MKSK Studios Associate Principal Cullen Meves

MKSK Studios Associate Principal Cullen Meves speaks at the State of Aurora event. MKSK is developing Aurora Park, a 47-acre public park on the grounds of the former Sea World Amusement Park. Wendy DiAlesandro/The Portager

Plans for Aurora Park at Geauga Lake main focus of this year’s state of the city address

- Wendy DiAlesandro

Aurora Park at Geauga Lake took center stage at Aurora’s 2026 State of the City event, held Feb. 25 at Aurora Meadows.

Aurora purchased the former SeaWorld property and Geauga Lake in 2024, planning to redevelop it into a public park.

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