Grand Texas Theme Park is a theme park currently planned near Houston, Texas, in the United States. It will be located within the Grand Texas Sports and Entertainment District in New Caney, Montgomery County at Interstate 69 (US Highway 59) and SH 242.[1] in Patton Village. Site work began in July 2013, and groundbreaking was in December 2017. It will feature seven theme areas related to Texas history and culture.
  Grand Texas Theme Park Resort | |
| Location | New Caney, Texas, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 30°11′40″N 95°12′00″W / 30.194569°N 95.200088°W |
| Status | Planned |
| Owner | Grand Texas Sports and Entertainment District |
| Area | 645 acres (261 ha) |
| Attractions | |
| Total | 25 |
| Roller coasters | 5 |
| Water rides | 2 |
| Website | http://grandtx.com/ |
Description
editThe park will have seven theme areas related to Texas history and culture.[1] It is managed by Innovative Leisure Partners.[1]
Construction
editSite work began in July 2013.[2] Brae Burn Construction Company, based in Houston, served as the contractor for the first phase of construction. Dallas-based GHA Architects designed the park.[1] Groundbreaking was scheduled to begin in the fall of 2013.[2] It was announced that construction on the Grand Texas Theme Park would begin once the construction of Big Rivers was in operations. On December 14, 2017, the groundbreaking ceremony for Big Rivers Waterpark and Gator Bayou Adventure Park was held.[citation needed]
The Big Rivers and Gator Bayou Adventure Park were originally scheduled to open on June 29, 2018 but have been delayed because of inclement weather during construction.[3] Big Rivers and Gator Bayou Adventure Park opened to the public on May 25, 2019.[4][5]
References
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- ^ a b c d Greenwood, Giselle (November 8, 2013). "Grand Texas Theme Park expected to open by summer 2015". Bizjournals.com. Archived from the original on June 28, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
- ^ a b Wilkinson, Emily (July 9, 2013). "Site work underway at Grand Texas Theme Park". Houston Business Journal. Archived from the original on August 30, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
- ^ Smith, Carina (26 July 2018). "Grand Texas announces another delay for two attractions". Community Impact Newspaper. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Gator Bayou Adventure Park announces opening day". abc13.com. May 14, 2019. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ Contreras, Kaila (May 25, 2019). "Big Rivers Waterpark expected to spur economic development in area". chron.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2020.