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Follow the Industry�s Hottest Trend � Waterpark Resorts
Attend the World Waterpark Association�s Waterpark
Resort Development
& Expansion Workshop
come learn why at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas! Overland Park, September 30, 2008 � More and more hoteliers are discovering that waterpark features impact the most important numbers for hotel operators. Occupancy and ADR levels for waterpark resorts exceed traditional hotel competitors by a wide margin. Check out a couple of waterpark resorts launched in 2008: � Great Wolf Lodge, Grand Mound, Wash., a 398 room resort property with Bear Track Landing, a 60,000 square foot waterpark as its center piece. Additionally, the resort features spas for adults and kids, a craft and activity center, an arcade and MagiQuest, a live-action, fantasy adventure game. � CoCo Key Water Resorts, locations in Kansas City, Mo., Mount Laurel, N.J., Fitchburg, Mass., a waterpark resort brand developed by Sage Hospitality and its partners, to add a fully-themed, 60,000 square foot waterpark to existing successful business hotel properties. � Silver Rapids Indoor Waterpark, Kellogg, Idaho, a 42,000-square-foot indoor waterpark addition to the Silver Mountain Resort, a year-round resort that offers winter sports like skiing and snowboarding and summer activities like hiking and mountain biking. The WWA�s Waterpark Resort Development & Expansion Workshop will take place Oct. 27, 2009 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and specifically focuses on waterpark resorts � check out a preview of Workshop topics: � The Future of Hotel/Resort WaterparksThe Waterpark Resort Development & Expansion Workshop is the best resource available to help hoteliers learn more about this ever-growing trend. Experts from throughout the waterpark industry will speak at the workshop and offer valuable insight into Waterpark Resort development and expansion. Immediately following the Workshop, attendees will have the opportunity to network with fellow developers at an exclusive Developers� Reception, October 27th, 2009. In addition to the Waterpark Resort Development & Expansion Workshop, the WWA Symposium will feature an expanded Development & Expansion Track, which offers educational sessions led by industry experts and professionals from within the development segment. Check out a few session titles offered as part of the track: � Local Land Use Applications and Regulatory StrategiesOther featured sessions being offered at the waterpark industry�s largest educational event of the year are: � Waterpark Resort Technology ReviewThese educational events are all part of the WWA Symposium & Trade Show, Oct. 26-30, MGM Grand, Las Vegas. Visit www.waterparks.org to learn more about the show. Or call the WWA office at +1-913-599-0300 for more information. |