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Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark in Grand Prairie

Grand Prairie's new water park is a highly anticipated venue.

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There's a new opening date for the Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark, the recreational facility in Grand Prairie, and it's going to be accompanied by all of the fanfare and splashy prizes one would anticipate for such a huge, major, big event.

The date is January 12, with doors opening at 5 pm. The gates will open at 8 am, and not a minute before. No sleepovers allowed.

Located at State Highway 161 and Waterwood Drive, the water park is an indoor-outdoor venue that'll be open year round, thanks to a retractable roof.

It's part of The Epic recreation center, which will feature fitness equipment, indoor tracks, a digital library, and recording studio. The complex will also have a 5,000-seat amphitheater, and more than two miles of trails.

January 12 is a Friday. They'll open the parking lot at 8 am, allowing enthusiasts to hang out all day for giveaways and prizes:

The first 50 people in line will receive an annual pass to the facility.
The next 50 people in line will receive a $100 gift card.

However, this will not be an IKEA event. There vill be no overnight camping, no oversized vehicles such as RVs or trailers, and no arrival before 8 am. Nein!

Individuals receiving annual passes must be over the age of 3 years old, and the annual passes are non-transferable — IE, the recipient must be the user of the annual pass. No forcing your kid to wait in line and then snatching the pass away from him.

Some people have already purchased annual passes, and those are getting invited to an exclusive preview party on January 5, from 6-9 pm.

The park also hosted a "first to slide" video contest, and have posted some entries on YouTube under the hashtag #epicwatersgp. The winners will be announced this week.

Those winners will get their own separate entrance to get into the park first, and will not be counted in the total for the first 100. They already won a contest and don't get to win another.

The park will have nine water slides, including an outdoor wave pool, a lazy river, an activity pool, a children's area, and an arcade. There will be cabanas, a full-service grill/bar, and private party/meeting areas, both indoor and outdoor.

The slides include the Lasso Loop, the tallest indoor aqualoop in the nation; and the Aquanaut, the first double-rider ride, letting you ride with a friend.

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REALITY CHECK

Bravo reveals premiere date for bawdy small-town Texas reality show

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Small Town Trouble: Texas premieres November 18.

Bravo is not pitching its latest reality romp as The Real Housewives of Boerne. But minutes into the new trailer for Small Town Trouble: Texas, one of the cast warns, “Don’t talk about my husband,” following in the footsteps of Lisa Rinna, Wendy Osefo, and Meredith Marks.

In other words, viewers will get what they came for when the series premieres on November 18, gussied up in a pair of sparkly knee-high boots. Small Town Trouble is set in Boerne, a Hill Country suburb 30 minutes outside of San Antonio.

According to the series description, Small Town Trouble (nee Secrets, Lies, Texas Wives) “follows a charming yet unconventional group of wives, mothers, and social insiders alongside their respective husbands, as conservative values of small-town life collide with forbidden attraction, messy friendships, and shocking secrets.”

One of the key revelations appears to be the fact that some women are attracted to women (gasp), even if they're married to men.

"You would be surprised how many women are married with traditional families, but also sleeping with women," says former Big Brother star Aaryn Williams in a confessional. "It's a lot."

That’s contrasted with castmate Hailey Head, who is shown kneeling in front of a cross in the trailer — and wearing a diamond-encrusted one around her neck. But she’s dealing with her own drama with partner Josh Marsalis.

Other castmates include recovering evangelical Annari Uys, self-professed “Queen of Boerne” Alli McAnelly, and preacher’s daughter Gabby Hernandez Huffman. The latter met husband Jordan Huffman on a sugar babies site, adding to what might amount to a 2026 redux of “Harper Valley PTA.”

It remains to be seen whether Bravo’s famously opinionated audience will take to the new series. The network has dipped its toes into Texas for two failed series, first with Real Housewives of Dallas in 2016 and then in San Antonio for the one-season Texicanas.

But viewers should probably be prepared to hold their saddles tight. Small Town Trouble: Texas premieres with a two-hour episode at 8 pm on November 18 on Bravo. Episodes will stream the next day on Peacock. You can watch the trailer below:

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