Kalahari Resorts and Conventions Sandusky is a water park, resort hotel, and convention center located in Sandusky, Ohio. Named for the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa, the resort is second hotel for the Kalahari Resorts chain. The resort opened on May 20, 2005 and currently houses 884 guest rooms, making it the largest hotel in the state of Ohio by guest rooms.[1]

When the water park opened, it was 80,000 square feet (7,400 m2) before expanding in 2008 by 93,000 square feet (8,600 m2), making it the largest indoor water park in the United States at the time with 173,000 square feet (16,100 m2).[2] The water park also features a FoilTec roof system that lets in natural light.[3]

The convention center opened in August 2006 with 100,000 square feet (9,300 m2) of event space and was later expanded to 215,000 square feet (20,000 m2) in 2012.

The outdoor water park and adventure park takes up 300,000 square feet (28,000 m2) of space and features a lazy river, outdoor zip lines, a free-fall jump tower, and more.

On March 12, 2018, a piece of HVAC ductwork collapsed from the ceiling of the indoor water park, injuring five people.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Kalahari Resort & Hotel Breakers named top family hotels". WKYC. March 2, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  2. ^ "Ohio resort boasts biggest hotel indoor water park". Orange County Register. May 25, 2008. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  3. ^ Butcher, Dan (July 15, 2009). "Top U.S. water parks". CNN. Retrieved January 23, 2010.
  4. ^ Keenan, Bretton (March 12, 2018). "Injuries at Kalahari after duct falls into pool". WEWS. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  5. ^ "At Least 5 Injured After Air Duct Falls Onto Guests At Ohio Water Park". KDKA-TV. March 12, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
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