If you’re a Garden Grove resident hoping to escape the heat this summer by splashing around in a water park, you better break out that slip n’ slide instead, because Garden Grove officials said no to a Latino-themed water park proposal for the Willowwick Golf Course.

The Proposal included a Latino Hall of Fame, 14 lagoons, Aztec, Inca and Mayan riverwalks, a television broadcast from the park featuring Latino artists and a 1,500-room hotel as part of his project.

This proposal is one in a long line of proposals though - because Garden Grove is planning to revitalize the city by way of amusement parks. Yes, plural, two amusement parks. The theory, leach off neighboring Anaheim’s Disney Land constant stream of tourist.

I don’t know how I feel about this tactic though. It will probably bring in the cash, but then you have an amusement park in the city (actually in Santa Ana, but the golf course land is owned and operated by Garden Grove). I have always thought that amusement parks look junky - sorry for saying so. They only need to be there a few years before their looks start to degrade. Also, we already have Disneyland, California Adventure and Knotts Berry Farm.

Does Orange County need another amusement park?