Amusement Parks and Water Parks in America By: Zoey Cummings ​
A is for,Adventure Landing, ​ Jacksonville Beach
Adventure Landing has a lot of rides for the kids but, one ride will have older kids and adults excited. The 3D Max Flight ride is roller coaster simulator, it ranges from simulating roller coasters to space flights to submarine adventures, plus you can chose your own intensity level.
B is for Belmont Park, San Diego ​
Belmont Park is an amusement park along the beach. The park has a lot of games and some rides. The park’s coaster is the Giant Dipper, this exciting ride goes through some exciting dips and turns.
C is for, Cypress Cove Family Aquatic Park
Cypress Cove has lots of water slides and a lazy river. They also have an area for little kids to splash and play in.
D is for dollywood Splash Country, Pigeon Forge Tennessee
Dollywood Splash Country is located in Pigeon Forge Tennessee, the whole park is themed around Dolly Parton’s childhood of swimming in the rivers around the great smoky mountains. It includes many waterslides and over 24 rides in general.
E is for Elitch Gardens, Denver Colorado
Elitch Gardens is an amusement park that your whole family will enjoy! Elitch Gardens is filled with thrill rides water rides kiddie rides, games and so much more! They also include Fright Fest in October, they say family by day, fright by night.
F is for Frontier City, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Frontier City has a great selection of rides for everyone, thrill rides, family rides, kiddie rides and a water park. If you are a thrill ride person you could choose one of the 4 amazing roller coasters. But maybe you are a more mellow ride person try the ferris wheel or maybe bumper cars.
G is for Great Wolf Lodge, Poconos Pennsylvania.
Great Wolf Lodge PA is great for the whole family, it has water slides and an indoor and an outdoor pool. Some of the things they have is, The Double Barrel Drop, this water slide sends you through two funnel shaped drops. They also have The Bigfoot Pass, this is an ​ agility course that you can go through.
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is for, Hershey Park, Hershey Pennsylvania
Hershey Park has a large selection of rides to choose from. In family rides you have, the Tilt-A-Whirl, the Skyview, the Twin Turnpike, the Pirate Ship and more. For thrill rides you have 13 rollercoasters to pick from, the Fahrenheit, the Great bear, storm runner, skyrush and even more too. They also have a good selection of water rides and kiddie rides.
I is for Indiana Beach, Monticello Indiana
Indiana beach is another park that has a large selection of Thrill rides, Family rides, Kiddie rides and Water rides. In the water park they have 6 water slides for everyone to enjoy. In their kids rides they have, a frog hopper, a merry go round and some more rides as well. Don’t forget they have family rides and thrill rides as well.
J is for Jolly Roger Amusement Park, Ocean City MD
Jolly Roger is in MD and has two different locations, the park includes 3 roller coasters and many other activities.
K is for Kentucky Splash Waterpark, Williamsburg Kentucky
Kentucky Splash Waterpark has mini golf, a go kart track plus a lazy river, pools and water slides. The waterpark is good for everyone, even if you don’t like to swim, you can do other activities as well.
L is for Lakeside Amusement Park, Lakeside Colorado
Lakeside amusement park has a variety of rides for everyone. They have a merry-go-round and the train, they also have some larger rides too like the Cyclone Coaster or the Chipmunk. They also have some spinning rides and family rides everyone will enjoy!
M is for Michigan’s Adventure, Muskegon County Michigan
Michigan’s Adventure is another amusement park that everyone will love. From roller coasters, to thrill rides, to kiddie rides, family rides and water rides, the whole family will love this park!
N is for Nashville Shores, Nashville Tennessee
Nashville Shores gives you a variety of things to do, some of which aren’t waterpark rides. You can go boating on a lake, or you could go ziplining. But of course you still have the whole water park to enjoy as well.
O is for Ocean Breeze Waterpark, Virginia Beach VA
Ocean Breeze Waterpark has over 30 different rides and is fun for the whole family. It includes a huge swimming pool, a variety of slides, and so much more.
P is for Pacific Park, Santa Monica CA
Pacific Park is an amusement park that looks out on the Pacific Ocean. It has tons of rides including, Pacific Wheel, Pacific Plunge, Sea Dragon, Frog Hopper and so much more.
Q is for Quassy Amusement Park, Middlebury CT
Quassy Amusement Park has the normal kiddie rides and thrill rides and all that stuff but, this park has an activity so creative and fun everyone will love it. Quassy Amusement Park has laser maze, it is a room filled with crossing laser beams and you have to try to get through without breaking or touching the beams.
R is for Raging Waters, San Jose CA
Raging Waters is a water park that has water theme parks inside such as San Jose and San Dimas. Some of the rides include the wave pool, and a water slide that you jump off of.
S is for Six Flags America, Marlboro MD
Six Flags is a very popular amusement park. Some of the rides include, The Joker’s Jinx, Batwing, Mind Eraser, The Wild one, Great Chase, Ultra twister, and many others.
T is for Typhoon Lagoon, Orlando FL
Typhoon Lagoon is a water park consisting of tons of rides. Some of the many are, Gang Plank Falls, Humunga Kowabunga, Crush ‘n’ Gusher, Mayday Falls, and Keelhaul Falls.
U is for Universal, Orlando FL
Universal is one of the most popular theme park. Universal consists of hotels, rides, water rides, short funny shows, inside roller coasters, and 4D/3D things. This place has so many things to do, it never gets old.
V is for Valleyfair Soak City
Valleyfair is a waterpark that is connected to an amusement park but the waterpark is so great I will just tell you about that. Soak City has a wave pool, slides, sand volleyball and a junior lifeguard program.
W is for Walt Disney
Walt Disney is well known as Disney World, Disney World is a place for everyone! Disney has rides and stores, plus restaurants, water parks and other attractions. Some of the rides include, the Haunted Mansion and the Rock and Roller Coaster.
X is for X Flight, Marlboro MD
X Flight isn’t a park but it is a roller coaster located and Six Flags. This ride opened on May 16 2012 and was the 4th winged coaster in the world.
Y is for Yellowstone Bear World
Yellowstone Bear World isn’t an amusement park either but it will give fun to the whole family. They offer drive through wildlife tours and a petting/feeding zoo.
Z is for Zoom Flume
Zoom Flume water park is located in New York and is filled with exciting activities. They have slides, a wave pool and a zip line, plus more water activities.
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