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Wild Waves Closes After 50 Years
Seattle’s Wild Waves theme park ends 50-year run with final summer rides.
In brief
Seattle’s Wild Waves theme park ends 50-year run with final summer rides. Wild Waves Theme and Water Park closes after 50 seasons due to pandemic losses and rising costs, affecting 800 seasonal workers and 35 full-time staff. Originally reported by Seattletimes.
Wild Waves closes after 50 years
Wild Waves Theme and Water Park ends its 50th season with final summer rides before closing entirely in November.
Owner cites pandemic losses
Premier Parks announced the park could not recover from pandemic losses and rising costs after its 50th season.
Water park closes early
The water park section closed Sept. 7, but guests have time for final theme park rides and the Fright Fest before Nov. 1 closure.
35 full-time workers affected
The park employs 35 full-time and 800 seasonal workers whose jobs will end with the closure.
Site to become warehouse
Plans to demolish the park and build a 1 million-square-foot warehouse have been filed with Federal Way city.
Park opened in 1977
Wild Waves opened in 1977 as The Enchanted Village and became Washington’s largest theme and water park.
Families make final memories
Visitors like Linda Ray, who brought her kids and grandkids to the park since the 1990s, plan to return before closure.
At a glance
Wild Waves Theme and Water Park closes after 50 seasons due to pandemic losses and rising costs, affecting 800 seasonal workers and 35 full-time staff.
