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    2007 News Coverage

    December 2007 - Hotel Business

    KeyLime Cove Water Resort, which is slated to open here on Feb. 29, 2008, has rounded out its executive team with the addition of four new members. Download PDF to read more >

    December 2007 - The Capital Times

    Local firms partner in new waterpark resort. Planning Design Build and Virchow Krause Capital of Madison are partners in an indoor waterpark resort being built near Great America theme park in northeast Illinois. Download PDF to read more >

    December 2007 - Dowagiac Daily

    On Feb. 29, 2008, KeyLime Cove, a 30-acre resort located off I-94 just north of the Grand Avenue exit, will make a big splash when it opens its doors as the nation's first waterpark - indoor or outdoor - to become completely cashless by utilizing Smart Band RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) wristband technology. Download PDF to read more >

    December 2007 - The Year's Best Hotel Bets

    Wettest opening planned for early 2008: KeyLime Cove. The mammoth water park (65,000 square feet) and resort (414 rooms) is set to open on Feb. 29. Look out, Wisconsin Dells. Download PDF to read more >

    December 2007 - KeyLime Cove Announces Executive Team

    America's Most Exciting Indoor Water Resort, KeyLime Cove, has wrapped up the search for its world-class executive team with the addition of four new members. Download PDF to read more >

    Decembe 2007 - Peruzelt Blog

    Most Exciting Indoor Water Resort, KeyLime Cove, has wrapped up the search for its world-class executive team with the addition of four new members. KeyLime Cove Announces Executive Team

    December 2007 - Peninsula Hotel Blog

    America's Most Exciting Indoor Water Resort, KeyLime Cove, has wrapped up the search for its world-class executive team with the addition of four new members. KeyLime Cove Announces Executive Team

    November 2007 - Broadband Magazine

    Precision Dynamics' "Smart Band" RFID wristband system makes Illinois waterpark attraction completely cashless in 2008... Download PDF to read more >

    November 2007 - Lake County Chronicles

    Gurnee is gearing up to join the trend of indoor water parks that seems to be sweeping the Chicago area. The village will open KeyLime Cove in March 2008 on Grand Avenue near Six Flags Great America and Gurnee Mills at 1700 Nations Drive. Download PDF to read more >

    November 2007 - Kane County Chronicle

    Waterparks make a splash in region... "Our vision is to give our guests a 'cruise-ship-on-land' experience," KeyLime Cove marketing director Michelle Hoffman said. "we're not a separate hotel and waterpark, but a true resort." Download PDF to read more >

    November 2007 - Marketwire

    Cashless Payment, Keyless Entry, Access Pass, Cashless Vending, and Guest ID Are Among the Features at Newest Waterpark Attraction KeyLime Cove Water Resort Download PDF to read more >

    October 2007 - International Facility Management Association

    KeyLime Cove Water Resort has sailed past another significant milestone - completing the search for its world-class executive team, including the addition of Richard Warmouth as the director of operations and assistant general manager. Warmouth joins an eight-person team at the helm of the KeyLime Cove cruise ship experience on land. Download PDF to read more >

    September 2007 - CNBC

    On The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, learn the best-kept secrets to making millions. In an all-new town hall show, Donny’s guests reveal the secrets of their own success...and how you can achieve it too! Check Out Dave Anderson on The Big Idea!

    September 2007 - Kelly Belly Blog

    KeyLime Cove is being touted as “a tropical paradise in your own backyard.” For me, it literally is in my own backyard... I live a short 2.6 miles away from the 38-acre resort being constructed just off of Grand Avenue and the I94 tollway in Gurnee, IL. KeyLime Cove - a "five starfish" resort

    August 2007 - Gurnee Review

    Six months from now, Gurnee's newest tourist attraction, KeyLime Cove Water Resort, will open its luxury cabanas to extended-weekend vacationers seeking a tropical getaway that's close to home. Download PDF to read more >

    August 2007 - Chicago Tribune

    Developers of the planned KeyLime Cove Water Resort on Monday offered a slice of key lime pie and tropical fruit punch along with a hard-hat construction tour of the $135.7 million facility scheduled to open in February on 30 acres near the Tri-State Tollway in Gurnee. Download PDF to read more >

    August 2007 - Daily Herald

    "Famous" Dave Anderson wants you to consider visiting Gurnee if thoughts of an 82-degree tropical good time enter your head. Download PDF to read more >

    August 2007 - Hotel Online

    Developers of the planned KeyLime Cove Water Resort on Monday offered a slice of key lime pie and tropical fruit punch along with a hard-hat construction tour of the $135.7 million facility scheduled to open in February on 30 acres near the Tri-State Tollway in Gurnee. Download PDF to read more >

    August 2007 - Lake County News

    KeyLime Cove Water Resort in Gurnee, touted as "a cruise ship experience on land," is at the half-way point in construction, with opening set for February, its developer said. Download PDF to read more >

    July 2007 - Daily Herald

    Barbecue entrepreneur “Famous” Dave Anderson wants everyone using the Tri-State Tollway in Gurnee to know he’s building a $135 million indoor water park and conference center. Download PDF to read more >

    July 2007 - Gurnee Review

    "Famous" Dave Anderson is ready to put an end to the question, "What exactly is that sky-scraping structure being erected near Route 132 and I-94 in Gurnee?" It's Gurnee's newest tourist/business attraction, KeyLime Cove, and it's going up fast. Download PDF to read more >

    May 2007 - Lake County Convention & Visitors Bureau

    After breaking ground in January and beginning construction, KeyLime Cove has reached its second milestone: The addition of a general manager. Andrew Bateman is a hospitality veteran and brings with him more than 20 years of experience. Download PDF to read more >

    May 2007 - Daily Herald

    Next spring, Lake County residents and visitors will be able to pretend they are on a tropical vacation in Gurnee when the new KeyLime Cove Water Resort opens. "This is a huge market area for family entertainment; halfway between Chicago and Milwaukee, and not far from Madison," said Andrew Bateman, managing partner for KeyLime Cove Water Resort, a new indoor waterpark and resort under construction near Six Flags Great America. Download PDF to read more >

    Apr 2007 - Twin Cities Business

    The founder of Famous Dave's barbeque chain is back with an elborate new concept that unites food, waterparks, and Americans' increasing preference for quick and easy vacations. Could the KeyLime Cove Resort be the start of Dave Anderson's next big thing? Download PDF to read more >

    Jan 18, 2007 - Midwest Meetings

    KeyLime Cove Water Paradise and Meeting Resort, the newest attraction in the Chicagoland area, broke ground this month. Scheduled for opening in March 2008, the 414-suite resort project is located between Six Flags Great America and Gurnee Mills Shopping Mall. The resort will appeal to family and leisure travelers with spa services, shopping, dining and a 64,500 sq. ft. indoor tropical-themed waterpark and to meeting planners with 500,000 sq. ft. of meeting space. Download PDF to read more >

    Jan 17, 2007 - Chicago Sun-Times

    Visitors to Six Flags in Gurnee this summer will drive by the region's next tourist-attraction-in-the-making. Construction has started on KeyLime Cove Water Paradise northeast of I-94 and Grand Avenue. The $135 million project backed by David Anderson, creator of the Famous Dave's Barbeque chain is another entrant in the local waterpark craze. This one is pegged to have a 414-suite resort and space for banquets and weddings. Completion is due in March 2008. Download PDF to read more >

    Jan 16, 2007 - StarTribune

    "Famous" Dave Anderson is hoping to make a big splash into the hotel water park market, but outside Minnesota.

    The Edina businessman, best known for his chain of casual barbeque restaurants, has formed a partnership to develop a $135.7 million resort, retail and water park complex in Gurnee, Ill., about 40 miles north of Chicago.     Download PDF to read more >

    Jan 12, 2007 - Daily Herald

    This week mega-water park KeyLime Cove Water Paradise and Meeting Resort broke ground in Gurnee. Northwest of the Tri-State Tollway and Grand Avenue, the huge waterpark comes with a $135 million price tag. Download PDF to read more >

    Jan 11, 2007 - Gurnee Review

    Leave it to a man named "Famous" Dave to turn a simple groundbreaking ceremony into a tropical party complete with heated cabana, palm trees, sand and, of course, Key lime pie to introduce the community to its newest tourist attraction - KeyLime Cove Water Paradise and Meeting Resort.

    "Paradise on earth has a new address. It's 1700 Nations Drive," said Charley Howe, vice president of marketing for Morrissey Hospitality Companies, Inc., which will run the resort's daily operations.     Download PDF to read more >

    Jan 11, 2007 - Lake County News-Sun

    Ground was broken Wednesday for a $136 million indoor water park resort dubbed a "cruise ship on Earth" that promises to revolutionize the way Americans vacation. KeyLime Cove Water Paradise and Meeting Resort on Nations Drive east of Gurnee Mills and across from Six Flags Great America will feature a four-story hotel with 414 rooms on 30 acres. Download PDF to read more >
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