NRH2O

NRH2O Family Water Park, stylized as NRH2O, is a water park located in North Richland Hills, Texas, owned by the City of North Richland Hills.

NRH2O Family Water Park
Location9001 Boulevard 26 North Richland Hills, Texas, United States
Coordinates32.850577°N 97.193749°W / 32.850577; -97.193749
SloganThe Formula for Family Fun!
OwnerCity of North Richland Hills
General managerFrank Perez [1]
Opened1995
Operating seasonMay through September [2]
Area17 acres (6.9 ha)
Websitehttps://www.nrh2o.com/

The park opened in 1995 and contains water slides, a swimming pool, a wave pool, and a lazy river.

History

In 1995, NRH2O opened as the first city-owned water park in Texas. At the time, the park had three water slides, a river, and a swimming pool.[3] The park added "dive in" movies that guests could watch while at the park.[4]

In 2004, a 12 year-old girl died after collapsing at the water park. The city was sued by the girl's family in case that went up to the Supreme Court of Texas.[5]

In 2014, a 7 year-old boy died after collapsing at the water park.[6]

In 2016, Fox News named NRH2O one of the best water parks in the U.S.[7]

In 2019, The Dallas Morning News and Fort Worth Star-Telegram named NRH2O one of the best water parks in Dallas-Fort Worth.[8][9]

The water park contains the world’s largest uphill water coaster, which is the Green Extreme at 1,161 long and 81 feet tall.[9]

The park receives more than 250,000 guests annually.[3]

Facilities

Rides/Attractions

[10]

Body Slides

Tube Slides

Pools and Play Areas

Food and Beverage

[14]

  • Al Gator’s Smokehouse & Grill
  • Piper’s River Falls Café
  • Sheldon’s Ice Cream Shop
  • Eb & Flo’s Funnel Cake Lab
  • Dippin' Dots Shack
  • Bunsen's Cookin' Shack

Retail
  • Waterford's Gift Shop

References
  1. "General Manager". LinkedIn. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  2. "Operating Hours". NRH2O. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  3. Berard, Yamil (July 1, 2015). "As NRH20 celebrates 21st season, city-run water parks flourish". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  4. Suri, Charu (August 24, 2015). "Water Parks Add High-Tech Thrills". The New York Times. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  5. Heid, Jason (June 29, 2012). "Texas Supreme Court: North Richland Hills Can't Be Sued Over Girl's Water Park Death". D Magazine. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  6. Embree, Stephanie (July 22, 2014). "7-year-old boy dies after collapsing at North Richland Hills waterpark". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  7. Mettler, Lyn (June 20, 2016). "America's best water parks you must visit this summer". Fox News. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  8. Cavazos, Norma (June 19, 2019). "Here are the best water parks and free splash pads in Dallas-Fort Worth". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  9. Betsill, Jay (July 25, 2019). "These are the DFW waterparks to swim, splash and stay cool in this summer". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  10. "Attractions". NRH2O. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  11. "Master Blaster". Schlitterbahn. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  12. "Green Extreme". Amusement Planet. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  13. "Attractions Manufacturer". White Water West. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  14. "Dining". NRH2O. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
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