The Kalahari Resort and Convention Center is a water park resort chain with locations in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin ; Sandusky, Ohio; Pocono Manor, Pennsylvania; and planned for late 2020, in Round Rock, Texas. Named for the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa, the resorts are heavily decorated with African animals, plants, and other African motifs.
The Pocono Mountains location's 220,000- square - foot indoor water park is the largest in the United States, followed by the 173,000- square - foot waterpark in Sandusky and the Wisconsin Dells' 125,000- square - foot park.
Wisconsin Dells
The Wisconsin Dells resort opened in May 2000. It has 756 guest rooms, making it the second largest- resort in the state. The convention center has expanded from 100,000- square - foot (9,300 m2) to 230,000- square - foot (21,000 m2).The indoor water park at Wisconsin Dells is the largest in Wisconsin, at 125,000 square feet (11,600 m2). It was also America 's largest indoor water park until the Kalahari Resort in Sandusky finished its indoor water park expansion in December 2007. The Wisconsin Dells resort 's Indoor Waterpark is home to the first indoor uphill water coaster and first indoor FlowRider surfing simulator. In 2011, the indoor waterpark went through an expansion, which included America 's first indoor " Super -Loop" slides. Wisconsin Dells Kalahari also has a 77,000- square - foot (7,200 m2) outdoor water park with several water slides, a lazy river, and a three-story interactive play structure.In December 2008, the resort added a 110,000- square - foot (10,000 m2) indoor theme park.
Sandusky
Opened in June 2005, the Sandusky, Ohio, resort 's waterpark is 173,000 square feet (16,100 m2).
