Awesome!! This place is amazing, I appreciate the dedication to getting inside and documenting it! Who knows, in a few years it could be demolished, or they stop paying the security and it just gets vandalized. Excellent video!! 8:34 Love that picture, Kelly does a great job with the stills.

Thank you for documenting this! I went to this Waterpark in a 7th grade class field trip back in December of 2011. This video gives me such an erie feeling as I now remember being there with my classmates, splashing around and having fun, and now it's like a haunted house 😱

I live about 15 minutes from here! Idk why but I always considered this untouchable since it closed. Really loved going here as a kid, bit you'd always leave with your and skin somewhat burning.

God this is good. My brother in law is a Columbus cop and pulled special duty guarding this place after it closed and was supposedly being refurbished, but that was several years ago so obviously that fell through. This was an AWESOME urbex. Your filming and still photography are fabulous. And dude, that must have been some rave 😂

I remember going here with all of my friends for a birthday party when I was in 7th grade. It’s so crazy how it looks now... I remember going on all of those slides! but we stayed the night and all of us had a terrible cough from the poor ventilation of the waterpark. The only ‘clean’ air was either in the bathroom or you had to leave the water park area to get fresh air.

I live 5 minutes from here and drive by it several times a month. So much potential this could have had. Will never understand why people who are incapable of managing things like hotels try it. I still think it can eventually be salvaged but by people or groups with the means and patience necessary.

I went here as a kid with my cousins. It was our favorite trip. I still have the stuffed horse I got actually. So I have to ask, how did you get in and around without being noticed? I wanted to snoop around lol

Hope you had protection on, that place had so many roaches and bed bugs in the hotel. The pools also had mold and the slides were rotted a bit. I rem when that closed down, and I still drive past it on my way to work lolz

yess thanks for filming this, I've been wanting this. I came here when I first moved here in 2006, my cousins from Norway also with us, on the black bowl slide, one of them hit their head pretty hard on the exit of the bowl and had to get stitches. I remember seeing a lot of bad press about this place during it's final years, and apparently a water line exploded on one the top floors about 3 years ago.

Damn!! I worked at Fort Rapids as a lifeguard in the summer of 2011, feels like forever after I saw this. Hope they bring it back to life sooner or later, totally loved the place. Hi to all the fort crew checking out this video !

All these great Waterparks going out of business and abandoned all over this country.. It makes me sick to see..This place should be reopened before it becomes to neglected to save!. We used to go to Action Park in NJ in the 80s and those are still my all time favorite vacations as a kid!!.

We tried to get in here and cops pulled up as soon as we started walking around lol

I'm by that place right now. I remember going here for all of my birthdays. I miss this place so much. I'm glad I found this place, and I was right about this place being creepy since it's abandoned. I really hope they bring it back

Still there today! I drove past it today and after some digging, I’m glad someone got in there to see it. Thanks for documenting it! 🤍 It looks so unique!

I've been here before they closed. It was in 2012 with my cousins. I remember that the place was a mess when I went at least. The rides were very dirty and a bunch of the arcade games were broken. I also remember going on the inner tube ride and going down the hole backwards. Seriously, I thought that was a safety hazard. They closed due to fire concerns apparently, but I wouldn't be surprised if other factors also played a part in it. Many online reviews have also stated that the hotel rooms had bedbugs, which isn't good at all.

I worked there as a lifeguard for years! Would be so interested in going in to see it now!

I loved Fort Rapids as a kid in 2009 for my 6th grade trip. Sad that this place closed down due to infestation and violations

So sad to think about all the money put into this place yet everything in it just sits to waste away😢

Damn that’s amazing, I drive past it everyday and think about going in one more time to see all my childhood memories. I had completely forgot about how they did the bunk bed rooms and everything.

i used to go there every christmas eve with my family. i remember so much. thank you for going inside here considering it got closed down

Your camera stabilization makes this look exactly like a horror game. Cool style

I worked here for a while doing banquets. When the place first opened it was amazing. It was always busy, had a great atmosphere, was super clean, all kinds of events. Then the ownership changes started and they started not caring. They would run weird promos and events and started having issues with riff raff coming in and causing problems. Pair that with the roaches and bed bugs and the fact that they used way too much chlorine (to try to combat bugs in the water park). I believe it changed hands 3 times before shutting down. But man when I first started working there (and up until the first ownership change), it was such an amazing place to visit, stay, and even work. Super sad that it went downhill. It also doesn’t sit in the greatest area. Definitely not an area that people flock to for tourist type things.

Crazy. I went here some years ago. I would love to look around it alone. I didn't stay in their hotel area (thank God, apparently by the end stages when I got there they were dealing with a bug infestation). I remember the entrances to the big slides were at a high elevation. There must have been a leak or something by the time I went there because you would come down those slides with a cough, probably from chlorine rising. I guess I was only mildly alarmed that I got chlorine gassed like a WW1 trench runner.

Ah yes. Fort Rapids was really fun when it was open.

I just saw hotel impossible, and now I see what these incredible owners have done. This place had a lot of potential.

In case anyone was wondering why it was closed was due to multiple fire code violations, bug infestations and improper food handling.

Wow the memories I had here as a kid and too see it like this now is crazy

I remember going here with my kids and niece and had so much fun! We stayed in the loft suites.I do remember people in the water park getting sick from the poor air quality. Never bothered us much. Maybe a little eye irritation. We stayed there within weeks before it closed. We were all sad. Never tried the buffet but did order food from the bar. Wasn’t bad. Can’t believe it’s been closed for 4 years now. Wish they would do something with this place. I drive by it everyday to and from work.☹️🤞🏼

I took a trip here as a kid with my family. Sad to see it closed down.

I actually remember going to this water park. I went to it TWICE, and the room with the bunk bed looks exactly like the room I stayed in the second time I went. I heard it closed because there was a bug increase on the rooms. And I actually won a glass chess set when I was there.

Crazyyy, I just drove past it and gave me so much nostalgia I had to come see if anyone has done any type of video on this.

Love that drone footage!

I went here for my 16th birthday a few months before it shut down. I've been waiting for someone to do this location!

I live right by this place and literally pass it every day on the way to work.

I can tell you right now I wouldn’t wanna be a night guard for an abandoned place. If I heard people walking around inside, I’d immediately assume it’s ghosts and pee my pants 😂

I worked security here back in 2017 after it shut down, my old boss was going to run the new construction. I stayed in one of the villas during my time there

Really enjoyed your video! Came across your video and subscribed to your channel

i remember going here as a kid, so many memories, just one of those tacky hotel water park places but it holds a special place in my heart, weird to see it in this condition since its been years since i was there and it was operational at the time

If you live under a rock, the place is called Fort Rapids Ohio. It closed due to many complaints of food poisoning and bed bugs + high douses of chlorine

ok this is DOPE!

The water park is called fort rapids and I visited there a-lot when is was a kid and it was AWESOME!!!! 🤩🤩🤩

And to this day this place still stands. I actually went there as a kid even back then I realized how ran down the place was. It was also in a not the best area. Ohio certainly has some interesting abandoned places. Amusement packs to giant baskets.

I was swimming at this place in 2014 what happened!!

Hmm, is this in Columbus?

I cant believe that the hotel looked that clean and pristine. It looked as though it was still being used. Amazing. I always wanted to run around a water park when it was empty. This is a good explore. Thanks for this!

And it’s in Columbus btw

Why didn't they just fix those problems instead of shutting it down?? What a waste.

This was my childhood lol I still remember a lot

Wow what an awesome explore well done buddy 💗👍

Need to look into Maui Sands in Sandusky, Ohio. Place is now closed and condemned. Indoor water park and hotel.

I used to go here when I was little I still remember going down that yellow slide in the kid section

I actually remember this place lol. Some of my friends went there for a birthday party a long time ago and one of the kids got somewhat sick from eating a corndog. Good times.

What if the park and hotel was just closed for the season lmao 😂

This property is in great condition *because* they have good security. It's in great condition for being left for so long. I'm sure its worth quite a bit. Maybe it'll reopen.

I remember this place, went there as a boy scout in like 2014/2015 i remember its final years struggling hard and being very sketchy. Food tasted like crap, rooms were infested and frequently disgusting. good riddance. hope the cops ease up tho id like to go sometime

alot of good memories here, went for 10 years in a row for my birthday sad to see it go

I remember how in the winter after it shut down, the whole thing was frozen over.

Was this place in Columbus Ohio cuz I know this place

I’ve actually been there a long time ago

Aww I used to go there all the time when I was little. I miss the place too bad that it closed:(

I pass this place everyday and it makes me sad.

Was here yesterday, security personnel on-site, and new fencing . No entry!

Fort rapids?

Quick question, was there security when you guys went? My friends and I went today and had to avoid many cars and people. We made it in to the kitchen area but had to leave right away bc some people opened the front doors

what a find

lifehack, if you cant see when they're in the water park turn your brightness up.

When I’m on the highway next to that water park I see there all the time

I remember it being very muggy and it smelled like chlorine. My guess is the ventilation system was way off. All this place needs is an upgraded HVAC system and new toys 😆

It's not hard to find, literally on one of the united states most vital interstates

I only went once and then it shut down due to violations Thank you for the amazing content of showcasing this water park

I still see it when I drive it’s sad what happened to it it was a pretty big deal for a long time

Apparantly was shut down due to a moisture issue. Mold city.

This is cool af!!

I bet that abandoned hotel and indoor water park would be turned into a beautiful new ymca boys and girls club community center. That way it will help save kids from aces like abuse and bullying. I can't believe that the owner failed to address health and safety violations because he's been extremely neglectful a lot.

Somebody please buy this and bring it back

Makes it ever more creepy exploring it and night and I would definitely be afraid

I live so close from there I live in Hamilton rd

I heard that they are going to demolish the abandoned fort rapids soon because it’s in bad shape

SOUTH HAMILTON ROAD AND GROVES ROAD. COLUMBUS OHIO RUNS NEXT TO I-70 FORT RAPIDS 👍👍

Health violations are what closed this place off, sad to drive by it every time cause it’s just wasting away :/ hopefully city can do what they can and bring it back to life. Great location for the resort tbh

I know exactly where this place is (I won't post it out of respect for your request) but I did not know it was abandoned.

I’ve been here before when it was open but I never went back there

What stopped you from gaining access to the building?

I love close to here and pass it on the highway most of the time before I moved somewhere else that's kinda close to Tanger Outlets!

I remember having a party here seeing it now is so creepy. Even if it’s been shut down so long.

Great video man.

It was on hotel impossible's last episode on the last season. I think it was 2019 it had so many bed bugs and Cockroach it was a infested place. The workers went home with bed bugs on them and they didn't even sleep there they were in the couches the video games all kinds of electronics. The two Indian guys who bought it for a steal could only afford to eradicate bed bugs from half of the hotel so they closed the other half. The water park had major issues in the episode. And the last video I saw on KZfaq about this it had went through a major cutting. It will probably be better torn down at this point. If I remember right in the TV episode they said it cost 50 million to build. And the two guys bought it for 2.1 million at its second auction. Which for a place that big is a steal. had they just care a little bit enough to keep it up to date and do a few minor upgrades in maintenance. This probably would still be a great hotel. Look how well a Great Wolf Lodge has done and the other one I can't remember its name. Due to cedar points being so close. Hope someone can eventually one day renovate the whole place and eradicate the bug infestation and maybe turn this thing back into something. Hell would make a good place for Google to start another place.

I used to go here when I was a kid

Bruh, I know this is that other place you said not to tell, but this building seemed so familiar (decor wise) to the water park/ hotel in Pigeon Forge all the way south in TN. Been a while though.. my god, almost ten years (summer of 2011.)

Ohio has too many indoor water parks so its no wonder why the mismanaged ones like Maui Sands, Fort Rapids, and Coco Key closed down. California only has one by comparison with a second one set to open in 2021. This looked like it was trying to be a knockoff of a Great Wolf Lodge, which is the market leader in indoor water parks. Really nice Columbus sunset from the roof by the way.

Lol, this is Fort Rapids just outside Columbus. Not far from where I live. Heard they closed it cause of sanitary issues? Got the nickname "Crapids" from locals. Regardless, the fact that the rooms are all made and actually look super high quality is insane! You'd never be able to tell that the place was secretly a total shithole under all that. It almost looks like there are people constantly maintaining it despite it having been closed for half a decade. (Also, not a very good censoring job. You can see the name at 7:15 and multiple other times inside the park.)

Man i used to go here all the time as a kid 😮 so weird to see it like this

This is sick i went here as a kid all the time

i really want to know what were the violations so big it closed down a water park and the entire hotel

Heh, I actually do know where this is 😂😂😂

Even if they could bring Fort Rapids up to code and reopen it, one would have to question how much business sense it would make to invest the money, since they would be competing with three similar destinations just a couple hours away: two Great Wolf Lodges, one to the southwest in Mason (Near Cincinnati), and one to the north in Sandusky, as well as a Kalahari Resort, also in Sandusky.

It is still available to go to 😮

this is a great wolf lodge ive been to 1 before.

i was at this water park when it was open in 2012 back in middle school man i remember my girlfriend and i going through the buckets filled with water that would dump on us and going on field trips to remember the the big bucket that dump down when it was full of water and the black slide i rode on with my mom it was awesome

I live near here in Etna Ohio I have actually been there multiple times as a kid