COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — An indoor slide park will soon begin welcoming thrill seekers to their first Ohio location in Columbus.
Named Slick City Action Park, the chain is aiming to open at 1170 Polaris Parkway near Polaris Fashion Place by early to mid May. The 35,000-square-foot Ohio park is one of several locations Slick City is developing across the nation, with parks already open in Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Texas and Wisconsin.
“We’re incredibly proud to open our first Ohio location in north Columbus and introduce families, teens and thrill-seekers of all ages to our one-of-a-kind waterless slides and engaging attractions,” said Bron Launsby, Slick City’s CEO. “This is a new kind of entertainment park built to move, inspire and wow guests time and time again.”
Each Slick City park features slides from the “slick slide” portfolio, a series of indoor slides that leverage “proprietary slide surface technology in order to generate an experience like that of a water slide in their speed and performance,” according to the company’s site.
“We’re dedicated to constant innovation — unveiling new slides frequently and focusing on in-house development processes,” Slick City’s site states. “Thirty-four patents have already been filed or granted for our proprietary slides and technology.”
The slide park is opening inside a former Bed, Bath and Beyond. A permit application to the city of Columbus last fall revealed Slick City’s renovation cost $500,000 to build out “space for indoor recreation,” including “modification of existing restrooms, expansion of mezzanine, new managers office, kitchen and concessions area, vendor installed activities, and seating areas.”
Bed, Bath and Beyond announced the closure of the Polaris location in fall of 2020, along with the chain’s store at 1750 Hill Road North in Pickerington. The chain then filed for bankruptcy last year and shuttered additional central Ohio stores, including the location at 3750 Easton Market near Easton Town Center and at 1717 W. Lane Ave. in Upper Arlington.