The American Water Ski Educational Foundation (parent organization of the Hall of Fame) and the USA Water Ski (national governing body of water skiing) joined forces to build a new home for the sport, located on Florida's Interstate 4, only 20 miles West of Disney World. This exciting new location will include an expanded, interactive Museum/Hall of Fame, administrative offices and a ski lake (coming soon).

The facility offers the sport unlimited opportunities for growth and exposure. Visitors are able to plunge into the rich history of this American-born sport and ride the wake of its growth through vibrant displays and fast-paced audio-visual productions. A water sports ski lake will offer visitors the chance to feel the intensity of the sport -- touch the water, hear the roar of the towboat engine, see the sun glint and twinkle through a wall of slalom spray -- leaving them with a keen desire to slice a glassy lake surface on a slick graphite board. Welcome to water skiing.

Advantages of the New Location

• Increased Visibility -- Directly on I-4

• Visitation Explosion -- 100,000 visitors expected annually

• Worldwide Showcase -- Increased Prestige befitting an Olympic-affiliated sport

• Growth, Growth, Growth -- more exposure, increased awareness, increased membership

• Lake Activities -- technical testing, clinics, demonstrations -- generate excitement

• Expanded Museum/Hall of Fame

  • Hands-on, interactive exhibits

  • Exciting Audio-Visual Presentations

  • Cooperating Manufacturers Display "Tools of the Sport"

  • Room to display vast number of archives

  • Expanded, user-friendly library

  • Open Archives/Climate-controlled closed archives

  • Gift Shop

• Increased, modern office space and technology