Kalahari also has resorts in Wisconsin, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Thursday, then the public is invited to enter the park. “It will put us on the map and it’s location is in a neat area of town to already be in since it is right across from the Dell Diamond.”Ī ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place at 10:15 a.m. “It adds to our robust economy of Round Rock in tourism and entertainment in other ways that we didn’t have before,” said Jason Ball, CEO and president of the Round Rock Chamber. 79, plus utility upgrades on the property. ![]() The city will in turn issue bonds, providing $40 million to build the city-owned convention center and $30 million to make road improvements on U.S. Kalahari is also expected to invest at least $350 million on the development. Kalahari officials have said they were hiring for 700 positions ahead of its opening date, in areas including lifeguards, managerial and culinary staff and information technology work. The African safari-themed compound houses the largest indoor waterpark in the country, and Kalahari owner and founder Todd Nelson said the site is expected to attract between 1 million to 2 million guests in its first year.Īlong with a 223,000-square-foot indoor waterpark, the resort features 3 acres of outdoor pools, a 975-room hotel, five restaurants, 10,000 square feet of retail space and a 200,000 square-foot convention center. Kalahari Resorts & Conventions is officially opening its fourth location in Round Rock on Thursday.
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