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FARGO —Slick City Action Park will be sliding into home, right on schedule.

At the beginning of this year, franchise partner Dan Bryant told The Forum he hoped the indoor slide park/entertainment center at 3430 Jacks Way S., Fargo, would be open by Thanksgiving. 

Construction on the 30,000-square-foot building has gone so well that it now should open to the public 10 days before Turkey Day: Monday, Nov. 17.

Bryant chalks up the punctual timeline to Slick City’s general contractor.

“Gehrtz Construction has done a phenomenal job. They’re so good at coordinating subcontractors,” he told The Forum. “Quite honestly, I picked them for that reason.”

Visitors to the site can already envision what the completed park will look like, as most of the major components are in place. 

Thirteen slides in fluorescent colors twist, curl and swoop along the west wall. They are supported by a labyrinth of black metal towers, which house the steps up to the various different slides.

“We are one of the first Slick Cities to get the newer slides, which are all fluorescent from the standpoint that they light up under blue light,” Bryant says.

Huge murals in matching colors glow from the black walls. Several of the images are uniquely Fargo, including a big bison in sunglasses, a Fargo Theatre sign and the train car parked near the historic Northern Pacific Depot in downtown Fargo.

“When they put in all these blue lights too, not only does the paint reflect that but it can also make the wall look like it is moving, to some degree,” Bryant says.

As complete as the construction looks, Bryant says there are still hundreds of finishing details which need to be done before they get their certificate of occupancy Nov. 1.

The restrooms are lined with beautiful ceramic tile but still need fixtures. Rubber flooring has to be installed around the slides while the polished-concrete floor is finished in the open areas. The basketball and volleyball air courts must be installed and the miniature play equipment for the children’s room isn’t built yet.

Once that punch list is completed, staff training can begin. That will be followed by a private “friends and family” opening to work out any last-minute issues.

So right now, the atmosphere is one of choreographed chaos, as painters, carpenters, metalworkers, concrete-workers, electricians and special Slick City slide installers buzz around each other while intently concentrating on their specific tasks.

“We have a lot to pack into the next two weeks, but they assure me it’s all going to come together,” Bryant says. “Even in one week, it will be dramatically different. Signage should be up next week on the outside of the building.”

Bryant isn’t alone in this venture. He’s building and running the business with partners Ryan Goodman, Brady Nash, Derek Brandenburg and Lucas Sjule.

Bryant didn’t disclose the exact amount spent to build Slick City, although he said it was in the “multi-millions of dollars.”

However, he already had an idea of how expensive it can be to start a family entertainment center, as he built Fargo’s SkyZone Trampoline park in 2014.

Bryant sold SkyZone several years ago and said he didn’t intend to get back into family entertainment until he learned about Slick City. One of the major advantages is Slick City’s broader appeal across different age ranges and fitness types.

“This is more of an ‘all thrill, no skill’ thing,” Bryant said in an earlier interview. “This serves a wider demographic of age, which is a positive.”

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