News

Before you go riding the rides, playing the games or cooling off at Water World, here is what you should know about Erie’s theme park at 220 Peninsula Drive. Starting on May 3, Waldameer Park ...
Right now, Waldameer is only open on weekends, but that will change closer to summer. Water World opens Memorial Day weekend.
The fifth oldest continuously operating amusement park in the country has opened its doors once again for the season.
Time Twister, the new thrill ride at Waldameer Park & Water World, was running but not yet open to riders on April 27, 2025, one of the park's photo days for season pass holders. The new ride is next ...
Kennywood, which was sold this year, operates a Potato Patch and holds a copyright on the name. Waldameer renamed its stand The Tasty Tater.
This is the water park’s eighth time being honored in the USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards and first time breaking the ...
But it's not just attractions that could be seeing some of the effects of tariffs. The entertainment and movie industry is ...
A beloved Erie roller coaster is receiving national recognition. Waldameer & Water World’s Ravine Flyer II has been ranked the #4 roller coaster in the country, according to USA ...
The park will operate on a weekend schedule until June 1, after which it will transition to summer hours starting June 7. It ...
Change remains a constant at Waldameer Park & Water World in Erie, which opened for business in 1896. One of the changes coming to the park's concessions in 2025 involves fries at the Potato Patch ...