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18 AMUSEMENT TODAY October 2010

New cable water sports complex announced for Houston

A new cable water sports

complex — complete with

board slides, backside spins,

bunny hops and bonks — has

been announced for Houston,

Texas.

Dubbed Wake Nation

Houston, the new attraction

is a cable wakeboarding park

where riders can wakeboard,

water ski, kneeboard and

wakeskate without a boat. In-

stead, they are pulled around

a 12-acre lake at speeds of 18-

20 miles per hour by an inno-

vative, overhead circulating

cable system that runs 35 feet

above the water.

Plans for the new water-

sports complex, which will be

located near Pearland, were

announced by Peter Kennedy,

who is a partner in a similar

cable wakeboarding park in

Cincinnati, Ohio. Construction

on the new Houston water-

sports park will begin in the

fall with an anticipated open-

ing in spring 2011.

“We are very excited

about bringing the area’s only

full-scale cable wakeboarding

park to Houston,” said Ken-

nedy, “and we look forward to

joining the many great family

attractions this area has to of-

fer.”

“Wakeboarding is already

the country's fastest growing

water sport,” said Mike Olson,

director of business develop-

ment for the Wake Nation

brand. “The cable system ap-

proach to wakeboarding and

water skiing is particularly

attractive to those without ac-

cess to their own boats.”

"Since riders are pulled

around the lake by an over-

head cable system, there is no

need for loud and often pol-

luting motor boats, he added.

"Currently, there are only 10

full-scale cable wakeboarding

parks in the U.S."

Wake Nation Houston will

be located in Rosharon, near

Pearland, south of the Sam

Houston Parkway, 20 minutes

from downtown Houston.

“Wake Nation Houston

is being designed to provide

the ultimate ride experience

to both rst timers and expe-

rienced boarders,” said Ken-

nedy. “Beginners love that

wakeboarding is fun, easy to

learn, and allows everyone to

progress at their own pace.

Advanced riders love that they

can amp up the adrenaline by

doing air tricks they can’t be-

hind a boat and by boarding

off oating jumps and obsta-

cles that will be in the lake.”

Riders can bring their own

gear, or rent equipment includ-

ing boards and wet suits at

the park. They must be at least

10-years-old, and helmets and

life vests (available for rental)

are required.

Wake Nation Houston will

be a pay-as-you-play facility.

Parking and admission to the

complex will be free, includ-

ing access to a large outdoor

observation deck that offers a

panoramic view of the entire

lake area. Riders will pay for

'water time,' typically around

$25 for two hours. The Wake

Nation complex will also have

a pro shop, concession area

and numerous other services

and amenities. There will be

special group rates and season

passes available.

Wake Nation Cincinnati

opened to rave reviews in May

2009. The venue has already

won several 'Best Of' awards

and this past June set an of-

cially-sanctioned Guinness

World Record for the greatest

distance traveled on a wake-

board in a 24-hour period (509

miles.)

•www.wakenation.com.

PHOTOS COURTESY WAKE NATION

Wake Nation plans its second water sports complex, open-

ing spring 2011 near Houston, Texas.

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