Waterpark operator Schlitterbahn - owner of the Galveston Island Waterpark in Texas, US – is in talks with a fitness club adjacent to the park with the view to buying the site to extend the park with new rides, additional parking and office and storage space.

Owner of the 38-year-old Galveston Health and Racquet Club, Tom Cook, says that he has been looking for an exit strategy since Hurricane Ike, which drove many of his locals away from Galveston island.

The 26-acre waterpark opened in 2006, but the park is fully developed and parking at its limit, which is preventing the park from further growth.