During the 1990s and 2000s, Wild Rivers water park was the place to go in Orange County to cool off during the summer. A decade after the theme park was closed, construction began on a new 20-acre Wild Rivers on Wednesday. “It’s a treasure that we are excited to have in this city,” Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan said at the groundbreaking this week. “To make sure that not only today’s generation, but generations to come will be able to not only enjoy the amenities of Wild Rivers, but also have an opportunity to work at Wild Rivers. The city of Irvine will construct a parking lot of about 1,230 spaces that it will lease to the water park.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 08, 2021 22:51 UTC