Questions on viral water park supposedly coming to Colorado [Video]

DENVER — Follow this reporter down a rabbit hole – one that has consumed more of my valuable work time than my bosses would probably prefer.

My suspicion started with a tip about a viral Facebook post from one of those pages that posts a lot of Colorado memes – “All About Colorado.” The post from May 20 announced a new “water thrill park” coming to Denver in the summer of 2025. The post promises nine “attractions” including a world-record-breaking water slide. It’s called Glacier Beach Colorado.

The post got more than 4,000 responses from users on Facebook, 1,400 comments and 1,800 shares.

The tipster noted this wasn’t the first time a post about Glacier Beach Colorado went viral. In fact, it happens almost like clockwork. Each year since 2022, a verbatim post gets nearly the …