a second renovation of orchard beach started in 1995, with a new sand-filling project to replace the sand that had been lost since the last such project in 1964. a proposal for a water park at orchard beach was revealed as part of a plan to bring visitors back to the beach. that proposal was effectively canceled in 1999 due to large opposition from city island residents. a few years later, as part of the city's ultimately unsuccessful bid for the 2012 summer olympics, several facilities in pelham bay park were proposed for upgrades. the city had planned to renovate the beach's pavilion at a cost of $23 million, with the south wing being used for fencing and the north wing for swimming and water polo.