Allen is courting Wisconsin-based Kalahari Resorts and Conventions to build a 1.2-million square-foot waterpark and resort center in the city, less than two months after a wakeboarding park closed in the area.

It's been years since I suited up and got soaked at this overheated, oversized play zone. I was long overdue for a return trip.

The city of Allen is proposing actions to support the potential expansion of Kalahari Resorts & Conventions into the Dallas-Fort Worth market, which could bring significant economic benefits to the local community.

Kalahari Resorts, which boasts America's largest indoor water park, could open a new location in Allen. It would be near the McKinney border at the southwest corner of Hwy. 121 and Stacy Road. Kalahari already has successful locations in the Austin suburb ...