The surf is up in Foley: Tropic Falls at the OWA entertainment complex is ready to open its newest attraction, a giant wave pool with built-in stage and screen for multimedia entertainment.

The wave pool, called Big Water Bay, flanks the multimillion-dollar indoor water park that Tropic Falls opened last fall. Big Water Bay opens to the public Friday, along with the Coastal Curl wave simulator that provides a stationary wave for board sports.

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The indoor slide park, the first attraction of its kind in the region, features six full-size water slides, a cluster of smaller slides in a children’s area and a lazy river. It was built with a retractable roof and giant side doors partly to facilitate year-round climate control. Starting Friday, those side doors will allow direct access to the outdoor Big Water Bay Area.

Kristin Hellmich, director of external communications for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, said the wave pool will run on a cycle of approximately 10 minutes on, five minutes off. It has a range of settings and can generate waves up to about eight feet tall, she said, so it can be adjusted “depending on what the experience is that we want to create for our guests.”

For those who want to avoid heavy surf, the pool’s irregular shape includes a sheltered side pocket, where the waves will be less intense than in the main pool. Other amenities include a new outdoor restaurant, Breakers Bar & Grill.

Hellmich said ticket prices aren’t going up because of the new feature. A combo ticket that includes access to the Tropic Falls theme park, with its roller coasters and other rides, as well as the water features is $63 plus taxes and fees if purchased online, $69.99 at the gate. A theme park-only ticket is $26.99, and there is no water park-only option. Family packs and season passes also are available; see visitowa.com for details.

There is no admission charge to enter Downtown OWA, the dining, shopping and entertainment area adjacent to Tropic Falls.

Hellmich said that several ideas for expansion are “on the drawing board,” for Tropic Falls, but the opening of the wave pool is likely to be the last major development for a while. OWA plans to hold Grand Opening ceremonies for Tropic Falls on April 14. For OWA overall, she said, the next major feature coming online is an RV park with around 180 spaces. It’s expected to open this summer.

“The Tropic Falls expansion has been more than three years in the making and is evidence of our continued commitment to seeing our vision through at OWA,” said Cody Williamson, President/CEO of Creek Indian Enterprises Development Authority (CIEDA). “Leading the development arm of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, we focus on continually investing in projects, like OWA, which allow us to remain a strong economic partner for the State of Alabama.”

A lineup of programming for the stage and screen at Big Water Bay is in the works, Hellmich said. Information will be posted on the park’s website.

“We’ve been hearing rumors it [the screen] would be great for an Alabama-Auburn game,” she teased.