Atlantic City Island Indoor Waterpark Update
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
- Back in January 2022, Showboat's owner Bart Blatstein made the announcement that he wanted to bring more family friendly attractions to his resort.
Blatstein knew that Atlantic City was missing the family entertainment aspect as it mostly catered to gamblers. He wanted to corner the family market so he held a press conference to announce the Island Waterpark.
This waterpark was billed as largest indoor waterpark in the world. Costing over $100 million dollars, this year-round indoor waterpark will sit in a retractable glass-pane roof and will consist of 103,000-square-feet of space.
Inside you can find a boardwalk of games, restaurants, bars, a Lazy river, party rooms and over 10 massive slides.
Since the announcement crews broke ground and have been working around the clock to get the property built in time for their May 2023 opening date.
We visited the site to bring you some updates on the construction of the waterpark.
At this time, most of the roof skeleton is complete and glass is being installed. In a showboat parking lot the slides are being put together and will soon be moved into position.
Here is our drone update of Island Waterpark.
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Thanks for this update!!!! I live in Philly and I go to the Jersey shore a lot, especially A.C. and I'm excited about this. I have an 11 year old granddaughter and a 3 year old grandson. I"m looking forward to taking them there!!!
AC's best days are ahead. NO WAY is it dead as naysayers proclaim. The city shall overcome and rise above every single competitor. Thanks for sharing this beacon of hope, and of light. This is the dawning of a new era for AC. I'm subscribing and stayng tuned. AND I'm def visiting the Water Park. 😁👍🏽
my parents met when they worked at the showboat. kinda sad to see it all go, but the water park will definitely be fun
What is going the showboat is not getting demolished
Showboat isn't going anywhere
First this indoor waterpark, then Steel Pier is planning to add rollercoasters in the near future. Good stuff happening in Atlantic City!
Waittt what roller coaster they adding to steel pier ??!!!
@@kierj46 A wild mouse in 2024, and a Skyrocket 2 (like Tempesto, Tigris etc) in 2025
Good idea for families! A water park helps one enjoy the water in " Hot" summer in AC...but a separate pool or evening hot tubs for ADULTS is a must! Permit the Adults to have "their" area free of those wild kids!!..A thumbs up if this is in the plans!
A whole separate addition is going to be for adults with this Waterpark. It's slated to be the largest in this country .
It's also to enjoy a waterpark in the winter also. That's going to be sick to be in the water wearing shorts and looking up seeing snow on the dome. Incredible! And having that arcade in Showboat which is a great place! Love it for my young family members!
Hmm... Blatstein's waterpark next to God's own waterpark. Wonder which will still be here two years from now.
Will be there the next summer , for a night before my summer vacation in Wildwood, Thank Joey !
Thanks for the update Joey, Granddaughters will enjoy that, a day trip while in Wildwood.
Thanks for the update Joey!!!✌️💜
I’m currently waiting for this to open to bring my children . I love to take them to new places
Thanks Joey for your continued great work!
All that sunshine, free beach and free water right across the street.
Thanks Joey!!
Can’t wait until it open
That should be really great. Can't wait to see t.
Thank you for the update
Excellent video
I live in AC. I'm disappointed that you didn't mention Blatstein s sketchy financing or the tax abatements and tax dollars used to build this.
We are positive people here lol
@@WildwoodVideoArchive It was a fluff piece. I'm positive too. I'm positive the taxpayers will lose tens of millions of dollars.
I'll definitely be attending that water park. Hopefully when it opens immediately if there's space. Been to Atlantic City many times. In fact used a Groupon to stay at showboat when they had just started covering up their slot machines with plastic. I got off on the second floor and night to check for a candy machine and walked all around it because everything was closed and there were no people there.
No exaggeration the entire time I stayed there I saw no more than 20 people!
I loved it!!
I've stayed in a lot of hotels in Atlantic City from the cheapest to the top ones there. The one thing I don't understand is how the cheap hotels will give you a free breakfast and free Wi-Fi while the more expensive ones will not give you either one.
Can’t wait till it opens. Hopefully the showboat will upgrade their interior and their rooms after this.
They have made modest but important upgrades. I stayed there last summer. Best beds in AC.
How much are the tickets fir for the water park
thanks for the update
YES BRING IT 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Hey Joey and Julia,
Great to see all new improvements to.make the wildwoods shine. I'm glad some places decided to stay a motel verses a condo. I think wildwood landscape shouldn't be condo Nation as many condos have made North wildwood and the crest get more uglier especially if they designed these places like the old Grey manor that was done at 20th and surf. Ave. It all comes down to the $$$$ I'm glad places like the Malibu at 19th and the boardwalk stayed and didn't get bought out like the buckineer hotel did. Condos cause taxes to get higher and make it impossible for the average person to afford to stay. ...THANK YOU Joey and Julia for all you do for many here on TH-cam . You make it possible for all of us to enjoy your videos on the wildwoods
Enjoy your Thanksgiving holiday with your wife and family 👪 ...Happy Thanksgiving to all viewer's of your channel. Stay warm and safe God bless us all
Too bad it’s not Wildwood. It’s Atlantic City that’s why I’m saying it’s bullshit that they’re using a different hashtag
We used to go to Wildwood for a week and several days trips. Now only go to the Crest for a long weekend and two weeks & a long weekend down in Ocean City MD. So much cleaner, quieter, at least triple the restaurants and ten times more stores to shop in. Uries and a lot of the other once fine Wildwood restaurants are tourist traps with so so meals. When we stay at the Crest we enjoy a quality seafood super at the Lobster House in Cape May and restaurant in Some Harbor.
Should have put it in Wildwood. We need year-round attractions!
What kills the Wildwoods is that at least 60% of the hotels and motels are not year-round operations and honesty isn't built for it either so it hard to justify year-round attractions unless there is a local interest in it.
Very happy this is in AC. All the Philly & NY riff raff can come here and the Irish can come to Wildwood. Everybody wins!
Interesting… very… interesting.
Great video. Ty.
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Absolutely
I'm over in that area frequently for work and to go surfing. Take a walk around the surrounding streets and pay attention to the broken glass on the ground from cars being broken into. Take a walk if you dare in the adjacent neighborhoods after dark or even in the day time. Take a walk under the boardwalk or on it sometimes. Therein lies the secret to the success or likely failure of this venture. I'd love to see it cleaned up and safe for visitors but I know its not going to happen especially with the leadership in the city.
As of a few days ago, Tibbetts is out as head of city council, replaced by a friend of Marty Small by a 5-4 vote. Hang on tight, it's going to get bumpy.
There’s no way this is bigger then dream-works Waterpark in American dream mall. They have so many more slides.
I'll see you when it opens joey
Screech is back!
Depends on if it is handicapped accessable.
im sorry joey i like wildwood to much to check that out plus dont like indoor water parks not the same
I’ll visit to sit poolside and have mock tails and play some games.
I think that's wonderful, but they have to get rid of the homeless and ghetto and rebuild the city.
I live here and I’ll tell you I’ll be shocked if it actually opens. And why are all the hashtags for Wildwood? That’s over 30 to 40 minutes away that’s horseshit
No matter what they crowd on top of the boardwalk or block access to the beach with, I'm not going back to AC.
When will it be ready?
We talk about that in the video
Wow very nice I had no idea this was going up thanks for the info
That's great but they need to clean up the beaches If Dubai can build islands on the water then we can clean our beaches and oceans. I love the Jersey shore but it seem like people today just dont love the ocean like they did back in the 70s and 80s its free. But im happy for any investment in AC
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Casinos just don't want families, very good idea.
Thanks for the update but it's like putting lipstick on a getto pig. AC days are gone. Was a great place until early 70's then became better when they had what a dozen casinos, great entertainment & heavy weight fights. Now just like Camden a large zest pool and high crime area. Sure this place will do good first couple of years but after visitors get mugged or cars stolen or broken into will not return.
So agreed John - unfortunately Atlantic City is lost forever to corrupt politicians, drug gangs that run the streets, and almost non-existent law enforcement m whose hands are tied because of the corruption... it's a shame they didn't think about doing it down in Wildwood - people would have felt a lot safer.
Wildwood isn't very much better as far as crime goes!
City always had crime
I will definitely check out this Waterpark. I believe this is just what this city needs. As far as comparing it to Camden, I wouldn't go that far. I can't think of anything that's as bad as Camden. Also, every major city has crime, some we don't hear about, some we do.
No doubt Atlantic City has changed and suffered tremendously, but there's people that see good and believe in this once lively city, and their doing things to turn it around. Instead of negativity look at everything that's coming. Just yesterday it was announced a brand new beachfront is in the works which will generate more jobs, housing, retail, and a brand new hotel.
#neckiesgreatadventure/ Atlanticcity-the-rebirth
Kind of remember that the three highest crime ridden NJ cities were Newark, Camden & Atlantic City. My neighbor got mugged on a summer afternoon only two blocks from the casino that she was at. AC Police officer told her the only somewhat low crime areas are directly in front of casinos and the boardwalk.
Yes, everyone is excited about this waterpark, but travelers beware. Do not stay at the hotel. Stay anywhere else. Bart is putting all his money into the waterpark, but not the hotel--"they are remodeling". Better hurry up and get your remodeling done (which will be impossible) cause that waterpark is opening in about 4 weeks. The hotel is basically falling apart. A better name for this hotel is “The Showboat to Hell.” Or, “The Twilight Zone Showboat Hotel.” Yes, they are building the in-door waterpark and have put in a new fitness center on the first floor, but the rest of the hotel is a pit and the elevators are dangerous. From the very beginning at check-in it was terrible. We begin to unload our luggage and my wife goes in to get a caddy. They will not give her a caddy until she checks in. (Are hotel caddy’s that valuable-how does one steal a hotel caddy. I can see myself running thru the streets with my hotel caddy making my getaway of maybe trying to hoist it into a pickup truck and then selling it on Craigslist for $50). Since they have 1 staff checking guests in, we wait 45 minutes outside the hotel until they check her in watching as the line of cars behind us grows and grows. Parking: When we pulled into the check-in area, the only sign was for valet parking--$35 night with no sign of where guests can self-park. I ask one of the valet drivers where self-park is and he points to where it is. Simple enough, but no signs anywhere. They have a large rubber device extending across the entrance that seems to be blocking entry so the assumption is that no one should enter and once again there are no signs that this is “Showboat Guest Parking”. Apparently, the rubber device is to prevent large oversize vehicles from entering the garage. I slowly enter the garage fearing the top of my SUV may be damaged but I did clear the hanging rubber device. Once in the garage, no attendant to be found anywhere---this is “Air-Garage” who manages the garage. Showboat cannot afford to keep a parking attendant in their garage to assist its guests. Air Garage, a company that makes it very hard to contact them--no contact phone number on their website--only contact is via email--never a good sign. They are based in California. The parking transaction is all online. You have to use your smartphone, scan a code with your phone and then pay for your parking. However, Air Garage does not list an option for a 2-night stay. They ask when are you entering and when are you leaving. (I am at a hotel where they charge by the night, not when I come into the hotel and when I leave--why would I pay for my parking this way? So, they rip off every single person by charging them for 1 extra day each time they stay at the hotel. Yes, I am coming in Friday night and leaving Sunday, but I should not be charged for 3 days-it should be by nights like all other hotels charge. Once I pay my $75 parking fee, which should be $50. I go to the elevators to get to the bottom floor. The elevators do not work. I get stuck and then it starts to work. Once down in the hotel I go to the elevators to where we are staying. Same thing-I am stuck in the elevator. It says put you key card in. I do this and nothing happens. Fortunately, I am able to get out of the elevator and encounter an “experienced guest” who has become skilled at using the elevators. He says, “Don’t use those elevators over there. They don’t work all the time. Use these-but when you use these only put you key card in and if the button for you floor doesn’t light up, then pull you card out and try it again, and maybe again”. WTF?? (By the way-no postings of the elevators ever being annually inspected -isn’t this required?) Anyway I finally get up to my floor, make it to the room and my wife tells me that of the 2 keycard they gave her, one is not working. Mine works. I get into the room, close the door and here is the rest of the story: there is no fire-escape route posted on the door, which is certainly a code-violation; the outlet I plug my phone charge into is loose in the wall and my charger keeps falling out; there are smudges and stains on the walls that have not been cleaned, the carpet is stained, they have removed the extra door lock on the door and made no attempt to paint the door and fill the holes, there is some sort of phone outlet box mounted in the bathroom wall that is about to fall out of the wall, the drain in the sink does not work, we are not supplied with any blankets for the beds, the entertainment center for the tv is marked up and gouged, we receive no room service on the next day for our room. I could go on, but need to tell more about the elevators. Here are more elevators events: my wife was entering the elevator and it closed on her shoulder and did not immediately bounce back. Her shoulder is still bruised. On another occasion we saw one man get his arm stuck in the elevator when he was trying to get it stop and it essentially locked his arm in the elevator. Fortunately, he was able to get his arm out before it moved-no amputation needed. I could go on, but you get the picture. When we talked to the front desk about some of these issues-they apologize and said, “We are remodeling”.
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May 2023...why would anyone go to an indoor water park in summer? It needs to be open in the cold months.
Maybe they mean grand opening. It could be that it will be open in cold months. Joey did say year round.
It's a year round water park..the roof will be open in the summer n closed in the winter or bad weather days in the summer
it's still under construction, its aiming to open by May 2023.
Not a chance we’ll check this out, and god bless anybody that takes their small children there. This place will be an absolute zoo, overrun by the animals from NY, Philly and AC itself. Over under on shootings in year one, any guesses?
Can you specify who the animals are? Please be very specific
If you’re too stupid to figure it out, you’re probably one of them.
@@bobbytaggs2646 why are you so scared to specify? Im sure you're not trying to compare a certain group to non humans
Whom else would you be addressing, there are only 2 people in this conversation. I’m not comparing anything, I don’t consider that “certain group” as humans to begin with.
@@bobbytaggs2646 tell me who that certain group is then? Is it white people? I mean yeah, white people have ruined lots a neighborhoods to begin with via gentrification
Love the idea of this but it would be awesome if it wasnt in the hood. Casinos are 1 thing but this is a different story. Unless they make ticket prices ridiculously expensive this will just turn into a local hang out in a bad neighborhood.
There will be no waterpark! Developer has no money to comeplete the project! His idea have failed time after time in nj and in pa! 100 % facts !
Well that going to be a big nope for me. Imagine a hot day, that place filled with unruly kids , parents who don’t care. Add to that it will be mostly dark, and you got a recipe for fights, violence and arrests.I’ve seen Ac in the summers , it’s already not pretty
What do you mean "it will be mostly dark"?
AC has nothing to offer. Crackheads everywhere
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I love ac but i hate taking my kids there when there's all these homeless and drugged up people all over the fk place. And I live in camden n I'm saying that bc most of the time u just Wana get away from the hood. Not go to another one
Its a great idea as AC needs some more attractions and a face lift. However, hopefully this doesnt attract thugs and violence. No one wants to see that nonsense.
It will never make it long term. AC is a dying town.
I'd love to see this work.Unfortunately The city is broken and ran by politicians more concerned with painting names of corrupt race baiting organizations and tearing down buildings that political rivals haven't owned in years.As someone who visits ac often...I'll say keep your doors locked and don't leave the casino.
Well,hopefully it won't be ghetto at the pee pool park with little kids in their diapers swimming like you see at the beach. I don't have alot of hope though, ac deserve a cleanup that they will never receive because it's residents don't care, it's a dam shame because I loved goin there as a kid and still go to the casinos as an adult,problem is two blocks away from the boardwalk or the shopping area and you're taking your life in your hands. I was confronted at the white house by some scumbag looking for handouts,luckily the workers there seen it and called the cops, who came immediately..
It's a shame ac miss out on the family thing. Could have been just as good as if not better than Las Vegas.
This water park is a waste of money , this will be out of business in 6 years, the ghetto is going to destroy it in no time , no way will come there
Agree just like all of barts failed ideas/ plans !
I worry that will be the result too. The casinos aren’t the reason Atlantic City isn’t considered family friendly, it’s the crime.
Over under on first shooting…taking action