Hialeah’s Bucky Dent Water Park reopens after 7-year closure; free admission available before school starts

A former hot spot is making a cool comeback in Hialeah. Bucky Dent Water Park had been closed for the past seven years, but starting Friday, it s back in business for residents to enjoy before the start of a new school year. It was a grand reopening that was years in the making, and now the beloved water park is packed once more. Today is a huge milestone because, in Hialeah, we are reopening many of our facilities, we are investing historic amounts, said Hialeah Mayor Bryan Calvo. Officials gathered at the water park to celebrate the opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, calling it an opportunity for families to cool off from the summer heat in a fun way. We wanted to make this a priority, we wanted to open up for summer, said Calvo. Several families made sure to seize the opportunity in the park s first day back in operation in the waning days of student s summer vacation. I grew up living right across the street here after school, now I get to bring my ni