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Indoor park with ‘waterless slides' opens first Ohio location in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — An indoor park with 'one-of-a-kind waterless slides' is now welcoming thrill seekers to their first Ohio location in Columbus.
Slick City Action Park is now open at 1170 Polaris Parkway near Polaris Fashion Place after launching on Monday. The 35,000-square-foot Columbus park is home to 15 waterless slides from the 'slick slide' portfolio, a series of slides that leverage 'proprietary slide surface technology in order to generate an experience like that of a water slide in their speed and performance,' according to the company's site.
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'Slick City is a family entertainment center, it's made for all ages,' Sam Iliff, the Columbus location's general manager, said. 'We have a patent technology that we coat the slides with, we pair that with the slide mats that we give our guests to use, and that combo adds that slickness to the slide and allows you to get that speed as you're going down.' Watch a previous NBC4 report on Slick City in the video player above.
The new Ohio location is one of several Slick City is development across the nation, with parks already open in Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Texas and Wisconsin.
'We're incredibly proud to open our first Ohio location in north Columbus and introduce families, teens and thrill-seekers of all ages to our one-of-a-kind waterless slides and engaging attractions,' said Bron Launsby, Slick City's CEO, said in a statement. 'This is a new kind of entertainment park built to move, inspire and wow guests time and time again.'
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Tickets for guests ages 4 and up can be purchased online for $28.99 per person for 90 minutes and $33.99 for 120 minutes. Slick City also offers junior tickets for ages 3 and under starting at $16.99. All participants are required to wear 'CitySock,' which can be bought on site for $4.99.
Slick City also features a café, an arcade, and a programming lineup, like certain adults-only nights, family day, homeschool socials and after hours events. Guests will also soon be able to book their own parties and group events in the Columbus location.
'Twenty-five-foot slides can kind of be intimidating for some people, but I think most people find a thrill of going down,' said Iliff. 'People just do it over and over and over again, and I love being a part of that thrill, seeing somebody do it, they land, they're laughing, they're having a good time. So yeah, it puts a smile on my face.'
Slick City Columbus is open 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday.
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The slide park has opened inside a former Bed, Bath and Beyond. A permit application to the city of Columbus last fall revealed Slick City's renovation cost $500,000 to build out 'space for indoor recreation,' including 'modification of existing restrooms, expansion of mezzanine, new managers office, kitchen and concessions area, vendor installed activities, and seating areas.'
Bed, Bath and Beyond announced the closure of the Polaris location in fall of 2020, along with the chain's store at 1750 Hill Road North in Pickerington. The chain then filed for bankruptcy last year and shuttered additional central Ohio stores, including the location at 3750 Easton Market near Easton Town Center and at 1717 W. Lane Ave. in Upper Arlington.
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