News: Water park proposed for New England

Posted at 6:45 PM EDT (2245 GMT)

Sep. 14th, 2006 -- A $100-million resort that includes an indoor water park is being proposed in Rhode Island.

This resort, dubbed Shipwreck Falls, is proposed by Dial Family Resorts, a Nebraska development company, and would be constructed in West Warwick, Rhode Island.

According to Michael Day, president of Dial Family Resorts, the resort will have a "nautical-shipwreck-adventure" theme, and would host a 65,000-square-foot indoor water park, enclosed by 347 rooms that can accommodate groups of six or more. In addition to the water park, there would be an additional 28,000 square feet of convention space, a restaurant, a family dinner theatre, and a span and fitness center.

The water park would house nine slides, a wave pool, a tubing ride, a lazy river, as well as water forts and an outdoor pool that would be open during the summer.

Construction for the project could start as early as spring of 2007, with a completion date slated for spring of 2009. If this project follows through, it would be the company's second resort. The company’s first resort is Coyote Falls Lodge, set to open spring of 2008 in Sandusky, Ohio.

The company and the Tourism Division of Rhode Island both agree that the state is the perfect spot for such a venture.

For more information, visit The Providence Journal.