A group of real estate investors hope to convert Gilroy Gardens,
a family theme park nestled along the foothills of Hecker Pass,
into a $200 million water park and high-end resort that could
attract visitors from across the globe.
A group of real estate investors hope to convert Gilroy Gardens, a family theme park nestled along the foothills of Hecker Pass, into a $200 million water park and high-end resort that could attract visitors from across the globe.
The proposal, delivered Friday morning to city and park officials by a pair of real estate consultants and investors with Alliant Real Estate and Financial Services in Campbell, comes as Gilroy City Council mulls a $12.4 million purchase of the 536-acre site.
“We’re not going to turn that resort into a Six Flags or Great America,” said Robert McDuff Sr., an investor and consultant with Alliant. “We don’t want it to become something where we have people come to the city of Gilroy for just one day, but for a few days. It will be a regional resort and a worldwide attraction. We already get people from Japan and Europe for the Garlic Festival. Why not enhance that and do it nine months of the year?”
