KeyLime Cove Water Resort - America's Most Exciting Water Park : 2008

News Coverage

April 2008 - Chicago Sun Times

KeyLime Cove broke in their banquet facilities with the chamber dinner and roast of Dave Anderson. Download PDF to read more >

March 2008 - Daily Herald

Gurnee's KeyLime Cove Water Resort is being pitched as a place to escape for a short family vacation and a way to skip the elaborate planning typically needed for longer trips. KeyLime Cove opened its doors Feb. 29 just northeast of the Tri-State Tollway and Grand Avenue. It features a 65,000-square-foot water park, restaurants, gift shops and 414 hotel suites. Download PDF to read more >

March 2008 - NY Times

With the snows of winter lingering, the opening of a $137 million indoor water resort with a 414-room hotel came at an opportune time in this fast-growing suburb 40 miles north of Chicago. KeyLime Cove Water Resort, a sprawling site with a mango-colored exterior and a tropical theme, was packed when it opened on Feb. 29. Download PDF to read more >

March 2008 - Lake County News-Sun

About a decade ago, someone up in the Wisconsin Dells figured out that Noah's Ark Water Park and its 50 rides sit dormant from Labor Day through Memorial
Day, triggering the indoor water park tsunami. Download PDF to read more >

March 2008 - Lake County News-Sun

Guest relations hospitable work for some folks Download PDF to read more >

March 2008 - Sun Times (Lifestyle)

Spring may be right around the corner, but the summer surf is already up at KeyLime Cove Water Resort, a sprawling new waterpark and hotel having its grand opening this weekend in Gurnee. Think Las Vegas wonderland at the beach and a Willie Wonka factory in the Caribbean, and you'll get an idea of how co-developer and founder Dave Anderson spent the $135 million needed to create this mesmerizing playground in the far northern suburbs, a stone's throw from Six Flags Great America and the Gurnee Mills Mall. Download PDF to read more >

March 2008 - KellyBelly.com

KeyLime Cove Sneak Peek Read More >

March 2008 - VSocial.com

Paradise Found! Pack Your Bags For KeyLime Cove Learn More >

March 2008 - Brightcove.com

Gurnee Water Resort Set Opens February 29; A One-of-a-kind 'Cruise-Ship-on-Land' Experience Learn More >

March 2008 - Sharkle.com

Paradise Found! Pack Your Bags For KeyLime Cove Learn More >

March 2008 - 1001 Things To Do Before You Die

KeyLime Cove Water Resort: A splashy debut Read More >

March 2008 - PR Newswire

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." Read More >

February 2008 - Daily Herald

Gurnee's latest tourist attraction debuting today will feature $136 million worth of hotel suites, water, restaurants and shtick. KeyLime Cove Water Resort joins a roster that includes Six Flags Great America and Gurnee Mills in a village drawing an estimated 26 million visitors annually. Download PDF to read more >

February 2008 - Yahoo Finance

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." Download PDF to read more >

February 2008 - Madison.com

Famous Dave now cooking up a waterpark chain. Download PDF to read more >

February 2008 - Sun Herald

February 2008 - Lake County Journals

Paradise comes to Gurnee Download PDF to read more >

February 2008 - Sun Times

It's hard to miss, sitting as it does along the Tri-State Tollway like a giant yellow submarine, but the $135.7 million KeyLime Cove Water Park Resort -- opening today after some 15 months of construction along Nations Drive. Download PDF to read more >

February 2008 - PR Newsire

February 2008 - World Leisure

Called KeyLime Cove and covering 30 acres, the resort will include a Paradise Mist Spa with six single treatment suites and five manicure and pedicure stations. Other facilities will include indoor waterparks as well as 414 resort-style suites with six island-inspired layouts. Download PDF to read more >

February 2008 - Times of the Internet

Gurnee Water Park Keylime Cove - America's Most Exciting Indoor Water Resort Opens In Gurnee, Illinois. There are many states in our great nation that don't have beautiful weather year-round. For people who live in these places, indoor waterparks are saving the day. And every few months, it seems, a new and exciting waterpark opens. Read More >

February 2008 - Revitalize

My friend, "Famous Dave" Anderson, did it!!! He opened up America's Most Exciting Water Resort -- Keylime Cove, in Gurnee, Illinois.
Congratulations Dave! Thousands of families will make special vacation memories because you dared enough to dream, and cared enough to make a difference. Read More >

February 2008 - Milwaukee Sentinel

"Famous Dave" Anderson never thought much about water parks while running his chain of barbecue restaurants. So he was amazed several years ago when he stepped into the lobby of Great Wolf Lodge, near Wisconsin Dells. "There must have been 200 people, standing in line, all waiting to get in," Anderson said. Anderson hopes for similar crowds at his $135 million KeyLime Cove, a 400-room water park resort that opens Friday. KeyLime Cove is just off I-94 in Gurnee, Ill., about halfway between Milwaukee and Chicago, and will likely pull residents from both areas who would otherwise drive to the Dells. Download PDF to read more >

January 2008 - Pioneer Local

And opening Feb. 29 right in Gurnee is the 30-acre KeyLime Cove Resort, where you can pretend that it's not winter and it's not cold outside. It's like an indoor mini-vacation to the tropics. Guests stay ins suites that include flat-screen TVs with cable and refrigerator, and they have exclusive rights to use the 65,000-square-foot
Lost Paradise Indoor Water Park with whirlpool, body slides, water slides, river tube rides and kiddie pools. Download PDF to read more >

January 2008 - Sun and Surf

You’ll have to wait until late February to body surf the wave pool at KeyLime Cove, but once the new resort opens, the Gurnee attraction will be one of the region’s largest indoor water parks. Download PDF to read more >

January 2008 - KeyLime Cove to be Cashless

A brand new type of vacation destination is being built in Illinois that includes a 65,000 sq. ft. indoor water park and 414 room hotel. What makes this venture so unique though is that the property will utilize RFID technology in order to eliminate cash transactions. Each guest will receive RFID equipped bracelets that carry a guest’s information. Read More >

January 2008 - I Love Waterparks

I was excited to learn that KeyLime Cove (a new waterpark resort in Gurnee, Ill., that opens on February 29) will have radio-frequency identification wristband technology. That means you don't have to carry a room key or cash (to rent a locker with, say). Read More >

January 2008 - Hotel & Resorts

KeyLime Cove, a new water park resort located in Gurnee, Ill., will officially open on Feb. 29, 2008. To celebrate the occasion, the park's staff is currently searching for 29 Leap Day babies. Download PDF to read more >

January 2008 - Chicago Sun Times

KeyLime, the water park resort with a 414-room hotel in Gurnee, is looking to fill more than 400 positions including front desk receptionists, clerks, sales and maintenance personnel, lifeguards and food service people. Download PDF to read more >

January 2008 - Chicago Tribune

Leap year kids have it tough. You have to wait four years to celebrate your birthday. Everyone makes that lame "Are you old enough to drink?" joke. But KeyLime Cove (1700 Nations Drive, Gurnee; 877-360-0403) will give leap-year babies a break when it opens Feb. 29. Download PDF to read more >

January 2008 - Suburban Chicago News

KeyLime Cove, the soon-to-open $137-million indoor water resort in Gurnee, is hiring 400 workers. The resort, which will open its doors Feb. 29, will hold a two-day job fair Jan. 15-16 at the College of Lake County in Grayslake. Download PDF to read more >

January 2008 - WTMJ News Radio

This February, KeyLime Cove Water Resort will open in Gurnee, Illinois. The waterpark is similar to others across the country, offering wavepools, lazy rivers, spectacular water rides, etc. But there's one big difference at Keylime Cove. It's completely cashless. Download PDF to read more >

January 2008 - What will make news in Lake Co. in 2008

Summer in winter: Leap year in Gurnee is expected to come with a healthy helping of development. Feb. 29 is the scheduled opening date for KeyLime Cove Water Resort, a concept pushed by "Famous" Dave Anderson, the nationally known barbecue entrepreneur. Download PDF to read more >