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Hotel Waterpark Resort Industry Report 2005 Worldwide. Jeff Coy Bill Haralson Paco Caudet Roger Currie. Hotel Waterpark Resort Industry Report 2005. USA Lodging Continues Upward Trend USA Hotel Waterpark Resort Supply USA 23 New Hotel Waterpark Resorts Open
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Hotel Waterpark Resort Industry Report 2005Worldwide Jeff Coy Bill Haralson Paco Caudet Roger Currie
Hotel Waterpark Resort Industry Report 2005 • USA Lodging Continues Upward Trend • USA Hotel Waterpark Resort Supply • USA 23 New Hotel Waterpark Resorts Open • USA Top 20 Largest Hotel Waterpark Resorts • USA Top 10 Largest Meeting Facilities with IWPs • USA 52 Under Construction & 121 In Development • Canada • Mexico & Caribbean • Rest of the World
USA Lodging Outlook • Hotel room revenues, supply & demand all showing positive growth over last year. • Room Revenue up 8.1% over last year. • Summer 2005 better than Summer 2004. • Industry near pre-9/11 levels of Year 2000. • Resorts did better than last year and better than other types of lodging.
Hotel Performance Ytd Aug Smith Travel Research
USA Competitive Supply • These 104 hotels indoor waterparks are located in the following states:
USA Competitive Supply • In addition to the Top 20, there are 84 other hotel waterpark resorts and hotels with indoor waterparks in the USA.
Top 10 Hotel Meeting Facilities with indoor waterparks in the USA
In Development USA • 121 hotel waterpark projects are in the planning stages compared to 69 last year and 46 and 19 in prior years. • MN, WI, IL, MI & IN are leading the way in planned projects. • 26,747 rooms and 4.6 million sf of IWPs are in the pipeline in 30 states.
Canadian Competitive Supply • We have identified 108 hotel indoor waterparks, typically smaller properties averaging 3200 sf of indoor waterpark.
Canadian Competitive Supply • Often, these are hotels that have enhanced their indoor swimming pools with the addition of play structures and waterslides with minimal theming. • In Canada, the largest concentration of hotel indoor waterparks is in the Economy Hotel sector with an average of 69 rooms and 2,917 sf of indoor waterpark.
Major Canadian Hotel Waterparks • Fantasyland Hotel with 355 rooms at West Edmonton Mall’s 217,000 sf World Waterpark. • Ameri-Cana Resort Niagara Falls ON with 160 rooms and 19,100 sf indoor waterpark. • Travelodge World Hotel in Ottawa with 177 rooms and 13,000 sf indoor waterpark. • Ramada Lethbridge AB with 119 rooms and 13,000 sf indoor waterpark. • BW Jurassic Inn in Drumheller AB with 49 rooms and 6,200 sf indoor waterpark. • 10 other have 4,000 to 6,000 sf IWPs.
Recent Openings In Canada • Travelodge World Hotel in Ottawa added a 13,000 sf indoor waterpark. • BW Jurassic Inn in Drumheller AB. • Others include: Edmonton AB, High Level AB, Fort Nelson BC, Fort St John BC, Portage La Prairie MB and Moose Jaw SK.
Under Construction in Canada • Great Wolf Lodge expected to open in 2006 with 404 rooms, 90,000 sf indoor waterpark and 115,000 sf Ripley’s Aquarium.
In Development Canada • 9 hotel waterpark projects are in the planning stages: • 3 in Alberta • 2 in Ontario • 2 in British Columbia • 1 in New Brunswick • 1 in Saskatchewan
Mexican Competitive Supply • We have identified 11 properties in Mexico that have a combination of hotel rooms, indoor waterparks and outdoor waterparks. • We are in the process of surveying owners to build a profile.
Outdoor WaterparkIndustry Report 2005 Bill Haralson
Waterpark Industry Fun Facts • 1,000+ waterparks in North America • About 600 waterparks in Rest of World • 72 million attendees in North America • 70 million attendees in the USA • 3% average attendance growth last 5 yrs • Wet ‘N Wild Orlando was first waterpark • Kalahari Resort Wisconsin Dells is biggest • Hotel waterpark resorts and city-owned waterparks are fastest-growing segments
1 Schlitterbahn TX 2 Disney’s Blizzard Beach FL 3 Raging Waters CA 4 Water Country VA 5 Splish Splash NY 6 Soak City CA 7 Water World CO 8 Six Flags White Water GA 9 Wet ‘N Wild Las Vegas 10 Noah’s Ark WI Best Waterparks in the USAAccording to the Travel Channel 2004