Outback Lodge

Outback Lodge is a popular indoor theme/waterpark/hotel chain, it is themed to Australia and is located in several locations around North America.

History
The chain was founded in 1986.

Ownership History

 * Independent (1986-1990)
 * Outback Corp. (1990-1996)
 * Six Flags (1996-2003) [currently a franchise for 50% of the Dallas location]
 * Baker Amusements (2003-2010) [currently a franchise for 50% of the Lincoln location]
 * Ripley's (2003-2010) [Canadian Locations & 50% of Lincoln, Nashville and Denver due to financial problems]
 * CNL (2010-2014)
 * Blackstone (2011-2014) [50% of Orlando, San Diego and San Antonio]
 * Blackstone (2014-2015) [currently a franchise for 50% of the Tampa location]
 * Apollo Management (2015-present)
 * Cedar Fair (2016-present) [50% of Sandusky, Bloomington and Charlotte]

Current

 * OBL Wisconsin Dells (opened 1986)
 * OBL Sandusky (opened 1987)
 * OBL Pocono Mountains (opened 1988)
 * OBL Atlanta (opened 1990)
 * OBL Chattanooga (opened 1990)
 * OBL Orlando (opened 1991)
 * OBL Mobile (opened 1992)
 * OBL Charleston (opened 1992)
 * OBL Washington DC (opened 1993)
 * OBL Buffalo (opened 1994)
 * OBL Denver (opened 1994)
 * OBL Los Angeles (opened 1995)
 * OBL Fitchburg (opened 1995)
 * OBL Portland (opened 1995)
 * OBL Niagara Falls (opened 1996)
 * OBL San Francisco (opened 1996)
 * OBL San Diego (opened 1996)
 * OBL Dallas (opened 1997)
 * OBL San Antonio (opened 1998)
 * OBL El Paso (opened 1998)
 * OBL St. Louis (opened 1998)
 * OBL Houston (opened 1998)
 * OBL Anaheim (opened 1999)
 * OBL Las Vegas (opened 1999)
 * OBL Vancouver (opened 1999)
 * OBL Edmonton (opened 1999)
 * OBL Montreal (opened 2000)
 * OBL Oklahoma City (opened 2001)
 * OBL Little Rock (opened 2002)
 * OBL Nashville (opened 2002)
 * OBL Bloomington (opened 2003)
 * OBL Jackson (opened 2003)
 * OBL New Orleans (opened 2003)
 * OBL Lincoln (opened 2005)
 * OBL Indianapolis (opened 2006)
 * OBL Flint (opened 2006)
 * OBL Cincinatti (opened 2007)
 * OBL Columbus (opened 2008)
 * OBL Seattle (opened 2008)
 * OBL Billings (opened 2009)
 * OBL Charlotte (opened 2010)
 * OBL Quebec City (opened 2010)
 * OBL Miami (opened 2011)
 * OBL Jacksonville (opened 2012)
 * OBL Tallahassee (opened 2012)
 * OBL Santa Fe (opened 2013)
 * OBL Albuquerque (opened 2013)
 * OBL Phoenix (opened 2013)
 * OBL Flagstaff (opened 2014)
 * OBL Tampa (opened 2014)
 * OBL Williamsburg (opened 2015)
 * OBL Lubbock (opened 2015)
 * OBL Memphis (opened 2016)
 * OBL Knoxville (opened 2016)
 * OBL Salem (opened 2017)
 * OBL Kansas City (opened 2018)
 * OBL Mexico City (opened 2018)
 * OBL Saskatoon (opened 2019)
 * OBL Cozumel (opened 2021, initially planned for a 2020 opening, delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
 * OBL Panama City (opened 2021, initially planned for a 2020 opening, delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic)

Former

 * OBL Rochester (opened in 1989, closed in 2010) (converted into Rochester's Adventure Kingdom)

Trivia

 * Great Wolf Lodge's foundation was due to Jack and Andrew Waterman having disagreements with the executives over branding Outback Lodge and Noah's Ark together.