Grand Texas developer reveals updated theme park plans, new project timeline

In addition to a factory outlet mall, Grand Texas will feature a 150-acre theme park, 40-acre water park, 83-acre Sportsplex, 30-acre Speedsportz Racing Park, an RV park with 144 lots, four hotels, and 450,000 square feet of retail and dining in a “Downtown Texas” area.

Phase 1 of the Big Rivers Water Park will span 28 acres and feature the largest wave pool in Houston with programmable waves, a large lazy river, multiple children’s slides and attractions, splash pad areas and extreme slides for thrillseekers, Galland said. Phase 1 is scheduled to open in spring 2016, though rain has delayed the completion of the water plant and other construction, he said.

“Phase 1 will make it the second-largest water park in Houston,” Galland said. “We feel we’ll have a superior wave pool and lazy river.”

The first phase of the upcoming theme park will span 71 acres and offer a wooden rollercoaster engineered by the same company that produced the Twisted Colossus at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California, Galland said.