hindesky Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 No money, no theme park, nothing has changed. Pie in the sky comes to mind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenpin Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 https://communityimpact.com/houston/lake-houston-humble-kingwood/development-construction/2016/07/27/amusement-park-headed-new-caney/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 “People are seeing the clearing, they’re seeing the construction,” he said. “One response is, ‘We’ll believe it when we see it.’ That’s fine. Just let us get stuff done.” exactly haha and dang it, i looked at this thread again!!!! doh! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted August 22, 2016 Author Share Posted August 22, 2016 http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2016/08/18/rv-park-at-long-delayed-grand-texas-now-open.html Quote The first facility at the future Grand Texas Sports and Entertainment District in New Caney is finally open. Grand Texas RV Resort hosted its first guests last weekend, roughly a year after construction began on that portion of the development, according to Grand Texas' official newsletter. A grand opening for the RV Resort will be announced in the coming weeks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtownWxBoy Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 "Grand Texas Theme Park in New Caney has announced that it will start construction on its Big Rivers Waterpark in August, with an estimated opening of summer 2018. Construction on the main Grand Texas theme part is expected to begin after the water park is already in operation." http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/east-montgomery/news/article/New-Houston-water-park-construction-Grand-Texas-11280769.php?utm_content=buffer5d5da&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtiger Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 (edited) FWIW, The revised website for Grand Texas is up, but with little additional detail: http://grandtx.com/ Also, the mascot for Big Rivers Water Park and Gator Bayou Adventure Park has been revealed: Edited August 21, 2017 by txtiger Fixed link 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtiger Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Appears GT has (finally) announced an official Groundbreaking event for Big Rivers Water Park and Gator Bayou Adventure Park:https://communityimpact.com/houston/lake-houston-humble-kingwood/arts-entertainment/2017/11/30/grand-texas-sets-groundbreaking-for-big-rivers-waterpark-for-mid-december/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 There has been talk about this project since 07/2009, is there anything actually there? It seems like a pie in the sky to me that continues to yank people's chain about every 6 months with some pronouncement that never actually happens. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 (edited) 11 hours ago, hindesky said: There has been talk about this project since 07/2009, is there anything actually there? It seems like a pie in the sky to me that continues to yank people's chain about every 6 months with some pronouncement that never actually happens. They built the kart track, though it doesn't strike me as something that's going to be accessible to a broad variety of people that a theme park has to accommodate to be successful (specialty racing karts, $25 for 10 minutes if you rent). Seems like a niche product that I would enjoy personally, but it could be built anywhere in greater Houston with cheap land, and its proximity to a theme park would be detrimental to my experience. http://speedsportzracingpark.com/ A public groundbreaking ceremony for a waterpark in New Caney in the middle of December doesn't come across as advertising for future customers. Perhaps I'm being too cynical here, but it does read like another small drip of "progress" to entice more investors to actually get the thing to happen at all. There's a water park out in Katy, so these things do happen, but there are a ton of different things that have been floated in relation to this broader project for a long time, so its reasonable to be skeptical. Edited December 5, 2017 by Nate99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtiger Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 (edited) There isn't much of anything on the north side of 242 just yet... apparently a functional water station not visible from the highway, and some recent, Civil-related activity on-grade has been spotted. Grand Texas really executed it's original series of press releases/conferences in Nov. of 2013. I recall there being some talk about their original Tomball location much earlier than that. PR/press remains inconsistent on any of the amusement venues in the region... - Adventure Pointe in Texas City all but stopped posting construction updates on their Facebook page. What's vertical onsite appears much less riveting than the original Downtown Disney-style entertainment district advertised. - Downtown Aquarium's expansion across Preston never developed further. - And the number of timeline updates for Grand Texas has definitely been frustrating. Right enough: Who really knows what will come about from this Groundbreaking?... The Virtual Builders' Exchange website posted this article back in early Oct., and a subcontractor commented on the Grand Texas "News and Rumors" Facebook page that he'd seen the construction documents around this time - https://www.virtualbx.com/construction-preview/25035-contractors-line-up-to-build-grand-texas-waterpark.html For what it's worth, I contacted Virtual BX back in Oct. regarding the $10,000,000 construction cost noted in their article. The gentleman who responded didn't really know where that number came from (I understand Typhoon Texas construction cost was around $45,000,000?)... Hopefully that $10 million number is way off, or not inclusive of the whole water park scope. We'll see... Edited December 5, 2017 by txtiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 This project strikes me as being done on the cuff. Sort of a go fund me kind of nickel and dime stop and go debacle. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtiger Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 (edited) As all available at this PR page...:http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/12/prweb15004124.htm Edited December 12, 2017 by txtiger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 (edited) - Edited July 12, 2019 by Timoric 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtiger Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtiger Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 A few more aerial/drone updates from 1/19/18... For Big Rivers Water Park: And for the broader project site: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 1 hour ago, txtiger said: A few more aerial/drone updates from 1/19/18... For Big Rivers Water Park: And for the broader project site: Truckers and Waterslides 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtiger Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Plugging along... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtiger Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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txtiger Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 (edited) A broader view of the whole site: The foundation for the forthcoming Best Western Premier, next to the existing Flying J, is now visible (around 5:25 mark) - Edited March 28, 2018 by txtiger 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AnTonY Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Way too far away from Houston. What a big miss on the development. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 "Big Al's Farm Friends". "Big Al's Fishing Hole". Have none of the developers heard of "South Park"? 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 47 minutes ago, AnTonY said: Way too far away from Houston. What a big miss on the development. I agree. This is a big nothing-burger. It's remote and too close in proximity to Splashtown. The only way this will be a big success is years down the road when suburbia moves out that way and or they eventually open up the long advertised amusement park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtiger Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 (edited) The Development's website has been updated w/ Annual Pass and Single Ticket info., as well as the operating calendar for 2018 (including Halloween and Winter Holidays events), as well as a Park Map, etc. http://bigriverswaterpark.com/tickets-and-passes/ Seems to be received decently on other Social Media, thus far. I'm moving house this summer and will be operating out of my mom's place up in The Woodlands for the bulk of June and July, so I purchased passes. Based on my order's numbers, looks like 129 others were sold within 30 minutes of the announcements on Facebook, ahead of my own few... Edited April 11, 2018 by txtiger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatline Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 (edited) You're building a brand new, "premium" RV park. You've got hundreds of acres of land in a pine forest. So, naturally, of course, you . . . clear cut and bulldoze the site. Not a piece of shade to be had. There weren't five or six pines on the site that wouldn't be in the way of your concrete pour or utilities trenching?? Crank up the rooftop a/c on your Jayco, brother, because you're going to need it come July. . . Edited April 11, 2018 by flatline 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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txtiger Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 (edited) More aerials: Edited June 4, 2018 by txtiger 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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