Fort Rapids
Fort Rapids was a hotel and water park located in Columbus, Ohio.
History
[edit]Fort Rapids was constructed alongside the existing Holiday Inn Columbus East hotel. The hotel was renovated as part of the project. It opened in 2006.[1][2][3]
In February 2016, the hotel was ordered to close by the Columbus Police Department due to numerous code violations.[4]
In January 2018, a water pipe burst on the upper floors of the hotel, leading to ice forming on the exterior walls.[5] In 2022, the city of Columbus decided to fine Fort Rapids $1000 per day.[6]
In March of 2023, the owner of the hotel was arrested. As of 2024, Fort Rapids is still closed and the indoor water park has an unknown future.[7]
In October of 2024, a fire was started overnight and took hours for Columbus Fire Department to control.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Holiday Inn Columbus (Ohio) East Planning a $32 million Indoor Water Park / November 2004". Hotel Online. Retrieved 2023-05-01.[dead link]
- ^ "The Holiday Inn Brand's 11th Indoor Waterpark, the 60,000 sq.-ft.Fort Rapids, Opens at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Columbus (Ohio) East / May 2006". Hotel Online. Retrieved 2023-05-01.[dead link]
- ^ "Struggling Fort Rapids water park may be sold". The Columbus Dispatch. 2008-02-23. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ "Columbus water park shut down due to history of violations". WSAZ News. 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ "Burst water pipe turns Fort Rapids into frozen wasteland". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ "Owners of shuttered Fort Rapids water park fined $1,000 per day for repeat code violations". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ "Owner of former Fort Rapids resort faces jail time in Michigan". NBC4. 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ "What is Fort Rapids? Abandoned Columbus indoor water park catches fire". 10TV. 2024-10-28. Retrieved 2024-11-11.