 The park's owner still held 13 years on the original 29 year lease for the land, which he then subleased to the operators of the Wild Rivers water park, the Camp Frasier (later Camp James) summer camp and the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre.Construction on Wild Rivers "Mountain" began in 1985 and the park itself opened in 1986.Wild Rivers was also featured on the final episode of the first season of TV series "Malcolm in the Middle", titled "Water Park."