
Project: Jim Lupient Water Park
City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Architect: Gremmer & Associates, Inc.
Owner: Minneapolis Parks & Recreation Department
Completion: 2002
Value: $1M - $5M
Description:
Minneapolis’ newest water park features three large water slides, including a tube slide. Additional features include a log water walk, many interactive spray features, water volleyball, lap swimming lanes, and zero depth entry at one end for accessibility. The park theme is a rock quarry and featured items are designed to look like a quarry by incorporating stone, foam play quarry equipment and foam logs. There is also a new separate spray pool for the younger kids that is completely accessible as well as new colorful shade structures, outside shower towers, concessions, lots of seating, a grassy sun-bathing area and outside lockers.