The Grand Texas Sports and Entertainment District is an entertainment district scheduled to open near Houston, Texas, in the United States, around 2020. The district will consist of eight venues, including the Grand Texas Theme Park, Big Rivers Water Park, a retail center called Grove Factory Outlet, Downtown Texas, Speedsportz Racing Park, Grand Texas Sportsplex, Gator Bayou Adventure Park, and Grand Texas RV Resort.
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Background and history
Leaders of the Grand Texas project hoped the district and park would fill a void left by Six Flags AstroWorld's closure in 2005.
Original plans focused on the amusement and water parks, but in November 2013 project leaders announced an expanded entertainment district called the Grand Texas Sports and Entertainment District. Land for the district was closed on during the summer of 2013. The first phase of construction, scheduled to begin in early 2014, will include clearing land and building infrastructure. Big Rivers Water Park was scheduled to open in April 2015. Grand Texas Theme Park was scheduled to open in December 2015. However plans for the opening were delayed to 2018.
The site of Grand Texas was cleared out in 2015 to begin construction. Construction on the RV Resort began in 2015 and was finished on August 6, 2016 while construction on Speedsportz is expected to be finished in Fall 2016. Construction on Big Rivers and Grand Texas Sportsplex is expected to be finished in 2017. When the construction of Big Rivers is in operation, construction on the Grand Texas Theme Park will begin.
Big Rivers Water Park
Big Rivers Water Park will cover forty acres and feature a "natural, picturesque setting". It is projected to open in Summer 2017.
Gator Bayou Adventure Park
Gator Bayou Adventure Park is an adventure park that will feature outdoor activities such as fishing or paddling on the pond and extreme actives like free falling off 100 feet. The park will also feature live alligators.
Downtown Texas
Downtown Texas will feature a 450,000 square foot retail center with "dynamic entertainment", restaurants and shopping. Construction is expected to begin in 2019.
Grove Factory Outlet
Grove Factory Outlet is an outlet mall which will feature retail stores, department stores, and dining experiences for shoppers. It is planned to open in 2020.
Speedsportz Racing Park
Speedsportz is a high-speed, European style outdoor track designed by Alan Rudolph. Attractions at Speedsportz will include a half-mile concession rental track and facility, a separate .8 mile performance track and facility, and paves skid pads and paddocks. The park will also include 4 buildings for concessions and meeting spaces, rental garages, stacked go-karts storage building, second floor viewing decks, and outdoor canopies to keep customers and racers out of the sun. It'll be one of the first venues to open up as it is opening on February 18, 2017.
Grand Texas Sportsplex
The Grand Texas Sportsplex, located on the north side of the entertainment district, will feature 90 acres of baseball and softball fields and 10 multi-use fields for soccer, lacrosse, rugby, and 7-on-7 football.The sportsplex will be able to accommodate up to 200 teams at once.
Grand Texas RV Resort
Grand Texas RV Resort is a resort parallel to the dining and shopping. It has 144 sites for RVs and has water, sewers, and amp hook-ups. The RV Resort has free Wi-Fi, cable TV channels, Garbage pick-ups, and free Coffee and Ice. The resort officially opened for check-ins on August 13, 2016.