Schlitterbahn Vacation Village

The outdoor water park, which is the first phase of the enormous Schlitterbahn Vacation Village resort, opened in July 2009. Future phases, which will open through 2011, will include an indoor water park component, a hotel resort, and a shopping, dining, and entertainment complex.

Kansas City, Kansas

Schlitterbahn Vacation Village Phone

(913) 312-3110

Admission Info

Reduced prices for children (ages 3 to 11) and seniors (55 and older). 2 and under are free. Season passes are available.

Hotel Info

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The park is located off of I-435 at Exit 13, State Avenue East in Kansas City. The physical address is 9400 State Avenue.

The park features Schlitterbahn's unique transpotainment system which connects attractions via canals and allows guests to travel around the park in water tubes. Among other highlights is a MasterBlaster uphill water coaster (which was developed by the Schlitterbahn folks and debuted at its flagship New Braunfels, Texas park), a lazy as well as a not-so-lazy river that delivers huge waves, a wave pool, tube slides, body slides, a mat slide, a hot tub bar, and a kids area.

Water Park Size

The water park will be 40 acres when completed and will include an indoor area for year-round water ride fun.

In future phases, the resort will also offer 1100 hotel rooms (including waterfront cabins and elevated "Treehaus" units), a Riverwalk shopping, dining, and entertainment district, and a Sky Venture simulated sky diving attraction. Among the retail stores will be Scheels, a collection of shops featuring biking, boating, fishing, and other sports. The shops will also offer virtual sports simulators, a Ferris wheel, a huge aquarium, and other diversions.

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The Schlitterbahn folks are pioneers of the water park industry. They operate three parks in Texas, including the flagship Schlitterbahn in New Braunfels. They also build water park attractions, such as the groundbreaking MasterBlaster uphill water coaster, for other water parks. For Schlitterbahn's first venture outside of the Lone Star State, it has built an enormous water park resort in Kansas City.

The heart of the 370-acre resort is a sprawling 40-acre water park. The impressive size allows the innovative company to stock the park with all kinds of water rides and attractions. Like two of its Texas parks, guests are able to float among attractions in tubes instead of waiting in lines. Schlitterbahn says that when the project is completed, its water tube Transpotainment system will also connect riders to the resort's hotels, restaurants, stores, and other venues.

Bucking industry trends, Schlitterbahn offers many complimentary services, including free parking, free water tubes, and free life jackets. Also, the park allows thrifty guests to bring their own food.

Guests will be able to enjoy water park fun year round when Schlitterbahn Vacation Village encloses some of its water attractions by 2011. Also, Schlitterbahn will be creating a true destination resort by introducing a hotel resort, a shopping and dining complex, and other entertainment options as it opens future phases planned through 2011.