park waterpark operator founded 1979 headquarters new braunfels texas area served texas kansas key people henry family website http www.schlitterbahn.com schlitterbahn is a family owned and operated company based in new braunfels texas . schlitterbahn began its first park schlitterbahn waterpark resort in 1979 . 1 since then schlitterbahn has developed three waterparks located in texas and one in kansas city kansas . schlitterbahn waterparks are summer seasonal water parks . they typically operate from late april to mid september . 2 schlitterbahn galveston island waterpark which opened in 2006 has one indoor section that has limited operation during fall and winter . contents 1 current parks 1.1 new braunfels texas 1.2 south padre island texas 1.3 galveston texas 1.4 kansas city kansas 1.5 corpus christi texas 2 projects in development 2.1 fort lauderdale florida 2.2 cedar park texas 3 references current parks edit new braunfels texas edit entrance to schlitterbahn in new braunfels texas . the first of the parks was in new braunfels and opened in 1979 . the park was named slippery road in german because of the local area s german heritage . it originally consisted of four waterslides . as of 2014 the park had won amusement today s golden ticket award for 15 years straight . the park currently employs 2000 seasonal workers . 3 south padre island texas edit the park in south padre island opened in 2001 . 4 an indoor section opened in 2012 . 5 galveston texas edit schlitterbahn in galveston texas the 26 acre schlitterbahn park in galveston opened in 2006 and is open for part of every month of the year . 6 kansas city kansas edit the first phase of the park in kansas city opened in july 2009 . 7 the park opens each year in may . 8 the park is home to more than a mile of interconnected river rides . corpus christi texas edit in may 2012 schlitterbahn announced that it would move forward with plans to begin construction of a new water park in the corpus christi padre island area . 9 it was announced that the park would open during the summer of 2013 but due to various delays ground breaking didn t take place until february 2013 . a 574 acre plan for the city includes a marina the schlitterbahn water park with lodging and a golf course . 10 vendors complained and even sued schlitterbahn over 500 000 in unpaid bills on the corpus christi project . after several months schlitterbahn paid the vendors and threw them a party . 11 the opening has been delayed until sometime in the summer of 2015 . 2 schlitterbahn north padre opened on june 20 2015 with limited rides and attractions . projects in development edit fort lauderdale florida edit a 4 year long stalled project in fort lauderdale florida has gotten final approval from the federal aviation administration to construct a 64 acre water park at the old fort lauderdale stadium . 12 the initial project will use portions of the old stadium to construct a castle like entrance that will include lodging dining and shopping facilities . other projects include incorporating the neighboring lockhart stadium into the plan by expanding the park around that stadium . south florida families are urging for the project to become a reality but while no timetable has been set on when construction will begin the park is predicted to open no later than 2017 . cedar park texas edit there are plans for a waterpark in cedar park texas 13 but plans for the park are currently on hold although conversations continue . 14 references edit wikimedia commons has media related to schlitterbahn . texas portal loose cindy july 4 2004 . water park fans say texas schlitterbahn is the slippiest drippiest of them all . we had to take the plunge . the washington post . a b new luxury cabanas food coming to schlitterbahn in new braunfels galveston . san antonio express news . the new braunfels park has been recognized as the world s best ... photo 5979449.81353 houston chronicle . houston chronicle . 35 fun facts about schlitterbahn on its 35th anniversary . houston chronicle . in winter the texas coast is a bargain . dallasnews.com . 16 fun facts about schlitterbahn galveston . houston chronicle . schlitterbahn water park opens . kansas city business journal . a deluge of options as kc area water parks open this weekend . kansascity . jessica savage . corpus christi city council gives unanimous vote to schlitterbahn incentives . ccct . jessica savage . details of proposed 117 million in incentives unveiled in schlitterbahn bid . ccct . andrew ellison 12 march 2015 . kristv.com continuous news coverage corpus christi 6 investigates follow up schlitterbahn pays vendors throws the . kristv.com . barszewski larry . planned south florida water park making a splash . sun sentinel . retrieved 2014 05 27 . schlitterbahn waterparks leading the industry with expansion and innovation . http tapmag.com . tourist attractions and parks . january 26 2011 . retrieved 2014 05 27 . external link in website help 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