Adventure River Explained

Adventure River
Location:Memphis
Location2:Tennessee
Location3:United States
Coordinates:35.18°N -89.8322°W
Owner:WWW Park Inc.[1]
Opening Date:1985
Closing Date:1998
Previous Names:Wild Water & Wheels
Season:Memorial Day to Labor Day
Status:defunct
Pools:1
Slides:12

Adventure River was a water park located in Memphis, Tennessee. It opened in 1985 and closed in 1998.

Information

The park included a beach, a wave pool, concession stands, and several water slides. The most well known slide was named Geronimo. It featured live music concerts, including many local musicians and "Dive in movies", which patrons could watch from the wave pool. Other attractions included several small rides in a kiddie area.

Opening

It was open from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend each year.

Closing

The park, which had become "Wild Water and Wheels" in its later years with the addition of go-carts, closed in September 1998 due to decreasing attendance, rising insurance costs, and the rise in property value in the area.

Land

Much of the land formerly housing the park is now used as an industrial park which houses regional offices for Johnson Controls, Terminix, Burger King, and TruGreen among others.[2]

Location

Adventure River was located in Memphis, Tennessee. It was located just northeast of the I-40 and Whitten Road junction.[3]

References

  1. News: Murley . Jennifer . Real Focus . July 29, 2023 . . . October 16, 2001.
  2. News: Miller Morton . Kate . Appling Farms plans four service center buildings . July 16, 2021 . . August 10, 2003 . live . subscription . https://web.archive.org/web/20110525163222/https://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/stories/2003/08/11/story7.html . May 25, 2011.
  3. Web site: Adventure River . The Mall of Memphis . December 23, 2012 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121222234943/http://www.mallofmemphis.org/Main/AdventureRiver . December 22, 2012 .