By Pam Nicholls, GSAC Board Member
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Pelican Bay, Seagate, Park Shore, and Naples Cay residents have launched a petition against a proposed development of a three-acre water park at the Naples Grande Resort on Seagate Drive.
They object to the project, which would see the existing tennis courts on the east side of the property demolished to make way for a lazy-river water wonderland of rides, slides, and water features. Last month, the 474-room beachfront resort announced plans for a comprehensive renovation to begin April 1, 2026.
The proposed water park construction site is just yards from several communities, including Bay Villas and Serendipity, and across the street from Seagate.
Patrick Wack, President of the Seagate homeowner’s association, is working closely with Bay Villas’ Carol Grones on resistance to the plan. They say the water park would have enormous negative implications for noise, traffic, safety, parking, and flooding in the neighborhood. “It’s like putting the Great Wolf Lodge into a densely populated residential area that already has two churches, a school, a hotel, and a shopping mall,” said Wack.
When the topic came up at a recent city council meeting, City councilman Ray Christman noted, “to put an amusement park in this location is a terrible idea.”
As the address is just outside the City’s northern limits City Council won’t have a say on permitting the development. The Pelican Bay Foundation and the County will need to approve any plans.
The petition Stop Clam Pass Cove Water Park has amassed 1800 signatures so far. To sign, please click here.
The Naples Grande Resort as it is today.
The proposed water park would replace the existing tennis courts adjacent to Crayton Road and Seagate Drive.
