Made possible by one of the most memorable Christmas gifts, Klyde Warren Park today announced construction will begin on a next-generation, interactive ‘super-fountain,’
planned with far taller and more exciting jets than any other in the world.
Destined to become an iconic
Dallas landmark, the fountain is funded by a $10 million gift from longtime Klyde Warren Park board
member Nancy Best and her husband, Randy. The Nancy Best Fountain will adorn the Pearl Street entrance of the Park. Designed by Los Angeles based Fluidity Design Consultants, it features a central island of three stainless steel “trees” from which
water will pulse and soar to heights of more than 55 feet in the air. At the base of the fountain, children
and adults are welcome to frolic in the shallow, highly reflective pool, turning Klyde Warren Park into
one of the largest and most beautiful free water parks in Texas. Each evening, the fountain will come
alive, fireworks-like, with colorful light shows, sending streams of shimmering, color-lit water high into
the skyline, perfectly synchronized with high-fidelity, musical concert soundtracks.
“The only way to describe this fountain is spectacular,” said Jody Grant, chairman of the board of the
Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation. “It will truly be unlike anything seen before. When you look at aerial
photos of Dallas in the future, we firmly believe this is the ‘blimp shot’ you will see. It will be a signature
structure that by day beckons children at play and by night delights visitors with a spectacular show,
reminiscent of the Eiffel Tower light show in Paris.”
Design of the fountain is currently underway, with installation starting this summer. The Nancy Best
Fountain is anticipated to be completed by December 2021.
