Wet 'n Wild

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For the Australian waterpark in Gold Coast, Queensland, see Wet'n'Wild Water World.

Wet 'n Wild is a chain of United States water parks.

Founded by SeaWorld creator George Millay in Orlando, Florida in 1977, the company also has a park in Greensboro, North Carolina. It is considered the first major water park in the United States, and Millay was given the first ever Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Waterpark Association who named him the official "Father of the Waterpark."

Other Wet 'n Wild parks were located in Las Vegas, Nevada, Salvador,Brazil,Rio de Janeiro,Brazil,São Paulo,Brazil, Garland, Texas and Arlington, Texas. The Las Vegas park was closed by the landowners, Archon Corporation in September 2004 to make way for a proposed casino megaresort, the Garland park was closed in 1993 while the Arlington park was purchased by Six Flags over Texas and rechristened Six Flags Hurricane Harbor. Salvador and Rio de Janeiro´s park closed due lack of visitors, São Paulo´s park is located in Vinhedo, a small town near the capital and is still running.

Mr. Millay sold the Orlando park to Universal Orlando in 1998. He retired and moved to San Diego, California where he died on February 7, 2006.