Rapid City will soon be home to a brand new vacation venue.
Developers announced they plan to build a new 93,000-square-foot water park.
Rapid City developer Robert Akers, Sr. announced that construction will begin this month on the five-story resort.
Rippin' Rapids will offer waterslides, tubing rides, rock climbing, a zip line and a rope course.
It will also boast South Dakota's first wave machine for surfing.
The park should be ready for tourists by spring of 2014.
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