The demolition of Wet ‘n’ Wild waterpark in North Shields is a 'nail in the coffin' for the North East according to a disgruntled resident. Once the UK’s largest indoor waterpark, it opened ...

Wet 'n' Wild was well-known as one of the North East’s best indoor attractions in its glory years, featuring a lazy river, wave machine, soft play area, and slides such as the abyss, black hole ...

Wet 'n' Wild opened in 1993 and was originally home to Britain’s biggest water slide, the 165 metre long Black Hole. However, many people in the region were left shocked in October 2013 when it ...

Wet 'n' Wild opened in 1993 and was originally home to Britain’s biggest water slide, the 165 metre long Black Hole. However, many people in the region were left shocked in October 2013 when it ...

Demolition will enable future development." Wet 'n' Wild first opened its doors in 1997 and was initially home to Britain's largest water slide, the 165 metre long Black Hole.

A Wet ‘n Wild waterpark could be headed to Fort Lauderdale. The City Commission approved Premier Parks LLC as "the successful bidder in a request for proposals to lease and develop 64 acres." ...

Universal's plans to turn Wet 'n Wild's former property into thousands of hotel rooms got the green light by the Orlando City Commission on Monday.

Wet 'n Wild, one of the city's best-loved parks, closed late last year, putting an end to a nearly 40-year saga on International Drive that inspired modern water parks across the country.

A handfull of pedestrians stopped to watch it fall. Wet ‘n Wild opened in 1977. The water park’s final day was Dec. 31, and demolition began within weeks.

Universal Orlando, which owned Wet ‘n Wild, will use the property for a new 4,000-room hotel. The company also is opening a new water park called Volcano Bay on the other side of Interstate 4.

Demolition has already begun at Wet 'n Wild, which closed in December to make way for Universal's new water park, Volcano Bay. That park will open on the opposite side of I-4 in May.

Wet ’n Wild closed at the end of 2016, but there are still few details on what will replace the world’s first modern water park or when the replacement will even begin construction.