A potential new flagship attraction for Alabama beach visitors, the indoor water park at Tropic Falls in Foley, will open on 27 June.
Tropic Falls is a partial rebranding of the OWA entertainment complex in Foley, announced earlier this year. The site’s amusement park side, featuring the Rollin’ Thunder roller coaster and other rides, previously was known as The Park at OWA. Now it and the new water park are known as Tropic Falls, to distinguish them from the retail, dining and entertainment area known as Downtown OWA.
The opening date represents some slippage from an announcement in February, when officials with the Poarch Band of Creek Indians said they were hoping to open before Memorial Day. But it still makes the water park’s attractions an option for much of the 2022 summer season.
Those attractions include 11 water slides, some of which loop outside the translucent walls of the six-story, 65,000sq ft structure, some of which drop below floor level before shooting back up. There’s also a lazy river and a children’s area. Additional features coming later this summer include an outdoor wave pool with integrated surf simulator and concert stage.
