# Wild Waves Closes After 50 Years

> Seattle’s Wild Waves theme park ends 50-year run with final summer rides.
- Title: Wild Waves Closes After 50 Years · Seattletimes | Shortify
- Summary: 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…
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- Source: Seattletimes — https://seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/wild-waves-beloved-wa-amusement-park-savors-one-last-summer
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## 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.
## Key takeaway

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.