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/ July 11, 2026
Waldameer Park & Water World sits at the base of Presque Isle State Park in Erie, Pennsylvania, where it has drawn lakeside crowds since 1896 — making 2026 its 130th season. Originally a picnic ground called Hoffman’s Grove, the site was leased and renamed by…
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/ July 11, 2026
Idlewild Park, officially known as Idlewild and SoakZone, is a family amusement park tucked into the Laurel Highlands near Ligonier, Pennsylvania, about 50 miles east of Pittsburgh. Founded in 1878 as a campground along the Ligonier Valley Railroad by banking magnate Thomas Mellon, it is…
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/ July 11, 2026
Lake Compounce has been running rides above the same Bristol, Connecticut lake since Gad Norton opened it to picnickers in 1846, which is why it’s recognized as the oldest continuously operating amusement park in the United States. That history is still visible on-site: a 1927…
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/ July 11, 2026
Knoebels Amusement Resort has welcomed guests to Elysburg, Pennsylvania, since it first opened on July 4, 1926, and the Knoebel family still owns and operates the park a century later. Spread across roughly 150 acres of wooded grounds, Knoebels combines an old-fashioned picnic grove, a…
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/ July 11, 2026
Ocean Breeze Waterpark sits just two miles south of the Virginia Beach oceanfront, and it holds a title no other local attraction can claim: the only full-scale water park in the Hampton Roads region. What started in 1974 as a small slide operation called Jungle…
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/ July 11, 2026
Wild Water Adventure Park sits on 52 acres in Clovis, California, just outside Fresno, where the Siggers family has run a summer water playground since the property first opened for recreation in 1974 as Serena Vista Lakes, a tranquil fishing and camping spot. Greg Siggers…
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/ July 11, 2026
Kennywood opened on May 30, 1898, in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, just southeast of Pittsburgh, growing from a trolley-line picnic ground into one of the country’s most celebrated regional amusement parks. In 1987 it became one of only two amusement parks in the United States designated…
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/ July 11, 2026
Holiday World sits in the town of Santa Claus, Indiana, where retired industrialist Louis J. Koch opened it in 1946 as Santa Claus Land, making it one of the oldest theme parks still operating in the United States. The park was rebranded Holiday World in…
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/ July 10, 2026
Myrtle Waves has been Myrtle Beach’s largest water park since it threw open its gates on June 1, 1985, and heading into the 2026 season it’s still splashing away on Mr. Joe White Avenue, just off the Grand Strand. Four decades in, the park is…
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/ July 10, 2026
Wet ‘n Wild Emerald Pointe has been the go-to water park for the Greensboro area since it first opened in 1984, and after four decades of name changes, new slides, and new owners, it’s still packing families into its five pools and roughly 40 acres…
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/ July 10, 2026
Silver Dollar City is a themed amusement park in Stone County, Missouri, just outside Branson on the Indian Point peninsula of Table Rock Lake. Opened on May 1, 1960, the park grew out of Marvel Cave, a natural cavern the Herschend family leased in 1950…
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/ July 10, 2026
Dollywood is a 168-acre theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, co-owned by entertainer Dolly Parton and Herschend Enterprises, which handles day-to-day operations. The site traces back to 1961 as a small tourist attraction called Rebel Railroad, later renamed Goldrush Junction and then Silver Dollar City…
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/ July 9, 2026
Tormenta Rampaging Run at Six Flags Over Texas is the world's first giga dive coaster: 309 ft, 87 mph, a 95-degree drop, and six world records in one ride.
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/ July 9, 2026
It's not just speed. From weightless airtime to blackout-inducing G-forces, here's what actually makes a coaster feel unstoppable — and why your brain believes every second of it.
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/ July 9, 2026
Sahara Sam’s Oasis in West Berlin, New Jersey pairs a year-round indoor water park with a seasonal outdoor area, making it one of the few South Jersey attractions that works as a day trip in January and July alike. Whether you’re checking hours before a…
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/ July 9, 2026
Michigan’s Adventure sits just outside Muskegon and holds the title of the largest amusement park in the state, spreading across roughly 250 acres alongside its adjoining water park, WildWater Adventure. What began in 1956 as a small petting zoo called Deer Park has grown into…
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/ July 8, 2026
Camelbeach Mountain Waterpark opened in 1998 in Tannersville, Pennsylvania, as the summer counterpart to Camelback Mountain Resort’s winter ski operations. Built into the base of the Pocono Mountains, the park spans roughly 30 acres and has grown into one of the largest outdoor waterparks in…
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/ July 8, 2026
Worlds of Fun is a theme park in Kansas City, Missouri, that opened on May 26, 1973, on land developed by Kansas City Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt and Jack Steadman. The park originally drew its theming from Jules Verne’s Around the World in Eighty Days…
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/ July 8, 2026
Valleyfair has been the Twin Cities’ go-to theme park for 50 years, growing from a 26-acre park with 20 rides in 1976 into Minnesota’s largest amusement park — headlined today by the 207-foot hypercoaster Wild Thing and the newly expanded Superior Shores waterpark. Ownership changed…
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/ July 7, 2026
Zoombezi Bay is a 22.7-acre water park owned and operated by the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Powell, Ohio, just north of Columbus. It opened to the public on May 26, 2008, on the site of the former Wyandot Lake Adventure Park, which the zoo…
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