{"id":22903,"date":"2022-06-09T10:20:44","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T10:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/editionap.ca\/?p=22903"},"modified":"2025-12-23T03:55:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T02:55:41","slug":"calypso-waterpark-bought-by-u-s-reit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/refletnews.ca\/en\/affaires\/calypso-waterpark-bought-by-u-s-reit\/","title":{"rendered":"Calypso Waterpark bought by U.S. REIT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">U.S.-based real estate investment trust EPR Properties has acquired Calypso Waterpark and Village Vacances Valcartier resort near Quebec City for $142 million US, or around $179 million Canadian. Oklahoma-based Premier Parks will manage the properties, but Sylvain Lauzon, president and chief operating officer at Calypso-Valcartier Group, will continue to lead operations.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cThere is simply no other group in our industry that has more experience designing, building and operating visitor attractions,\u201d Lauzon said about Premier Parks. \u201cWe look forward to working together to grow our parks and continue to offer unforgettable memories for our visitors.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Premier Parks manages more than a dozen amusement and water parks in North America, and Calypso will join them. 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