Wild Waters going away
Photos by JUDD WILSON/Press The former Wild Waters waterpark is undergoing demolition courtesy of Peck and Peck Excavating.
The waterslides and the top of the hill at the former Wild Waters waterpark are coming down, said Peck and Peck Excavating owner Greg Peck on Monday.
New owners have been found for most of the waterslides from the former Wild Waters waterpark, but some remain to be picked up or discarded, said Peck and Peck Excavating owner Greg Peck.
By JUDD WILSON
Staff Writer
COEUR d’ALENE — The former Wild Waters waterpark has been undergoing demolition for a week and the work will take another three weeks, Peck and Peck Excavating owner Greg Peck said Monday.
“All the trees, debris, and slides will be gone,” he said.
New homes have been found for all but one of the Coeur d’Alene park-turned-eyesore’s waterslides, said Peck. He added that the top of the hill wet vacationers slid down for years will itself be removed to make the property flatter, with a slight slope. The total difference in height will be about 25-30 feet, said Peck. The excavating company confirmed that the work is underway to get the property ready for its owner, Stacey Lavin, to place it on the market — sans waterpark equipment.
Situated in view of thousands of passersby every day at the intersection of U.S. 95 and Interstate 90, Wild Waters has been abandoned since 2010. After Lavin shut it down that year, the park never reopened. It has experienced occasional incidents of vandalism, including one that cost nearly $500,000 and an unsuccessful 2011 lawsuit with its insurance company.