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Wild Waves Theme Park in Federal Way, Washington, will close at the end of the 2026 season after nearly five decades, prompting emotional reactions from residents who hope a buyer can save it. The park’s operator, Premier Parks, cited mounting operating losses since reopening after COVID as the reason for shuttering, with the final day scheduled for November 1, 2026.
A plan has been filed to build a more than 1,000,000-square-foot industrial warehouse on the Wild Waves Theme Park site, with reports hinting at an Enchanted Village concept as the park marks its 50th and final season.
Federal Way planners propose Panattoni Project Podium to demolish the Wild Waves site (about 66 acres) and replace it with a roughly 1,035,000-square-foot, single-story warehouse (46 ft tall) with loading areas; full buildout is targeted for 2028. Wild Waves is set to close after the 2026 season. The plan includes three driveways, landscaping to screen the site, and road changes, with traffic projected at 1,517 weekday trips (445 trucks) and peak times of 117 morning and 133 afternoon trips.