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Kalahari
Pocono Mountains Resort Doubles in Size
with
an OpenAire-Illuminated Expansion
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Newly-expanded
220,000-square-foot waterpark features more than a dozen new aquatic attractions
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Oakville,
ON – March 2017 / Newsmaker Alert / Staff
and executives of Kalahari Resorts and Conventions broke records on March
17, 2017 as they celebrated the completion of Kalahari Pocono Mountains’
Phase II 110,000-square-foot addition. This expansion has doubled the Pennsylvania
waterpark’s size, giving guests a total of 220,000-square-feet of aquatic
attractions and earning Kalahari the title of largest indoor waterpark
in the United States. With its abundance of natural light this record-breaking
waterpark and resort offers visitors an outdoor atmosphere any time of
year, thanks to its three skylights, two large translucent roofs, three
glass clearstories and two high glass walls designed and built by OpenAire.
This
grand opening marks the completion of Phase II of OpenAire’s work for the
popular African-themed waterpark and resort. Phase I of the park project
opened in 2015 with 110,000-square-feet of original attractions under an
expansive retractable skylight. Kalahari continued with its designers,
Architectural Design Consultants Inc.
(ADCI), Kraemer Brothers Construction,
and OpenAire, on Phase II in 2016 and into 2017. The resort now covers
a total of 150-acres and features more than a dozen new slides and attractions.
These include the thrilling Sahara Sidewinder and Screaming Hyena slides,
which include a near-vertical drop; the swirling Victoria Falls; Coral
Cove for younger kids; an expanded lazy river; a swim-up bar; an indoor/outdoor
spa; and much more. Kalahari’s management are thrilled to open these new
attractions, as well as over 500 new guest rooms and extra convention space,
in order to meet high demand from throughout the northeastern United States.
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OpenAire’s
expansive, customized skylights ensure that Kalahari guests can experience
these great features in an authentic outdoor atmosphere no matter what
the weather outside. The completed waterpark includes a soaring glazed
roof enclosure measuring 134’ x 50’ with a 34’ high glass front wall and
a huge 134’ wide glass sidewall rising from a height of 34’ to 51’; as
well as an incredibly large polycarbonate glazed single-slope roof measuring
134’ x 53’ feet; three sloping clearstory windows measuring 136’ x 6’-8”
high and two large pyramid skylights measuring 50’ x 50’. Over the slide
tower is a ridge skylight measuring 30’ x 40’, which features two 10’ wide
retracting roof panels which allows fresh air to enter and naturally vents
the moist aquatic atmosphere. These skylights and roofs flood the space
with natural light and with the retracting skylight gives Kalahari the
best of both an indoor and an outdoor waterpark environment. OpenAire is
very proud to complete this multi-year project with Kalahari Resorts and
Conventions, which has allowed OpenAire to bring outdoor-style aquatic
environments to the world on an unprecedented scale.
About
OpenAire
OpenAire
has been designing and manufacturing beautiful, high-quality, environmentally
conscious retractable roof structures and skylights for over 25 years.
We bring unique visions to life from initial design to installation, transforming
buildings into sunlit spaces customers love. Headquartered in Oakville,
Ontario, OpenAire is approaching 1,000 projects throughout North America,
Europe, and the Middle East. Some of our projects include four cruise liners
in Royal Caribbean’s new Quantum series of ships; the Rooftop Bar at the
Refinery Hotel in New York NY; Restoration Hardware’s “RH Gallery” in Chicago
IL; Fort Lewis College Observatory for the Geosciences, Physics and Engineering
Hall in Durango, CO; Aqua Sferra Water Park (the biggest aluminum dome
in the world) in Donetsk, Ukraine; Kalahari in Pocono Mountains PA (the
largest waterpark under one roof in the USA); Tropicana Water Park in Stadthagen,
Germany; Jay Peak Ski Resort’s Pump House Indoor Waterpark in Jay, VT;
the Palms Casino & Resort in Las Vegas NV; and a pool enclosure at
the Hilton Toronto Airport Hotel in Toronto, ON. To learn more about OpenAire
Inc.’s projects and capabilities, visit www.openaire.com
and follow us on Twitter. For more details on this project, please e-mail
sales@openaire.com.
Media
Contact:
Angela
Goldrup
Marketing
Manager
OpenAire
T:
905-901-8535 ext.110
M:
905-465-5586 |
