That freeze has reached Rotterdam as well. Specifically, at the start of the new year, it got so cold that RiF010, a wave pool in the Rotterdam city center, froze with a sheet of ice. When they ...

SHIMA, Mie Prefecture--Construction of what is touted as equal in size to the world’s largest wave pool is due for completion here by summer 2026 at a cost of 4 billion yen ($26.3 million).

Mandatory Credit: Jarrad Henderson-USA TODAY / Jarrad Henderson-USA TODAY Summer 2025 will be a significant season for the Virginia Beach community as a multi-million dollar wave pool will be opening.

A multi-phased development, the initial construction effort will be around the wave pool, a skatepark, as well as a 132-room hotel, restaurants and even a surf shop. “With the launch of ...