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Cedar Point
Sandusky (on Lake Erie)
(419)-627-2350
Affiliated water parks: Castaway Bay Indoor Water Park Resort and Soak City outdoor water park.
Coney Island
Cincinnati
(513) 232-8230
Erieview Park
Geneva-on-the-Lake
The small, traditional park closed in 2006.
Geauga Lake
Aurora (near Cleveland)
NOTE: The amusement park closed permanently in 2007. The water park, however, is still open.
Wildwater Kingdom
Jungle Jack's Landing at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Powell (near Columbus)
NOTE: The amusement park and the adjacent Zoombezi Bay water park used to be known as Wyandot Lake.
Affiliated outdoor water park: Zoombezi Bay Waterpark
Kings Island
Mason (near Cincinnati)
Affiliated outdoor water park: Boomerang Bay
Affiliated indoor water park: Great Wolf Lodge at Kings Island
Memphis Kiddie Park
Brooklyn (near Cleveland)
(216) 941-5995
Classic park built in 1952. Very small with 11 rides, including a kiddie roller coaster. Geared to families with children from 2 to 5 years.
Paramount's Kings Island
Mason (near Cincinnati)
NOTE: Paramount sold the park. It is now known simply as "Kings Island."
Affiliated outdoor water park: Boomerang Bay
Affiliated indoor water park: Great Wolf Lodge at Kings Island
SeaWorld Ohio and Six Flags World of Adventure
SeaWorld used to operate a separate marine life park. Between 2000 and 2003, Six Flags bought SeaWorld Ohio, combined it with Geauga Lake, and called the mega-park Six Flags World of Adventure. Six Flags sold the property to Cedar Fair in 2004. Cedar Fair closed the marine life park and reverted to the park's original name, Geauga Lake.
Wyandot Lake
Powell (near Columbus)
The park closed in 2006 and reopened in 2008 as Zoombezi Bay Waterpark and Jungle Jack's Landing, both part of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.
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