Seven Peaks acquisition leaves park's future uncertain

Provo residents finish the first summer in almost 20 years without a water park, and it looks like there’s no light at the end of the tunnel.

Seven Peaks Water Park released a statement on April 23 that it would be closing its Provo location. The closure was the result of Park Provo, LLC — the water park’s owner since 2016 — filing for bankruptcy.

The park will now be called Blue Island Resort, but the transition has been far from smooth.

The Blue Island Group, which acquired management of the park in May, said it was aiming for a June 15 opening as long as it could make the necessary improvements; however, the new management promised to renovate eating spaces, re-train staff members and completely re-do the slide maintenance system before opening the park.

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