door discussion about the new site on the north side of the Great Park’s planned cultural terrace, City Manager John Russo announced the city and Riedel have worked out the basics of an agreement; it’s expected to come to the Great Park board and City Council for approval in February.<<