Park It!

Finally...it's the unofficial start of the summer season and time to visit (or make plans to visit) seasonal theme parks, amusement parks, and water parks. Wherever you may live in the U.S., or wherever in the U.S. your summer vacation travels may be taking you, you can discover where to find coasters, dark rides, and water slides by checking out my handy-dandy find-a-park guides. You can search for theme parks and amusement parks by state or by the name of the theme park. If you want to get soaked (in the literal, not the figurative sense), find water parks by state or by the name of the water park. It's an incredibly exciting season, with loads of new attractions, coasters, water rides, and other more. Get a heads-up on the latest, greatest thrills at my overview of what's new at parks for 2005. OK, now that you've got everything you need, make your plans and get outta here. It's a short season.