22-04-2025
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Columbus' first Slick City Action Park to open next month
A waterless water slide park will open next month in Columbus.
Slick City Action Park expects to open at 1170 Polaris Pkwy. by early- to mid-May, the company announced this week.
The St. Louis-based brand began work last fall on the 35,000-square-foot former Bed Bath & Beyond space.
'At Slick City, we believe there's no age limit on fun,' CEO Bron Launsby said in a press release. 'This is a new kind of entertainment park built to move, inspire and wow guests time and time again.'
Moving those guests at Slick City comes in an innovative way. The parks have a patented 'dry slide' meant to recreate water park fun without the need for water.
Slick City was founded in 2021 by Launsby, an experienced family and activity park operator, and Gary Schmit, credited as the creator of the proprietary Slick Slide.
Beyond its signature Mega Launch slide, Slick City has not announced which of its more than a dozen slides creations will be part of the Columbus location.
In addition to multiple slides, the Columbus space will have 'air courts' for basketball and dodgeball, dedicated play areas for toddlers and multiple event spaces for parties and groups.
Launsby, who spoke with sister publication the St. Louis Business Journal last year about the concept, said the slides launch riders through the air to land on foam mattresses while others shoot riders over multiple hills, and the sports courts have bouncy surfaces for what he called 'enhanced athletics.'
The Columbus location is expected to employ 80 between full-time and part-time positions.
It will be the first Slick City in Ohio.
It is growing fast. It had just five open locations as of last fall. It's grown to 13 now in eight states with dozens more in development.
