Owner Parques Reunidos | Operated by Palace Entertainment | |
Location Greensboro, North Carolina, United States Opened September 1983 (1983-09) Previous names Aqua Gardens, Water Country USA, Emerald Pointe Operating season Address 3910 S Holden Rd, Greensboro, NC 27406, USA Similar State Employees' Credit Un, Celebrati Station, Sheraton Greensbo at Four S, DoubleTr by Hilton Hotel Gre, High Point City Lake Park | ||
Wet 'n Wild Emerald Pointe (often simply referred to as Wet 'n Wild or Emerald Pointe) is a water park located in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States, and is part of the Wet 'n Wild chain of water parks. There are 14 slides, 5 pools, and 2 children areas. The Themed Entertainment Association has ranked the park 20th in North America in terms of attendance, of which they had 407,000 visitors as of 2015. Major regional competitors are Carowinds' Carolina Harbor in Charlotte, North Carolina and Dollywood's Splash Waterpark in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
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History
Originally named Aqua Gardens, the water park was opened in September 1983. From 1984 to 1986, the park used the name Water Country USA. In 1986, the park was purchased by a local company and renamed Emerald Pointe. In March 1999 Ogden Corp purchased the property, along with Raging Waters and Wet 'n Wild's assets, and renamed the park Wet 'n Wild Emerald Pointe.