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Now here is an unusual amusement park.  The Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari is both an amusement park and water park all in one.  The park is located in Santa Claus, Indiana and, as you would expect, they celebrate Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and the 4th of July.  They have tons of roller coasters, water rides, [...]

The Six Flags White Water water park is located near Atlanta, Georgia and was first opened in 1999 (originally called White Water Atlanta).  This park made Travel Channel’s top 10 water park list recently.
Let’s start with the thrill rides.  They have one called “Dragon’s Tail” which has a 250-foot triple drop.  Another one is called [...]

This is quite the indoor water park!  Located in Wisconsin, it is the largest indoor water park in the nation, in terms of square footage (250,000 square feet).  Wisconsin, itself, has more indoor water parks than any other state (the first indoor water park in the nation started here).  This particular water park is called [...]

Ace Adventure is an adventure outfitter situated on 1,500 acres and provides plenty of outdoor activities.  They are located on the New River Gorge National River in West Virginia, referred to as the “Grand Canyon of the East”.  They are most popular for white water rafting which is how they got their start.  Over the years, [...]

Blizzard Beach is a water park located in Walt Disney World Resort, Florida.  The theme of this park has a story behind it.  The story goes that a huge freak blizzard hit Florida and overnight a ski resort popped up with slalom, tobogganing, and iceberg walkways.  When the weather quickly warmed back up again and [...]

Kalahari is a huge indoor water park themed after the African Kalahari desert.  They have several locations, but the one in Ohio is officially America’s largest indoor water park.  The facility, due to its unique roof, allows in about 75% sunlight so guests can get a suntan anytime during the year.  They can accommodate about [...]