This week a 200-acre community development received unanimous approval from the Fort Pierce City Commission. At the center of the new Willow Lakes project will be a massive 56-module Wavegarden Cove facility as large as the one in South Korea. If all goes according to plan, the American Surf Parks development will be the first next-generation wave pool to open in the stoked-but-often-surf-starved state. Several projects have tried to get a footing in Florida and failed including the Sky Surfpark in Orlando, a Ron Jons in 2008 and Disneyland’s paddle-powered pool in 1972. Most recently the WSL pulled the plug on the Kelly Slater Wave Co facility after sinking $6million into the purchase of land. Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon, with limited surfing hours, is currently the only surf-able wave pool in The Sunshine State. American Surf Parks also has an ongoing development in Myrtle Beach South Carolina. Phil Dixon, founder of … Continue reading Fort Pierce project aims to break the Florida wave pool curse