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The Wakepark

wakeparksthailand.com

Thailand has 14 cable wake parks - zero in Rayong or the Eastern Economic Corridor, where 180,000 registered foreign workers and 24.78M Chonburi visitors a year sit without one. The Wakepark is a premium 3-cable facility on 15 rai, converting an audience that Wakeparks Thailand already owns into a physical venue. Asia Pacific is the fastest-growing cable wake market globally at 9.2% CAGR.

KEY STATS

Y1 REVENUE
USD $1.41M
5Y EQUITY IRR
~95%
EQUITY PAYBACK
~22 mo
APAC CAGR
9.2%

BUSINESS MODEL

  • 01Day passes: 900 THB weekday / 1,100 THB weekend (2-hour session)
  • 02Memberships: 3,500 THB / month unlimited or 28,000 THB annual
  • 03Lessons: 1,200-2,500 THB per person (group to private coaching)
  • 04F&B: 350-480 THB avg spend, 65% gross margin, 75-83% rider capture
  • 05Events: corporate offsites 80-120K THB, birthdays 25-40K THB, comps 150-300K THB
  • 06Phase 2: SUP / inflatable park / yoga / accommodation (~7.5M THB / yr)

WHY NOW

Chonburi province alone pulled 24.78M visitors in 2024 (+17.9% YoY) with zero cable parks in the EEC. The Wakeparks Thailand media channel already owns top-of-funnel search and captures the existing intent - every other operator in the country has to buy traffic. Land in Rayong is still affordable. Asia Pacific adventure tourism is compounding at 19.8% CAGR through 2033.

5-YEAR EXIT PLAN

PRIMARY PATH
Cash-flow hold + Phase 2 land uplift
Y5 TARGET VALUEUSD $6-9M asset value
MULTIPLE5-7x stabilised EBITDA

Single-asset leisure business. Y5 EBITDA ~USD $1-1.3M plus freehold land appreciation in the EEC. Not venture math - hospitality / adventure-tourism math.

ALTERNATIVE PATHS
  • 01Sale to a Thai hospitality or adventure-tourism operator
  • 02Franchise / brand licence into 2-3 secondary Thai markets
  • 03Refinance at Y3, return capital, continue to compound

Figures above are forward-looking targets based on current assumptions and are not guaranteed. Actual performance may differ materially. See full disclosure.

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