The guide is arranged alphabetically by U.S. state. This page includes what's new for the 2006 season at water parks in U.S. states from North Carolina to Wisconsin plus Canada.
The previous page includes what's new for the 2006 season at water parks in U.S. states from Arizona to New York.
NORTH CAROLINA
Paramount's CarowindsCharlotte, NC
Boomerang Bay
The park is expanding and renaming its water park. New attractions will include Jackaroo Landing, an interactive water play structure with a tipping bucket.
Wet'n Wild Emerald Pointe
Greensboro, NC
Dragon's Den, a raft bowl ride.
To learn more about bowl raft rides, see my review of Dragon's Den at Splish Splash in New York.
OHIO
Fort Rapids WaterparkColumbus, (near Port Columbus International Airport), OH
New indoor water park resort
Geauga Lake
Aurora (near Cleveland), OH
Tidal Wave Bay
The Wildwater Kingdom water park expansion conitnues with a new wave pool this season.
Great Wolf Lodge at Paramount's Kings Island
Kings Island (near Cincinnati), OH
New year-round indoor water park resort.
PENNSYLVANIA
CamelbeachTannersville (in the Poconos) , PA
Dual FlowRider surfing ride
To learn more about surfing rides, see my review of FlowRider at the Kalahari Indoor Water Parks in Ohio and Wisconsin.
Idlewild
Ligonier (East of Pittsburgh), PA
Captain Kidd’s Adventure Galley
The pirate-themed interactive water play structure in Idlewild's water park will include six slides and a tipping bucket.
TENNESSEE
DollywoodPigeon Forge (in the Smoky Mountains, near Knoxville)
Fire Tower Falls
A pair of 70-foot speed slides are coming to Dollywood's Splash Country water park.
TEXAS
Six Flags Fiesta Texas
San Antonio, TX
New water park attractions
Armadillo Beach gets 3 new water rides, including the Whirlpool bowl ride. The new Splashwater Springs is an interactive water play area for younger kids.
To learn more about bowl rides, see my review of Hurricane Hole.
Schlitterbahn Galveston Island
Galveston Island, TX
New outdoor and indoor (year-round) water park. Will inlcude a FlowRider surfing ride and a "transpotainment" system to shuttle riders to the slides.
WASHINGTON
Great Wolf Lodge Chehalis ReservationOn the Chehalis Reservation in Grand Mound, Washington
New indoor water park resort.
WISCONSIN
Chula Vista ResortWisconsin Dells, WI
Huge, new indoor water park
The resort will become one of the major players in the Dells with the addition of a new 80,000-square-foot indoor water park. New attractions will include an uphill water coaster, a lazy river, a family raft ride, speed slides, and the Mayan Rainforest interactive water play structure with a tipping bucket.
Great Wolf Lodge
Wisconsin Dells, WI
Huge, new indoor water park
The indoor water park resort is adding Bear Track Landing, a huge expansion with a wave pool and 8 new slides.
Check out the Great Wolf Lodge's video preview of its Bear Track Landing expansion.
Noah's Ark
Wisconsin Dells, WI
Time Warp, a raft bowl ride.
To learn more about bowl raft rides, see my review of Dragon's Den.
Wilderness Indoor Water Park Resort
Wisconsin Dells, WI
Wild Water Dome and Dueling Mammoths
The humongous resort (now with over 200,000 sq. ft. of indoor water park fun) encloses its wave pool under a translucent roof that will allow year-round tanning. It will also open Dueling Mammoths, a family raft ride in which passengers will "compete" to see which raft finishes first.
CANADA
Fallsview Indoor WaterparkNiagara Falls, Ontario
New indoor water park.
Great Wolf Lodge in Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls, Ontario
New indoor water park resort.
