Fort Rapids was a hotel and water park located in Columbus, Ohio.
History
editFort Rapids was constructed alongside the existing Holiday Inn Columbus East hotel. The hotel was renovated as part of the project. It opened in 2006.[1][2][3]
In February 2016, the hotel was ordered to close by the Columbus Police Department due to numerous code violations.[4]
In January 2018, a water pipe burst on the upper floors of the hotel, leading to ice forming on the exterior walls.[5] In 2022, the city of Columbus decided to fine Fort Rapids $1000 per day.[6]
In March of 2023, the owner of the hotel was arrested. As of 2024, Fort Rapids is still closed and the indoor water park has an unknown future. [7]
In October of 2024, a fire was started overnight and took hours for Columbus Fire Department to control. [8]
References
edit- ^ "Holiday Inn Columbus (Ohio) East Planning a $32 million Indoor Water Park / November 2004". Hotel Online. Retrieved 2023-05-01.[dead link]
- ^ "The Holiday Inn Brand's 11th Indoor Waterpark, the 60,000 sq.-ft.Fort Rapids, Opens at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Columbus (Ohio) East / May 2006". Hotel Online. Retrieved 2023-05-01.[dead link]
- ^ "Struggling Fort Rapids water park may be sold". The Columbus Dispatch. 2008-02-23. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ "Columbus water park shut down due to history of violations". WSAZ News. 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ "Burst water pipe turns Fort Rapids into frozen wasteland". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ "Owners of shuttered Fort Rapids water park fined $1,000 per day for repeat code violations". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ "Owner of former Fort Rapids resort faces jail time in Michigan". NBC4. 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ "What is Fort Rapids? Abandoned Columbus indoor water park catches fire". 10TV. 2024-10-28. Retrieved 2024-11-11.