NEWS: Former Yankee Candle Building Could Get New Slide Attraction

Williamsburg Planning Commission to consider permit for Slick City Action Park

The former Yankee Candle building at 2200 Richmond Road could become the home of an indoor action park called Slick City. (George Arbogust, Williamsburg Independent)

Planning documents indicate that the former Yankee Candle building on Richmond Road may soon have a new tenant. An application for a special use permit (SUP) has been filed with the City of Williamsburg in order to operate Slick City Action Park, which is a slide-focused family entertainment center. The building was recently purchased by a Virginia-based bowling alley operator, who subsequently decided not to open the attraction and has been looking to fill the space since.

Slick City Action Park bills its attraction as “the world’s first indoor slide and air court park” on its website. Using a franchise business model, the company has opened 15 locations, while 29 are under construction with more planned. The company’s goal is to “[c]ombine proprietary, ‘We’ve gotta do that!’ attractions with an exceptional guest experienc…