PARADISE FOUND!
PACK YOUR BAGS FOR KEYLIME COVE
GURNEE WATER RESORT SET TO OPEN FEB. 29; A ONE-OF-A-KIND 'CRUISE-SHIP-ON-LAND' EXPERIENCE
GURNEE, Ill. (Feb. 29, 2008) /PRNewswire/ — Paradise has a new address. And it's so much closer than you ever imagined.A winter's daydream comes blissfully true for Midwestern snowbirds as KEYLIME COVE — America's Most Exciting Indoor Water Resort – resets the thermostat on the local vacation scene and redefines the traditional notion of a "family getaway."
With a 65,000-square-foot water park flooded with thrills, it's no surprise that kids will have the time of their lives at KeyLime Cove. But with amazing restaurants, a bar & grill serving up icy margaritas and live entertainment, loads of retail shopping and a luxurious spa to boot, parents will too!
At noon Friday, Feb. 29, the doors to KeyLime Cove – the sprawling 30-acre, $135.7 million resort nestled along Interstate Highway 94 just north of the Grand Avenue exit – will unveil an island-inspired hotel featuring 414 resort-style suites and staterooms and an enormous water park with more than a dozen slides and rides for vacationers of all ages.
"KeyLime Cove isn't just a water resort, it's a tropical town complete with the best of everything for all ages, from great restaurants to incredible waterslides," said Dave Anderson, the visionary behind KeyLime Cove and the founder of the Famous Dave's Legendary Pit Bar-B-Que and Rainforest Cafe restaurant chains. "And we are thrilled to finally reveal it to our guests.
Thanks to its state-of-the-art Smart Band RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) wristband technology, KeyLime Cove also is the first "completely-cashless" water park in the U.S. that allows guests to not only access their rooms and lockers with the wave of a wrist, but pay for food, drinks and video game tokens, as well.
Among the treasures tucked away inside KeyLime Cove are two delectable slices of paradise in The Crazy Toucan Margarita Grill and D.W. Anderson's Ice Cream Parlor and Eatery, a pair of new destination restaurants featuring a wide variety of mouth-watering dishes designed by "Famous" Dave Anderson and the resort's seasoned culinary crew.
KeyLime Cove's sprawling 8,000-square-foot RipTide Reef Arcade will fire up the fun with an ocean of video-game action for kids of all ages! KeyLime Cove's highly-anticipated Paradise Mist Spa — an island-inspired haven offering everything from a Margarita Manicure to the one-of-a-kind Hot Lava Shell Full-Body Massage — will officially open in April. Guests staying at the resort prior to the spa opening will still have the opportunity to experience many relaxing spa services.
Families interested in making reservations at KeyLime Cove in order to ensure a tropical escape this spring can do so by visiting www.keylimecove.com or by calling toll free at 877-360-0403.
About KeyLime Cove Water Resort
KeyLime Cove Water Resort is the vision of Dave Anderson, the creative force behind Famous Dave's Legendary Pit Bar-B-Que and Rainforest Cafe restaurant chains, and is the flagship and prototype of what will be a worldwide resort organization. Operations are overseen by a partnership of industry experts in family entertainment, resort architecture, finance, and hospitality management, including Anderson, Edina, Minn; Morrissey Hospitality Companies of St. Paul, Minn.; and Planning Design Build of Madison, Wis.; The consulting and public accounting firm Virchow Krause Capital LLC, also of Madison, secured financing for the project. The partnership does business as KeyLime Cove of Gurnee, LLC.
