A slippery slope to enjoyable: Fargo’s new Slick City opens Friday – InForum

FARGO — Fargo has a brand new indoor leisure possibility this winter: a warehouse stuffed with slides.

Slick City Fargo opens Friday, Nov. 14, providing greater than 30,000 sq. ft of sliding enjoyable. The park options slides with names like “the big wave” and “the avalanche,” and sliding expertise designed by a former NASA engineer.

“Like a water park, but you don’t get wet,” mentioned Dan Bryant, managing member of Slick City Fargo. “The response has been just phenomenal. I mean, we couldn’t have asked for a better response so far. So really excited about that.”

The concept got here to Bryant three years in the past after visiting a good friend who ran a Slick City location in St. Louis.

“At the time, I’m like, this is really interesting, right slides. So I immediately knew that there was not enough to do in Fargo,” Bryant mentioned.

Bryant and his enterprise companions broke floor in March. In addition to slides, the park features a sport court docket and a concessions stand. Visitors can e-book 90-minute or two-hour classes on the enterprise, 3430 Jacks Way S.

“It’s up and down, pardon the pun,” Bryant mentioned. “For the most part, it’s been almost all excitement, adrenaline. We’re excited for it, but at the same time, you gotta take your hits to get there.”

Cullen Holt / WDAY News

Cullen Holt is a sports activities anchor and reporter for WDAY News, whereas dealing with play-by-play duties for highschool and choose school sports activities.