New waterpark near Outer Banks could be the largest in the nation

POWELLS POINT, N.C. -- The dozens of bright yellow curved tubes on the ground soon will be connected into slides bearing names like Dune Runner, Wild Horse Run and Storm Chaser, filled with water and children screaming with delight.

Bulldozers move earth into the right places on the 95-acre property roughly a 6-mile drive from the Outer Banks beaches. Carpenters erect the wood frames of buildings that will house restaurants, souvenir stores and candy shops. Contractors pour concrete pads for the bases of rides and other attractions.

The $46 million H2OBX Waterpark under construction in southern Currituck County will include more than 20 slides, an “adventure river” flowing in a quarter-mile circle, four “activity pools” with ropes and other attractions, and a 450,000-gallon wave pool. A tower slide will reach eight stories above the countryside. Cabanas will be available for rent.

“We’re going to bring the Outer Banks here,” park general manager Justin Strayer said. “We’re trying to create a resort-quality feel.”

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