OKANA Resort & Indoor Waterpark

[pickles]

This is being operated by one of the most sophisticated tribal business enterprises in North America. Their approach to marketing strategy is not haphazard.

[coatesindc]

Not sure why, but the color schemes make me feel like this project was built 20, 30 years ago.

Agree. The facade on the hotel is about as affordable as one can get. Unfortunately many architects (at the direction of their clients) will try to bedazzle the building in an attempt to compensate for the lack of quality materials that even the untrained eye immediately notices...it rarely works out well and this is no exception. This will age about as well as the outlet mall in West OKC.

The Chickasaws should have used masonry on this...a small cost premium in the grand scheme of things for what is a marquee, legacy project.

[Jake]

My 10-year-old niece will be devastated they didn’t use Carrara marble in the arcade.

[Jake]

Newer/Newish rendering?



Sure looks like a cheap piece of junk if you ask me.

[Jake]

Honestly, pretty close to the initial concept images 3 years ago.

[RodH]

I don't think the 'cracks' are actually cracks. Wasn't there last month, so they were recently added.

Could it be lighting?

[Urbanized]

I’m not a pool expert, but I’ve been around the industry enough to know that some crazing (hairline cracks in the surface) is very normal, and can be influenced by such things as pouring on a hot day, really lengthy pours and other factors. Both of those mentioned factors were surely at play here.

The industry calls them “check cracks,” and the practice is to grind them open a bit more and to use pool putty or some other sealant to fill them. This approach stops them from growing and perhaps further compromising the concrete.

In those photos the cracks APPEAR to be much wider than they actually are, because the sealant is thinly blended at the edges. It also appears that they are first using a black sealant of some sort, and then applying a white leveling/finishing substance over the top of that. It will all completely disappear when they apply liquid membrane, epoxy, pool paint or whatever final treatment they’re using.

I could be completely wrong about all of this, but I believe this is the explanation for the appearance of what appear to be cracks in the most recent photos. The reality is they’re quite normal, and what you’re seeing is actually the result of A LOT of work by someone.

[BoulderSooner]

Honestly, pretty close to the initial concept images 3 years ago.

thank you for finding and posting the new Image it is the first one I have seen with the updated pool design ..

going off the old the small (family?) pool looked off ..

now it makes sense

[Bali_Sooner]

Not sure why, but the color schemes make me feel like this project was built 20, 30 years ago.

Yeah, a missed opportunity to be a little flashy.

[Rover]

Yeah, a missed opportunity to be a little flashy.

What colors do you suggest?

[Oski]

^^^ Bright and upbeat colors. Something looks a bit more contemporary will better compliment the museum building.

For example this. Again, just talking about the color scheme here not about the project's scale, or we'll easily run into a circular argument.

[bison34]

^^^ Bright and upbeat colors. Something looks a bit more contemporary will better compliment the museum building.

For example this. Again, just talking about the color scheme here not about the project's scale, or we'll easily run into a circular argument.

This looks hideous. I actually like the understated nature of OKANA.

[Jake]

Important to note that the inside of the actual water park has colors and stuff.

[Rover]

^^^ Bright and upbeat colors. Something looks a bit more contemporary will better compliment the museum building.

For example this. Again, just talking about the color scheme here not about the project's scale, or we'll easily run into a circular argument.

Imho that looks a little garish. Much prefer the exterior design of Okana. The playground colors can be found in the inside water playground.

[Oski]

Sorry guys, I meant the buildings, of course the water slides are always colorful everywhere. I couldn't find photos that better suit OKC's skyline.

[kukblue1]

$229 mid week Spring goes up to close to $400 weekends. Summer mid week $350 is the lowest I see. Over $400 Friday night and over $500 Saturday night. Is that on par with places like Great Wolf? Monday June 16th one night Two Queens and Bunk Balcony River Suite sleeps 8 $415 that includes tax and fees.

[Jake]

Sorry guys, I meant the buildings, of course the water slides are always colorful everywhere. I couldn't find photos that better suit OKC's skyline.

Ah, I see. Yeah, maybe it could be more "vibrant" but I think it's fine. When the Chickasaws inevitably add another hotel tower after this is a massive success then maybe they can go with a glass facade then

[Zuplar]

$229 mid week Spring goes up to close to $400 weekends. Summer mid week $350 is the lowest I see. Over $400 Friday night and over $500 Saturday night. Is that on par with places like Great Wolf? Monday June 16th one night Two Queens and Bunk Balcony River Suite sleeps 8 $415 that includes tax and fees.

I've paid less than $400 a night for a second row house on the beach, no way I'm ever paying that kind of money.

Hopefully the admission for the waterpark itself is reasonable, I would like to take my kids at some point.

[BoulderSooner]

Hopefully the admission for the waterpark itself is reasonable, I would like to take my kids at some point.

i'm sure it will be very similar to great wolf lodge ..

and at peak times that is pretty pricey ..

[Laramie]

The Chickasaws are building a true resort like nothing you've seen in our City before. The OKANA facility in our city will be Big League and it will attract tourists to the area.

Anxious to see how this plays out and if more infrastructure will be needed to support the resort and surrounding attractions.

[Timshel]

I've been at a conference at the Conrad in Orlando this week, which has the pool in my below photo. While Okana isn't quite this big (8 ac vs. ~5 ac if I remember correctly) and the properties are different, it's still really cool to see that something along these lines is coming to OKC. Okana is going to print money and I doubt it is the last one we see the Chickasaw nation build.

[Pete]

^

Very cool.

As a distance swimmer, this would be my dream.

[whatitis]

$229 mid week Spring goes up to close to $400 weekends. Summer mid week $350 is the lowest I see. Over $400 Friday night and over $500 Saturday night. Is that on par with places like Great Wolf? Monday June 16th one night Two Queens and Bunk Balcony River Suite sleeps 8 $415 that includes tax and fees.

I've taken the kids to Kalahari resorts and Great wolf Lodge.

Kalahari Resorts was slightly more expensive and seems to be the price range you quote above.

Great wolf lodge is about 30% cheaper. So like on the weekend it's probably 280-300 and during the midweek it's like $150.

[soonerj2015]

I'm curious if the lagoon pool is from the Crystal Lagoon folks? I thought I read that during the planning stages of this developement

[Pete]

I'm curious if the lagoon pool is from the Crystal Lagoon folks? I thought I read that during the planning stages of this developement

It looks like the lagoon is by Aquatic Development Group:

https://www.aquaticgroup.com/news/79...klahoma-City-/