South Padre Island water park investing $750K to rebuild signature slide

Beach Water Park is planning a $750,000 project to reconstruct its Hurricane Slide attraction at a new location within the South Padre Island property, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

The park is one of South Padre Island’s largest tourist attractions, drawing visitors from across Texas and northern Mexico during the peak summer travel season.

The new project calls for rebuilding an approximately 70-foot-wide, 200-foot-long and 65-foot-high steel-frame waterslide structure on newly constructed, locally engineered concrete foundations at the water park, located at 33261 State Park Road 100.

Construction is scheduled to begin June 15 and be completed by Aug. 31, according to state records.

The project encompasses approximately 14,000 square feet and is privately funded by Enterprize Management Inc., which owns the property.

State filings describe the work as new construction involving the relocation and reconstruction of the manufactured slide structure at its new location within Beach Water Park.

The design firm for the project is Mark Stuart Architect of New Braunfels. Arthur J. Morgan is listed as the registered accessibility specialist for the project.