Cowabunga Bay Waterpark in Henderson will not reopen for 2027 as owners shift focus to Cowabunga Canyon

What happened

Cowabunga Bay Waterpark in Henderson will not open for the 2027 season, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. The park's ownership group announced the closure in a news release Monday. The decision ends a 12-year run for the waterpark, which first opened in 2014.

The park is at 900 Galleria Drive. According to the Review-Journal, the ownership group said the property will be maintained and secured while it moves forward with plans for the site's future.

Why the owners say they are closing

The release said ownership believes it can serve Las Vegas better by concentrating on a single park. That park is Cowabunga Canyon, which the Review-Journal reported is in Summerlin on Fort Apache Road near Warm Springs Road.

What the ownership group said

"This was not an easy decision," a spokesperson for the ownership group said in the release, as quoted by the Review-Journal. The spokesperson added, "For more than a decade, Cowabunga Bay has been a place where families came together and summer memories were made."

The statement also thanked the park's guests, its team members and the community partners who had been part of its history. The spokesperson said the group was grateful to all of them.

Background on the sister park

Cowabunga Canyon operated as Wet 'n' Wild until an ownership change in 2021, according to the Review-Journal. The park was rebranded under its current name in 2022.

What it means for the two parks

Under the plan described in the release, the ownership group will focus on one park in Las Vegas, Cowabunga Canyon. The Review-Journal reported that the Henderson park will not reopen for the 2027 season, while the Summerlin park will continue operations as usual during that same season.

Cowabunga Canyon stays open

Cowabunga Canyon will remain open and continue normal operations for the 2027 season, the release said, according to the Review-Journal. The spokesperson called the park "an important part of our future in Las Vegas." The spokesperson also said ownership has a strong desire to keep investing in it and improving the guest experience.

"While we close one chapter in Henderson, we look forward to continuing to create lasting memories for families across Southern Nevada," the spokesperson said in the release.

What happens to the Henderson site

The Review-Journal's report did not describe what the ownership group plans for the 900 Galleria Drive property. The release said only that the site will be maintained and secured while ownership moves forward with those plans. For more coverage of Henderson and other parts of the valley, see our neighborhoods page.

What to watch next

• Any announcement from the ownership group about its plans for the Cowabunga Bay site at 900 Galleria Drive. The release said the site will be maintained and secured in the meantime.
• Cowabunga Canyon's 2027 season, which the release said will operate as usual.
• Details on the investments and guest experience improvements the ownership group said it wants to make at Cowabunga Canyon.