OKANA Resort & Indoor Waterpark

[Brett]

Can anyone tell me what OKANA means or stands for?

Okana is the ultimate alternative to coffee. https://drinkokana.com/

[warreng88]

Okana is the ultimate alternative to coffee. https://drinkokana.com/

Missed a great opportunity to call it OAK City and make everyone angry

[shawnw]

Missed a great opportunity to call it OAK City and make everyone angry

Or at least OAKana City

[jerrywall]

Can anyone tell me what OKANA means or stands for?

Not sure about Okana, but according to the Chickasaw Dictionary online Oka means liquid or water.

[catch22]

Wow!! Now that is awesome!

[ccsokc]

Where exactly on Crystal Lagoon's website did you see OKC? I can't find our city listed anywhere, and there is a pretty long list. I appreciate it!

[soonerj2015]

Where exactly on Crystal Lagoon's website did you see OKC? I can't find our city listed anywhere, and there is a pretty long list. I appreciate it!

Under the tab "real estate projects"

[Colbafone]

Under the tab "real estate projects"

Tulsa is on there as well.

[BG918]

Tulsa is on there as well.

I wonder where this is planned? One of the casino hotels is my first thought but maybe a residential development. I’ve been to one at Windsong Ranch in Prosper, TX and it was awesome.

[gaeddert2]

Dredging Oklahoma River https://youtu.be/Ahw8GkhA8Ro

[jn1780]

Dredging Oklahoma River https://youtu.be/Ahw8GkhA8Ro

So I guess they make a path to the middle of the river and dig backwards along that path. I guess they can't there is no way to get a barge in there to dig from.

[Pete]

So I guess they make a path to the middle of the river and dig backwards along that path. I guess they can't there is no way to get a barge in there to dig from.

Or maybe dredge the sides to the middle, then back out while excavating?

[Pete]

This may be the biggest thing for OKC since the Thunder.

I love the Cowboy Hall but it's not drawing people from all over the country. This will.

[LocoAko]

This may be the biggest thing for OKC since the Thunder.

I love the Cowboy Hall but it's not drawing people from all over the country. This will.

Honest question (not sarcastic): is it the water park you see being the biggest attraction, or the convention center? Or just the fact that all of these will be in the immediate vicinity of the FAM? I assume the convention center will be targeting smaller and/or different sorts of conferences than the MAPS3 one? I'm not one for water parks, generally, so perhaps I don't have a good handle on what would actually draw people from all over the country.

[Jeepnokc]

Having difficulty orientating this. Will it be east of the actual museum or behind it? Is it going to be in front of FAM and basically hide it where you can't see it? Hopefully they keep their history forefront. It is an exciting concept for OKC and will be great for that area.

[warreng88]

Having difficulty orientating this. Will it be east of the actual museum or behind it? Is it going to be in front of FAM and basically hide it where you can't see it? Hopefully they keep their history forefront. It is an exciting concept for OKC and will be great for that area.

This should help. Hotel will be south of the river and east of the museum facing south.

[Pete]

Having difficulty orientating this. Will it be east of the actual museum or behind it? Is it going to be in front of FAM and basically hide it where you can't see it? Hopefully they keep their history forefront. It is an exciting concept for OKC and will be great for that area.

This should help:

[ChrisHayes]

As always, the negative nillies are out in force on the Facebook page. I'm waiting for the roads comments.

[G.Walker]

After this is built, no need to venture to DFW for the Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine or Epic Water Park in Grand Prairie. This is great for OKC, and there is nothing like this is surrounding states, besides Texas.

[Pete]

^

It's the combination of all of it plus the tie into our Native American culture and the museum.

It gives people a reason to come to OKC and to stay here.


Our Native American roots are what make us truly unique. Otherwise, what is different/special about Oklahoma?

[PoliSciGuy]

Holy smokes, this is fantastic, and hopefully is mutually reinforcing (folks coming for the resort may just amble over to the museum and folks really wanting to see the museum have a place to maybe extend their stay if they see fit). Anchoring part of downtown around a massive Native American district (for lack of a better word) would be distinctive and truly make this a unique place. Love it.

[GoGators]

I don't understand why so many people think the the Chickasaw Nation had anything to do with the decades long delay and funding issues the original museum had while the state was in charge of this.

[G.Walker]

A lot more detailed information can be found in the official press release here:

https://chickasaw.net/News/Press-Rel...-of-57150.aspx

[chssooner]

I'm pleading ignorance, but what is the reason for a casino at Remington Park? It isn't on federal trust land. Just curious.

[Bellaboo]

I'm pleading ignorance, but what is the reason for a casino at Remington Park? It isn't on federal trust land. Just curious.

Technically it's a Racino. A whole different story.