Kalahari Resorts

The Kalahari Resort and Convention Center is a water park resort chain with locations in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin; Sandusky, Ohio; Pocono Manor, Pennsylvania; and planned for late 2020, in Round Rock, Texas. Named for the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa, the resorts are heavily decorated with African animals, plants, and other African motifs. 

The Pocono Mountains location's 220,000-square-foot indoor water park is the largest in the United States, followed by the 173,000-square-foot waterpark in Sandusky and the Wisconsin Dells' 125,000-square-foot park.

Wisconsin Dells
The Wisconsin Dells resort opened in May 2000. It has 756 guest rooms, making it the second largest-resort in the state. The convention center has expanded from  to .

The indoor water park at Wisconsin Dells is the largest in Wisconsin, at . It was also America's largest indoor water park until the Kalahari Resort in Sandusky finished its indoor water park expansion in December 2007. The Wisconsin Dells resort's Indoor Waterpark is home to the first indoor uphill water coaster and first indoor FlowRider surfing simulator. In 2011, the indoor waterpark went through an expansion, which included America's first indoor "Super-Loop" slides.Wisconsin Dells Kalahari also has a  outdoor water park with several water slides, a lazy river, and a three-story interactive play structure.

In December 2008, the resort added a  indoor theme park.

Sandusky

Opened in June 2005, the Sandusky, Ohio, resort's waterpark is . In 2008, the restort expanded its  water park by , making it the largest indoor hotel water park at that time. The water park contains a FoilTec roof system that lets in natural light.

With 884 guest rooms, the hotel is the largest in the state of Ohio.

In August 2006, the resort opened a  convention center that was later expanded to .

On March 12, 2018, a section of HVAC ductwork fell from the ceiling of the indoor waterpark, injuring five.

Pocono Mountains
The Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania, location opened on July 1, 2015, and completed an expansion in March 2017.  It consists of a  indoor waterpark (the country's largest), an outdoor waterpark,  convention center, 977 guest rooms, and a  arcade and entertainment center.

References

External links
Kalahari Resorts Website

Category:Indoor amusement parks
Category:Animal theme parks
Category:Water parks in Ohio
Category:Water parks in Wisconsin
Category:Water parks in Pennsylvania
Category:Zoos in Ohio
Category:Buildings and structures in Sandusky, Ohio
Category:Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Category:Tourist attractions in Erie County, Ohio
Category:2000 establishments in Wisconsin
Category:Amusement parks opened in 2000