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/ July 11, 2026
Holiday World ’ Safari 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
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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
Emerald Pointe Water Park, known today as Wet ‘n Wild Emerald Pointe, has been a fixture of Greensboro, North Carolina since it first opened in 1984 following a preview run in September 1983. Spanning roughly 40 acres just south of downtown, it packs in more
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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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/ July 7, 2026
Water Country USA is a water park located in York County, Virginia, just outside Williamsburg. Opened on June 20, 1984, it bills itself as “Virginia’s Largest Family Water Park” and is owned by United Parks & Resorts, the same company behind neighboring Busch Gardens Williamsburg.
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/ July 7, 2026
Dorney Park traces its roots to 1860, when Solomon Dorney built a trout hatchery and picnic resort on his estate outside Allentown, Pennsylvania. The grounds grew into a full amusement park by 1884, making it the fifth-oldest continuously operating amusement park in the United States
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/ July 7, 2026
California’s Great America opened on March 20, 1976, as Marriott’s Great America, one of two nearly identical Americana-themed parks Marriott built that year (the other became Six Flags Great America in Illinois). Sitting on 112 acres in Santa Clara, right in the heart of Silicon
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/ July 7, 2026
Guaranteed Rate Field has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago White Sox since it opened on April 18, 1991, right across 35th Street from the site of the original Comiskey Park. Built for about $137 million, it was one of the last stadiums
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/ July 7, 2026
Golden 1 Center opened on September 30, 2016, in the heart of downtown Sacramento, California, replacing the aging ARCO Arena as the home of the Sacramento Kings. Built on the site of the former Downtown Plaza shopping center, the $558.2 million arena anchors the larger
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/ July 6, 2026
Splish Splash is a 96-acre water park in Calverton, New York, on Long Island. Founded by Tony Gentile and Chip Cleary, it opened to the public in May 1991 and has grown into the largest water park in the New York tri-state area, drawing crowds
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/ July 6, 2026
White Water Bay was a water park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that first opened its gates on May 23, 1981 under the name White Water. The park changed hands in 1991 when Premier Parks acquired it and rebranded it as White Water Bay, the name
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