Island Report: Destruction of Waves Resort is underway There are piles of pilings, broken swimming pools, a lazy river that has run dry and boats that look more like crushed tin cans. Author: Dale Rankin Updated: 10:27 PM CDT May 12, 2021 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — After an announcement two months ago that the Waves Resort on Padre Island would be torn down, the work is just now underway. It's only been a week since crews began tearing it down. It turns out it takes a lot less time to tear down a waterpark than it does to put one up. There are piles of pilings, broken swimming pools, a lazy river that has run dry and boats that look more like crushed tin cans.