Operators ride waves of financing as waterpark resorts pique interest

U.S. waterpark industry continues to swell, buoyed by increased lending and innovative attractions and the indoor waterpark in particular, is a hot commodity which saw rapid growth last year. According to a new report from Hotel & Leisure Advisors, 14 facilities either opened or expanded, adding a combined 267,000 square feet of indoor aqua-play. That’s nearly quadruple the square footage of indoor-waterpark growth seen in 2013.