Lake of the Ozarks resort to open in 2026
Madison Stuerman
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
The first phase of a new resort at the Lake of the Ozarks is now expected to open in Summer 2026.
Todd Schneider, co-managing partner of SkyView Partners, told ABC 17 News the amusement park and parking garage at the Oasis at Lakeport are now scheduled to open next summer. The second phase, which includes the resort and water park, is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2027.
Oasis at Lakeport is a $300 million entertainment district planned for Osage Beach along Highway 54 and Jeffries Road, next to the Grand Glaize bridge.
The project was announced in 2022 with an original opening timeline in 2024.
Schneider said the timeline has been pushed back after complexity with site work and the acquisition of time share properties.
Schneider told the Osage Beach Board of Aldermen in November that all of the timeshare properties and the Lakewood complex had been closed.
“Eminent domain was not used and was never considered a path for us, as I mentioned prior, we had constant communication, near constant communication, with the HOA board, and worked together to come up with a solution that we felt was more than fair and reasonable for everybody,” Schneider told the board.
Work stopped at the site in the Fall of 2024. Schneider said in November that this happened because they wanted to limit the number of times they had to blast out rock underneath powerlines that powered the timeshares.
Schneider told ABC 17 over email light construction is currently talking place but heavy construction will start again next month.
The project includes plans for amusement rides and attractions, including a 200-foot-tall observation wheel along with hotels, restaurants, an amphitheater, a marina and a boardwalk.
Last week, Skyview Partners announced that one of the restaurants that will be featured at the resort will be Napoli Bros. Pizza & Pasta, an Italian restaurant out of Chesterfield.
The Osage Beach Board of Aldermen approved the development plans for the resort and entertainment district in June 2023.
Plans include the construction of the Lakeport Marriott Resort and Conference Center. It would include more than 400 hotel rooms and a 30,000 square foot conference center.
Rendering of Napoli Bros. Pizza & Pasta. Courtesy of Skyview Partners