Theme Parks

While visiting Pennsylvania test your motor skills at a speedway or get drenched on a giant waterslide! Don't miss these popular Pennsylvania theme parks.

Philadelphia & Countryside

Bushkill Park
2100 Bushkill Park Drive
Easton, PA   18040
610-258-6941

A fun-filled Pennsylvania family entertainment center, the rides of Bushkill Park are sure to entertain and amuse. In addition to the exhilaration of roller coasters and bumper cars, the park offers a roller skating rink, as well as accommodations for private parties and group outings. Check their calendar of events - chances are there's a date in your time slot.

Terry Hill Waterpark
10000 Hamilton Blvd.
Breinigsville, PA   18031
610-395-0222

An assortment of water rides makes this Pennsylvania waterpark a favorite for both residents and visitors. Pick a hot summer day to cruise down the Lazy River ride or enjoy a carefree ride down one of four waterslides while the kids explore one of their own three child-friendly waterslides. Afterwards, dry up in the sun as you tee a perfect 18 in miniature golf.

Grand Carousel at Peddler's Village
608 Marie Street
Lahaska, PA   18931
215-794-8960

Restored in 1992 to its original shape and form, this majestic old-world carousel is one of only 26 which still grace the earth with their rotating antiquity. The grand carousel is adorned with over 950 dazzling lights and forty-six hand-carved wooden figures. Kids and adults alike will love what this operational piece of amusement history has to offer to their Pennsylvania trip.

Pittsburgh & Countryside

Outlaws' Family Entertainment Center
120 Bunyan Drrive
Somerset, PA   15501
814-443-9511

At Outlaws' Family Entertainment Center, the whole family will enjoy a firmly-packed day of fun. Zoom with carefree recklessness down the go-kart tracks, or swing your best in one of the many batting cages this grand feature of Somerset dons in the summertime. All you need is a few quarters to enter into the virtual realm of one of many arcade games. Adults visiting Pennsylvania will particularly enjoy the on-site driving range.

Sandcastle Water Park
1000 Sandcastle Dr.
Homestead, PA   15120
412-461-0500

Arrive when the Pennsylvania sun is at its peak, leave when the water's cooling off, and in-between, enjoy a day of fun-drenched adventure. Allot enough time to ride all of the 15 waterslides this Pennsylvania waterpark has to offer, or roll down the Lazy River before you rise to the challenge that the rockin' wave pool presents to visitors. Afterwards, dry off as you play the midway games or race down the Formula 1 Speedway.

SeaBase Family Fun Center
770 E. Pittsburgh Street
Greensburg, PA   15601
724-838-8376

Take the whole family indoors for this smorgasbord of entertainment and activities. Kids visiting Pennsylvania will partake in the endless delights offered at SeaBase, which include miniature golfing, riveting arcade games and everyone's favorite competitive pseudo-sport, lazer tag. Children ages 5 and under will be kept busy in the park's labyrinthine climbing tubes, and afterwards kids will want to saunter down the tracks of the kiddie train.

Alleghenies & Valleys

Fairway Freeze
54 Montgomery Avenue
Lewistown, PA   17044
717-994-0815

At this riveting center whose specialty is fun for the whole family, the entire group from adults down to babies will have something to enjoy. Located in Lewistown of the beautiful Alleghenies region of Pennsylvania, this amusement park provides lushly entertaining activities such as miniature golf and batting cages, ensuring that any trip to Fairway will be a delightful one.

Wild River Waterpark
100 Chipmunk Crossing
Entriken, PA   16638
814-658-3500

Wild River is the perfect spot for when the Alleghenies experience overheating. Pennsylvania travelers can cool their feet in one of many rides, which include thrillers such as twisting slides and speed slides. The core adventure-seeker will brave the whitewater inner tube slide, a simulated river ride. Children will delight in the children's splash pool. With all these options and more, Wild River Waterpark ensures a delightfully wet time for families of all walks of life.

Leap The Dips
Lakemont Park Frankstown Road
Altoona, PA   16602
800-434-8006

Leap The Dips holds an impressive superlative title, and guests visiting Altoona won't want to miss out on the chance to ride on the oldest roller coaster of not only Pennsylvania, nay America, but the world's oldest roller coaster. You heard us right. Leap The Dips is the world's oldest roller coaster, featuring immaculately restored wooden cars and plush antique leather seats. Once you take your seat on Leap The Dips, you'll entertain the same experience that guests were able to in the year of 1902.

PA Great Lakes Region

Splash Lagoon Indoor Water Park Resort
8091 Peach Street
Erie, PA   16509
814-217-0463

Splash Lagoon contains an expansive tonnage of water all within its four walls. With an adept plumbing system, this indoor water park provides shelter from the sun in more ways than one. As such, the park is open year-round, maintains an internal temperature of 84 degrees, and offers water-seeking guests nine water slides, several pools, a 12-level tree house, hot tubs, and Lazer Tag. Hungry Pennsylvania visitors will want to mozy down to the in-resort restaurant for some delightfully good food.

Conneaut Lake Park
12382 Center Street
Conneaut Lake, PA   16316
814-382-1065

The park you step foot into when visiting Conneaut Lake has been situated at the edge of Pennsylvania's largest natural glacier lake for over one-hundred years. Visit the amusement park contained on its expanse while you're there - one of the only amusement parks to combine the thrill and adventure of theme parks with the rustic beauty of a sandy shore. Rides include the renowned Blue Streak wooden roller coaster for those who prefer to tempt a fast-paced fate. Children will delight in the Kiddieland provided for those ambling little ones.

Waldameer Park & Water World
220 Peninsula Drive
Erie, PA   16505
814-835-7435

There's anything but a shortage of entertainment at Waldameer to keep the entire family exhilarated all day long. A plethora of amusement and water rides make this tantalizing hubbub of thrill a tempting Pennsylvania destination, and adding to its allure is an endless supply of arcade and midway games, savory refreshment centers, and even the occasional live show. Every age and size is welcome to join in on the fun, as kid-friendly attractions make this a must for any toddler-toting Pennsylvania-plodding family.

Pennsylvania Dutch Country

Maize Quest Fun Park
251 E. Maple Lawn Road
New Park, PA   17352
(717) 382-4879

Maize Quest Fun Park can proudly claim home to the most people-sized mazes of anywhere in the world. If you find yourself in this Dutch Country destination, hang on to that thought, because even the most self-aware guest will soon be lost in any one of a variety of human-sized labyrinths. Once you've find yourself again, head to over 20 park attractions. Children are eagerly invited to participate in the endless and aimless fun you'll find at Maize Quest.

Dutch Wonderland Family Amusement Park
2249 Lincoln Highway East
Lancaster, PA   17602
717-291-2257

Dutch Wonderland Park declares itself to be "A Kingdom For Kids!" With more than 30 kid-friendly rides, a themed water play area, and an interactive children's theatre, it's hard to miss the empirical evidence that has consistently ranked this park as one of the Top 5 Best Children's Parks in the World and is sure to make it a prime Pennsylvania destination for your child.

Fun Castle Fun Center
3054 Buchanan Trl. East
Greencastle, PA   17225
717-593-9621

Head over to Pennsylvania's Fun Castle Fun Center and experience the multitude of enjoyable activities which await you. Both adults and children will want to speed down the track in their respective go-kart gears, and when they join up after the race they can challenge each other to a duel in one of many state-of-the-art arcade games. We're not sure which is better, the miniature golf course or the castle moon-bounce. Whatever your personal preference dictates, there's something at Fun Castle for everyone. Birthday parties eagerly accommodated with prior reservations.

Northeastern PA Mountains Region

Camelbeach Waterpark
I-80, Exit 299
Tannerville, PA   18372
570-629-1661

The family won't want to miss this super theme park whose specialty is having fun in the wet, wet water. Camelbeach features a grand total of 22 waterslides, the most in this water-loving state. New rides are a common occurrence, so you'll see this total rise more than likely, and all summer long guests are invited to experience the drenching thrills here, which range from miniature kids-only slides to multi-person raft rides. Guests traveling to Pennsylvania won't want to miss surfing and boogie-boarding at this water-stocked theme park.

Lahey Family Fun Park, INC.
500 Morgan Highway
Clarks Summit, PA   18411
(570) 586-5699

This incorporated theme park offers a variety of fun for the whole family. Whether you're bringing the kids for a special fun-filled day or are traveling group-style, Lahey welcomes you to experience the variety of excitement contained within its premises. Batting cages, miniature golf, go-kart tracks, bumper boats, and video arcades are just some of the attractions you'll find waiting for you at this fun-filled Pennsylvania theme park.

Shawnee Place Play and Water Park
Hollow Road
Interstate 80, Exit 309
Shawnee on Delaware, PA   18356
(570) 421-7231

Geared toward children, Shawnee Place Play and Water Park offers over 15 unique outdoor play activities for the young water lover aged 2 to 12. Juniors can slide down one of several exhilarating waterslides, or exercise their young creative minds in the Cool Activity Pool. Supervised activities and entertainment are offered, and daily shows premiere in the Magic Theatre. Don't miss out on Juggling Workshops and the infamous Water Balloon Toss.

PA Wilds Region

Jesse's Dream Park
10291 Route 36
Sigel, PA   15860
814-752-6447

Be careful, or you might lose yourself inside the vast labyrinth of Jesse's Dream Park, a Pennsylvania anomaly worth seeing. Or should we say not seeing? The darkest place in Pennsylvania threatens to swallow you whole inside its dazzling pitch-black interior, punctuated with stunning laser and strobe lights. The surreal ambience is abetted by a cast of eerie music and sounds. Jesse's is truly a unique experience, and features a 20-tee sheltered Golf Driving Range in addition to its windy Mysterious Maze.

Cook Forest Fun Park
2952 Route 36
Leeper, PA   16233
814-744-9404

Cook Forest Fun Park, a premier family fun park located in scenic Cook Forest, offers the premier location in the Pennsylvania wilds for go-karting, mini and regular bumper boats, and other attractions which cater to the delights of all ages, including a beautiful 18-hole miniature golf course complete with scenic waterfalls, streams and ponds. Let gravity coerce you down a waterslide before you cave in to the various morsels offered at the in-park snack bar. Arcade games and shaded picnic grounds only add to the diversity of entertainment offered in this Northwest Pennsylvania favorite.

Wet 'N Wild Acres
RR 1 Box 50
Brookville, PA   15825
814-752-2600

When the Northwest Pennsylvania region heats up, this is where its residents and visitors go to cool down. Wet N' Wild acres offers the wet fun guests will expect from waterslides and bumper boats, as well as go-karts, miniature golf, arcade games, and horse and pony rides for the water-locked landlubber. Kids will lose themselves while zooming down the kiddie mini-go-kart track. Picnic shelters and a well-stocked snack bar ensure that guests will never go hungry.

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