Abandoned Wild Waters - Water Park at Silver Springs - Ocala, FL

***UPDATE*** Demolition of the water park began in December of 2018.

Wild Waters at Silver Springs in Ocala, FL was Florida's oldest water park. It is now closed and may soon be demolished.

Video and Images ©Walter Arnold Photography 2018
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[crazypaul]

Wild Waters will always hold a special place in my heart. I spent everyday of my summers there as a kid in the 80's. I will never forget 'The Hurricane' and those bright blue double tubes, the 'Bonanza' play area with the water cannons, racing my friends down 'Silver Bullet', or playing 'Super Off Road' in the arcade all day. Its sad that its gone and I cant show my kids where I spent my summers when I was there age.

[erinxoox]

Anyone else live in Ocala and coming back to look at the old memories they had there

[arianahayden]

Yes the fun is over but the joy that it gave to kids like me I will never forget, memories forever🤘❤

[aprilirvin]

I used to plan the summer picnic there for all the E-One employees for 5 years. It was a great destination and they had access to the Water Park and to the concert side. It was so nice to see parents interacting with their children. They provided dinner and drinks for all our employees. It always started around 5pm and the park was just open for E-One. Great memories

[punkgurl]

This was beautiful and sad. I look at this and it takes me back to the year 2000. I picture myself and I’d stand in the kiddy area and climb that net. This was my childhood and it’s just sad to see how bare and gone Wild Waters is :(

[flannerymonaghan-morris]

The sounds of happy kids having fun and splashing around gives you a sense into how lively this place would’ve been in its heyday.

[synicle]

I went there in about 2008 and had a great time. Nice little water park. Nothing grandiose, just small and quaint. I have to say I was moved by the video and miss it now even more than ever. Progress isn't so kind sometimes.

[pepecocomax]

The demolition of this park is so sad. There are so many wonderful memories that I will cherish forever. My children use to get so excited when we got our summer passes to the park. It was so much fun. Now seeing it being torn down is just breaking my heart. I wish that the state could of taken money to restore this park and it would have continued to attract so many tourist. We are suffering now because our tourist attractions are obsolete and it hurts our businesses here in Silver Springs Florida and Ocala Florida. Such a bad decision to not fund this wonderful park and restore it back to its original beauty with updated rides swimming pools and jobs for our young adults during summer vacation. Very disappointed.

[allisonmarie]

Every time I visited Florida, my uncle would take us to this water park, I’m so sad it’s closed, I wanted to take my little one here one day but now I cannot

[LeafHasLeft]

UGH this made me so emotional. I had a chance to go back before it was gone. I loved that place. Places like this made me who I am today. I'm gonna go tell my grandmommy that I love her and thank her for taking us here time and time again

[luckylucylucky]

Impressive production values. I could have watched that for an hour.

[darrenstrawder]

This place was a part of my childhood. I remember going as a kid with my family. Finally mustering up the courage to go on the big slides and alligator ambush. I remember when they built alligator ambush. I remember going on a first date there. So many fond memories in that place. Thank you for immortalizing the greatness of wild waters.

[SortaRicann]

Went every summer growing up as a kid. Miss it so much.

[berrypoundz]

Wow man I didn't know I cared about this place till now I kinda want to cry I grew up here I love this place and I'm not even a water park guy

[krissyfandubs]

I only wish I could have had my son experience the amazing adventures you could have here.
This place holds so many memories of my childhood.

I'm sad to see it go.

[brother_grinch]

Omg i a crying i spent so much time there when i was really little and those pics anr bring back so many memories

[lexiisthejam]

I live in Ocala 😭 and I'm 12 now and I remember going to that water park being so exited it will have a special place in my heart 😭❤️

[puncakz]

This place was my young childhood, and from my perspective was one of the only fun things to do in Ocala. The Silver Bullet was the name of that one white slide that sent you straight down to the pool below, and I remember 5-6 year old me would ride that thing over and over (Since the more cooler slides like Alligator Ambush and the really tall pink slide were locked behind an age wall.)

So sad to see the decline of that park while it was still standing, it eventually got way too expensive for my family to go until it closed. Really wish someone would invest in more attractions here, there's so many people here wanting the same thing.

[camocat]

I'm still a kid I'm a tween but I remember going here when I was little I remember playing w/ my friends in the kiddie water playground and riding the silver bullet. When I watched this it brought tears to my eyes because my mom when here as a child I when here as a child its just so sad to see it left there to rot and I herd there tearing the whole thing down next week. I'm gonna cry like a baby I bet. I just have so many memories there and I remember before this one white slide there was a tree... My mom said when she was a kid bubblegum used to be up and down that tree and they nicknamed it the bubblegum tree. It's just sooo sad to see this great place in this terrible manner. It just makes me so sad because when I grow up and have enough money I wanted to bring back wild waters but cuz there tearing it down that my not happen.Rest in peace Wild Waters you will forever have a place in my heart.😭😭😭☹️😕❤️💗💗💞💜❤️💙💛💚💜💔 goodbye wild waters

[TheJKSquared]

Cool video. Very cinematic. We droned over the waterpark this past weekend. We'll upload the video this Sunday.