Schlitterbahn announced plans to create a new "experiential entertainment resort" in Cedar Park, north of Austin. The new concept includes lodging, retail, restaurants, a conference center
and a year-round Transportainment™-based waterpark, featuring Schlitterbahn's award-winning interconnected river technology along with a variety of
innovative water attractions. The first phase of this project is
scheduled to open the summer of 2012, with an initial build out of a $75 million, 67-acre, year-round
entertainment destination. Once complete, the entire project will span
more than 95 acres and cost more than $360 million.
The Schlitterbahn Boutique Hotel and Conference Center will create
several thousand jobs, providing an economic boost to the region. The new park will also include the latest in energy and water saving technologies,
including compact fluorescent lights, LED technologies, low-flow
fixtures and the constant capturing, filtering, sanitizing and
recirculation of water through the Waterpark’s rides and attractions.