OKANA Resort & Indoor Waterpark

[warreng88]

The Omni has day passes for $26 for adults and it gets you access to the pool, hot tub and that's about it. And that pool is very small compared to this.

[Plutonic Panda]

Hurricane Harbor is always packed when I’m there. I highly doubt they go out of business. If anything maybe this will get them to invest more in the park.

[BoulderSooner]

Hurricane Harbor is always packed when I’m there. I highly doubt they go out of business. If anything maybe this will get them to invest more in the park.

70 dollar season pass to white water frontier city and 6 flags texas ..

OKANA will be 130 for a day pass on a summer Saturday ..

[Just the facts]

If they try to charge $130/day/person they won't be around long. They better hope they do an awesome hotel business.

[Jake]

70 dollar season pass to white water frontier city and 6 flags texas ..

OKANA will be 130 for a day pass on a summer Saturday ..

OKANA is going to cost as much as a day pass for Universal Studios?

[Just the facts]

OKANA is going to cost as much as a day pass for Universal Studios?

That is what Gray Wolf charges in Texas.

[Jake]

That is what Gray Wolf charges in Texas.

Damn, seems expensive. Guess I'm just a cheapskate.

[aDark]

Damn, seems expensive. Guess I'm just a cheapskate.

I don't think you're a cheapskate. That is quite expensive. A family of four is going be paying $500.00 just for entry for a day. That's a lot of money for most Oklahomans.

I don't think it's so much money that the facility fails to draw patrons. Anecdotally, many many families in the OKC Metro will gladly drive down to Texas for Great Wolf Lodge and are paying as much, plus cost of travel and lodging. I do anticipate this will be more for tourism than locals. I hope they do something to make it more affordable for those of us who live nearby.

At $130 a head I'm sure my family won't be going regularly, but I assume we'll go at least once a summer. Plus, the benefit of paying more is that the experience will be premium. The worst part about White Water is that people will buy their tweens a season pass and then use White Water Bay as a sort of day-care. The lines can be crazy long at WWB and it can feel really overwhelming. At ~$130 a head, users at Okana should be able to enjoy the facilities with some breathing room.

[BoulderSooner]

I don't think you're a cheapskate. That is quite expensive. A family of four is going be paying $500.00 just for entry for a day. That's a lot of money for most Oklahomans.

I don't think it's so much money that the facility fails to draw patrons. Anecdotally, many many families in the OKC Metro will gladly drive down to Texas for Great Wolf Lodge and are paying as much, plus cost of travel and lodging. I do anticipate this will be more for tourism than locals. I hope they do something to make it more affordable for those of us who live nearby.

At $130 a head I'm sure my family won't be going regularly, but I assume we'll go at least once a summer. Plus, the benefit of paying more is that the experience will be premium. The worst part about White Water is that people will buy their tweens a season pass and then use White Water Bay as a sort of day-care. The lines can be crazy long at WWB and it can feel really overwhelming. At ~$130 a head, users at Okana should be able to enjoy the facilities with some breathing room.

non summer rates and not school holiday rates are much lower at great wolf and i'm sure will be here also .... and week day rates are half +/- of weekend ..

i was just pointing out that this project is not a "white water killer" in any way ...

[soonerguru]

Who knows how they will price it? It's a little early and their pricing is going to be determined by the market.

[AnguisHerba]

If they try to charge $130/day/person they won't be around long. They better hope they do an awesome hotel business.

Maybe that's the point. Price the day passes higher to drive folks to book the hotel.

[PoliSciGuy]

Dallas metro is obviously a lot bigger, but worth noting that they have both a Great Wolf Lodge and a Hurricane Harbor down there as well (and within 10-15 minutes of each other). Given how this will pull in people not just from OKC but Tulsa and other OK towns, I think both will be able to survive just fine.

[jn1780]

Great Wolf is also a resort. They don't really want day pass people.

I would do 70 at OKANA if the waterpark is on par with Great Wolf. Still a lot cheaper than traveling down to Texas.

Edit: Worth mentioning that Kalahari is 140 dollars for a day pass on a summer weekend. I think its a safe bet that they price high to keep crowds to a manageable levels for the guest that are actually staying.

I don't see any reason why OKANA wouldn't be competitive.

[Just the facts]

Have any plans for the water park been released? How would it compare to Hurricane Harbor and Frontier City Water Park attraction wise?

[jn1780]

I seen the plans on the building permit site. Okana has a wave pool, lazy river, elevated play structure(similar to what frontier city has), wave rider machine, smaller kids area, slides, and a water coaster? The outside has slides, a big lagoon pool, an floating obstacle course, and swim up bar.

So much bigger than frontier city and probably on par with hurricane harbor?

Okana will also have the entertainment center that will be part of the package

[G.Walker]

The difference maker will be that OKANA will be able to be open year around. I can already see it, Christmas at OKANA, lol.

[caaokc]

It’s just so weird that there isn’t a casino attached. I get why, but still

[Oski]

It’s just so weird that there isn’t a casino attached. I get why, but still

No casino please, thank you!

[Plutonic Panda]

No casino please, thank you!

lol at the casino hate. I’d love a casino to be attached to this. I’d definitely be more interested in staying here if it had a casino.

[CatholicSooner]

If Great Wolf Lodge prices are any indication you can go to Hurricane Harbor for the entire season cheaper than a single summer Saturday here. However, if you want to go water sliding in January, this will be the only game in town...or drive to Clinton.

https://www.water-zoo.com/

I've always wanted to try out Clinton's waterpark but they are more expensive than GWL

[CatholicSooner]

That is what Gray Wolf charges in Texas.

We usually go to GWL every year (family of 6). I think we pay around $200 per night usually. Sometimes less.
If you are staying in the hotel, it is much less than that per person

[amocore]

A Casino would greatly change the mood of the place and sadden the experience. I just went to the Choctaw Casino in Durant for a concert, the facilities are nice, but the casino crowd was depressing to see.

[Oski]

A Casino would greatly change the mood of the place and sadden the experience. I just went to the Choctaw Casino in Durant for a concert, the facilities are nice, but the casino crowd was depressing to see.

Amen to that, I don't hate casino, but I can tell the difference between the people I see at OKC casinos and those at Vegas casinos.

[jn1780]

This is meant to be a family resort.

[G.Walker]

This will be a family resort marketed towards soccer moms & business trip dads, with 3 kids and a dog.