IRVINE, Calif.—Just outside decommissioned aircraft hangars that once housed fighter jets of the former Marine Corp. Air Station El Toro, construction vehicles move truckloads of dirt across the landscape.
Behind them, towering, brightly colored water slides enter the final stages of construction on what will be the future site of Wild Rivers, located at the southeast corner of the Great Park.
With a proposed launch date of June 20, the water park has already sold out of season passes that went on sale in the Fall of last year.
Construction enters the final phases of Wild Rivers water park in Irvine, Calif., on June 2, 2022.(John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)
Twenty acres for the water park will be leased by the City of Irvine with a base term of 35 years, with up to another 35 years in extensions….