It will be built next to the Showboat hotel, on land that is now a parking lot. But in the summer it can be opened on the top and on both sides to let the sun and the ocean air inside. The concert arena will be called “The Dome,” and will feature a retractable roof and sides in the winter or during inclement weather, it will be totally enclosed. On Wednesday, workers were still putting the finishing touches on machines including basketball hoops Skee-Ball, miniature golf, and an array of boardwalk-style games including water gun races, claw or crane games, and oversized video games like Pac-Man. Other aspects of the plans are on a similarly ambitious schedule: he says the indoor arcade, to be named “Lucky Snake,” will open on May 15. There also will be tax breaks on construction materials used for the project.īlatstein said he hopes to break ground on the water park by the end of May. The CRDA approved designation of the water park project as an entertainment retail district, which entitles it to an annual rebate of up to $2.5 million in sales tax generated by it for 20 years. The Showboat Hotel is located on the famous Atlantic City Boardwalk with the beautiful (free) beach at our door.This much loved landmark welcomes a new generation of families with spacious guestrooms and amazing amenities We are connected to the new Hard Rock Casino and just steps from The Famous Steel Pier. They are separate from the $100 million water park at the site which the agency approved for a tax incentive plan last December. Tuesday afternoon, a state agency, the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, approved indoor and outdoor entertainment plans for the Showboat.
