Former Bed, Bath and Beyond eyed for indoor slide park’s first Ohio location

COLUMBUS, Ohio ( WCMH ) — A shuttered Bed, Bath and Beyond in Columbus could undergo a $500,000 renovation to become an indoor slide park's first Ohio location.

Named Slick City Action Park, the chain is aiming to open at 1170 Polaris Parkway near Polaris Fashion Place, according to a permit under review by the city of Columbus. The Ohio park is one of more than a dozen locations Slick City is developing across the nation, with parks already open in Arizona, Colorado, Missouri and Texas.

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Each Slick City park features slides from the "slick slide" portfolio, a series of indoor slides that leverage "proprietary slide surface technology in order to generate an experience like that of a water slide in their speed and performance," according to the company's site.

"We're dedicated to constant innovation — unveiling new slides frequently and focusing on in-house development processes," Slick City's site states. "Thirty-four patents have already been filed or granted for our proprietary slides and technology."

The Columbus permit lists the cost of renovating the former Bed, Bath and Beyond as $500,000. It also details Slick City's transformation process as building out "space for indoor recreation to include modification/expansion of existing restrooms, expansion of mezzanine, new managers office, kitchen and concessions area, vendor installed activities, and seating areas."

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Bed, Bath and Beyond announced the closure of the Polaris location in fall of 2020, along with the chain's store at 1750 Hill Road North in Pickerington. The chain then filed for bankruptcy last year and shuttered additional central Ohio stores , including the location at 3750 Easton Market near Easton Town Center and at 1717 W. Lane Ave. in Upper Arlington.