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Legendary NFL tight finish Rob Gronkowski took a seat outdoors a pool in Naples, Florida, with an exhausted look on his face.
It was not resulting from a scarcity of sleep or a busy schedule on Thursday morning. He was ripping the waterslides on the grand opening of Nice Wolf Lodge South Florida, the corporate’s first resort within the Sunshine State.
Gronkowski spoke to FOX Enterprise Digital after hours of going up and down the slides on the new 92,000-square-foot indoor water park, which additionally had an ideal charitable profit. Gronkowski unlocked $60,000 for Make-A-Want Southern Florida — $5,000 for every slide within the water park – and a number of other youngsters in this system loved time with “Gronk” as nicely.
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Rob Gronkowski has enjoyable at Nice Wolf Lodge in Naples, Florida. (Nice Wolf Lodge / FOXBusiness)
“I’ve been right here on the Nice Wolf Lodge since 7 a.m. this morning. I went down all 12 water slides. The Nice Wolf Lodge additionally teamed up with Make-A-Want. There’s been 12 Make-A-Want youngsters as nicely right here. All of us went down the water slides, had fun, and I really feel like a child once more. Everybody appears to be like at me as a giant child as a result of I’m a giant child close to and pricey to my coronary heart,” he stated.
“I had a variety of enjoyable. There’s no higher strategy to begin your day than happening the water slides. It wakes you up. Simply the fun of happening, getting water splashed throughout your face as nicely. Simply unbelievable. It’s the way in which to go, there’s little question about it. Simply to see the grins of all the children happening the water slides as nicely, that’s what it’s all about.”
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Gronkowski joined Nice Wolf Resorts CEO John Murphy on the resort he described as way more than only a child’s paradise. Whereas it does contain the water park, in addition to a 61,000-square-foot journey park, Gronkowski is aware of adults may have a good time like he did.
“I’m about to cross out. I’ve been going for 3 hours, I went up and down the slides like 12 instances. I’m telling you my quads are on fireplace. I don’t even should work out immediately, I can let you know that.
“It’s nice for the neighborhood, and what’s a lot particular about it’s I’m a a part of this neighborhood,” he defined. “My mother lives half-hour down the road in Fort Myers, so I do know all about this space. I do know all in regards to the Naples space, the Fort Myers space, and the Nice Wolf Lodge sits proper in Naples, which is tremendous near Fort Myers. My mother’s simply been nonstop explaining to me how superior this space is, and I go to her on a regular basis as a result of I’m a Tampa resident. I couldn’t be extra proud to be right here on the Nice Wolf Lodge.”
NFL legend Rob Gronkowski takes on a Nice Wolf Lodge waterslide with youngsters from Make-A-Want. (Nice Wolf Lodge / FOXBusiness)
Aside from impacting Make-A-Want, Gronkowski identified how the resort is providing a particular grand opening low cost as much as 40% off normal room charges, and with each reserving, a $10 donation can be made to the American Purple Cross to assist hurricane aid efforts.
The $250 million funding by Blackstone and Centerbridge Companions can even be creating 675 full- and part-time jobs with an estimated 500,000 annual guests. In flip, $5 billion in native financial exercise is anticipated over the subsequent 30 years.
“Over the previous 5 years, Blackstone has seen firsthand the enjoyment that Nice Wolf Lodge resorts convey to households, and the financial development and high quality jobs they convey to communities, which is why we’re so proud to have invested over $250 million alongside Centerbridge Companions to convey Nice Wolf Lodge South Florida to life,” Jacob Werner, Managing Director and Co-Head of Americas Acquisitions at Blackstone, stated.
NFL legend Rob Gronkowski poses at Nice Wolf Lodge’s grand opening in Naples, Florida. (Nice Wolf Lodge / FOXBusiness)
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“If the demand we’ve seen at Nice Wolf’s 21 different resorts throughout the North America is any indication, we’re assured that this lodge will grow to be a particular vacation spot for numerous households within the years to return.”
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