Schlitterbahn Kansas City

The Schlitterbahn folks are pioneers of the water park industry. They operate other 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 is developing 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 can enjoy water park fun year round when Schlitterbahn Vacation Village encloses some of its water attractions in a future building phase. Also, Schlitterbahn has plans to create a true destination resort by introducing a hotel resort, a shopping and dining complex, and other entertainment options.

Kansas City, Kansas

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 "Aqua Veyers" and allows guests to travel around the park without ever leaving their 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, a surf ride, and a kids area.

The outdoor water park opened in 2009. Future phases of the resort call for 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.

Schlitterbahn Kansas City Photo Gallery

Schlitterbahn Kansas City Slides and Rides

To learn more about the featured rides at Schlitterbahn Kansas City, read these reviews of similar attractions at another water parks:

• Rendezvous Run Uphill Water Coaster at Cedar Point's Castaway Bay
• Cascade Falls FlowRider Surfing Ride at Water Park of America

Meg-a-Blaster
Schlitterbahn invented the Master Blaster and will introduce the next generation version that will be both the world's tallest and fastest water coaster. At the time this was published, the park hadn't confirmed the stats, but it revealed that it will combine the the extreme thrills of a speed slide with the rush of a water coaster. Woo-hoo!

New for 2012

A huge expansion that was delayed from last year will introduce six new rides, including a "Boogie Bahn" surfing ride, a whitewater tube chute, three new slides, and King Kaw, a looooong rapids river.