Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DJ Yokoyama, 11, center, of Mission Viejo, and others ride the waves at Shaka Bay at the new Wild Rivers water park in Irvine.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Guests visit Wild Rivers water park in 2022. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) A 12-year-old boy who visited an Orange County ...

The opening of a new water park in Orange County has some residents excited, though others are wondering how much water the park will use amid a prolonged drought in Southern California. The giant ...

The water park is 50% larger than the original, according to officials, and sits on 20 acres of land. Wild Rivers, a summertime favorite that shut down in 2011, made its big return on Sunday with a ...

While a waterpark is a great way to beat the summer heat, many people flocking to the now officially open Wild Rivers in Orange County are searching for the old fun they remember from their childhood.

Wild Rivers water park in Irvine is finally open after being closed for 11 years. The new park is 50% larger than the original, with over 20 acres of fun, and 20 family-friendly attractions for both ...

Wild Rivers in Irvine is back! California’s newest water park is open 7 days a week from now until late August (when kids go back to school), and then it will be open on weekends until Oct. 1.

DJ Yokoyama, 11, center, of Mission Viejo, and others ride the waves at Shaka Bay at the new Wild Rivers water park in Irvine. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) For the record:10:32 a.m. July 15, ...

Starting Thursday, Southern Californians will see triple-digit temperatures as a heat wave sweeps into the weekend. The high temperatures will peak Saturday, and no one could be blamed for wanting to ...