San Jose Shuts 23-Acre CaliBunga for Summer Overhaul, Delaying Reopening for Years
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Updated · KQED · Jun 14
San Jose Shuts 23-Acre CaliBunga for Summer Overhaul, Delaying Reopening for Years
3 articles · Updated · KQED · Jun 14
Summary
San Jose’s only major standalone water park will remain closed through the summer as the city and a newly selected operator prepare a broader transformation of CaliBunga.
No reopening date has been set; the city said the operator will work toward bringing visitors back only “in the coming summers,” extending the shutdown during a heat-prone season with temperatures near 97 degrees.
The 23-acre Lake Cunningham site—known for decades as Raging Waters—has served South Bay families since 1985 and includes 14 water slides and a 350,000-gallon wave pool.
The closure leaves Great America’s smaller South Bay Shores in Santa Clara as the area’s main remaining water-park option while San Jose pursues a reimagined aquatic destination.