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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Yahoo
10 must-visit water parks to cool off in NY this summer: See the list
If you're looking to beat the heat this summer, New York state has many water parks to cool down at. From water-filled rides like the Hydro Racer and Rip Tide Tube Slide at Seabreeze Amusement Park in the Rochester area to The Megalodon and Cowabunga Falls at SplashDown Beach in the Hudson Valley, there's fun for everyone. Here are 10 water parks to check out across the state this summer. Six Flags Darien Lake Theme Park Where: 9993 Allegheny Road, Darien Center Hours: Monday-Tuesday 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Wednesday-Sunday 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Cost: Tickets start at $35 online More information: Seabreeze Amusement Park Where: 4600 Culver Road, Irondequoit Hours: Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Cost: Ticket prices range from $43.99 to $31.99; 2 & under are free More information: Roseland Waterpark Where: 250 Eastern Blvd., Canandaigua Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Cost: Ticket prices range from $39.95 for regular admission to $29.95 for youth admission; 2 & under are free More information: Six Flags Great Escape Where: 89 Six Flags Drive, Queensbury Hours: Sunday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Cost: Tickets start at $35 online More information: SplashDown Beach Where: 16 Old Route 9 West, Fishkill Hours: Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., typically; Saturday-Sunday 10 a.m.-7p.m. Cost: Ticket prices range from $59 for adults to $54 for children and those 62 and older More information: Enchanted Forest Water Safari Where: 3183 Route 28, Old Forge Hours: 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. starting July 1 Cost: Ticket prices range from $44.99 for adults to $41.99 for children; 2 & under are free More information: See the list: 7 natural swimming spots in NY worth the summer road trip Zoom Flume Water Park Where: 20 Shady Glen Road, East Durham Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Cost: Ticket prices range from $44.99 to $37.99; 2 & under are free More information: Splish Splash Water Park Where: 2549 Splish Splash Drive, Calverton Hours: Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday-Sunday 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Cost: $74.99; 2 & under are free More information: What to know: How much does a typical day at Seabreeze cost? Greek Peak Cascades Indoor Water Park Where: 2000 NY-392, Cortland Hours: Monday, Thursday and Friday 4-7 p.m.; Friday 4-8 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Cost: Tickets are $44; 23 months & under are free More information: Splash Indoor Water Park Resort Where: 92 East 1st St., Oswego Hours: Friday 4-8 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: Ticket prices start at $20, depending on the day; 2 & under are free More information: Emily Barnes reports on consumer-related issues for the USA TODAY Network's New York Connect Team, focusing on scam and recall-related topics. Follow her on X and Instagram @byemilybarnes. Get in touch at ebarnes@ This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: 10 must-visit water parks to cool off in NY this summer: See the list Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
When is Six Flags closing two parks? What we know about closing dates
Summer 2025 will be the final season for one state's only Six Flags location. Six Flags Entertainment announced the upcoming closure of Six Flags America and its accompanying waterpark, Hurricane Harbor, in a press release that called the move a "difficult decision." The Bowie, Maryland, location is the second planned closure announced by the company since May. Park closures: Six Flags plans to close this 49-year-old California park in 2027 "As part of our comprehensive review of our park portfolio, we have determined that Six Flags America and Hurricane Harbor are not a strategic fit with the company's long-term growth plan,' Six Flags President & CEO Richard A. Zimmerman said in a statement. The announcement was shortly followed by news that Six Flags California's Great America of Santa Clara, California, would also be closing, though not until 2027. The amusement company currently operates 42 parks across the United States, Mexico and Canada, according to its website. Six Flags America and its accompanying waterpark, Hurricane Harbor Maryland, will both close their gates for good at the end of the 2025 season. `According to Six Flags' press release announcing the closures, the location's final day will be Nov. 2, 2025. The parks' calendar details the specifics of the wind down, showing that both Hurricane Harbor and Six Flags America will begin operating on weekends only, plus Labor Day, beginning on Friday, Aug. 22. Hurricane Harbor will welcome its last guests on Saturday, Sept. 6, but Six Flags America will remain open on weekends through the Halloween season for Fright Fest, officially closing its gates to the public on Sunday, Nov. 2. Six Flags California's Great America won't close until the end of the 2027 season, unless the company chooses to extend or accelerate that timeline. The park was originally poised to close by 2033, then-owner Cedar Fair told CBS News in 2022. That date was bumped up after Cedar Fair and Six Flags merged in 2024, in part due to the park's lease expiring, USA TODAY previously reported. 'Unless we decide to extend, and exercise one of our options to extend that lease, that park's last year without that extension would be after the '27 season,' Six Flags' chief financial officer, Brian Witherow, told investors in May. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: When are Six Flags America and California's Great America closing?
USA Today
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
When is Six Flags closing two parks? What we know about closing dates
Summer 2025 will be the final season for one state's only Six Flags location. Six Flags Entertainment announced the upcoming closure of Six Flags America and its accompanying waterpark, Hurricane Harbor, in a press release that called the move a "difficult decision." The Bowie, Maryland, location is the second planned closure announced by the company since May. Park closures: Six Flags plans to close this 49-year-old California park in 2027 "As part of our comprehensive review of our park portfolio, we have determined that Six Flags America and Hurricane Harbor are not a strategic fit with the company's long-term growth plan,' Six Flags President & CEO Richard A. Zimmerman said in a statement. The announcement was shortly followed by news that Six Flags California's Great America of Santa Clara, California, would also be closing, though not until 2027. The amusement company currently operates 42 parks across the United States, Mexico and Canada, according to its website. When is Six Flags America closing in Maryland? Six Flags America and its accompanying waterpark, Hurricane Harbor Maryland, will both close their gates for good at the end of the 2025 season. `According to Six Flags' press release announcing the closures, the location's final day will be Nov. 2, 2025. The parks' calendar details the specifics of the wind down, showing that both Hurricane Harbor and Six Flags America will begin operating on weekends only, plus Labor Day, beginning on Friday, Aug. 22. Hurricane Harbor will welcome its last guests on Saturday, Sept. 6, but Six Flags America will remain open on weekends through the Halloween season for Fright Fest, officially closing its gates to the public on Sunday, Nov. 2. When is Six Flags California's Great America closing? Six Flags California's Great America won't close until the end of the 2027 season, unless the company chooses to extend or accelerate that timeline. The park was originally poised to close by 2033, then-owner Cedar Fair told CBS News in 2022. That date was bumped up after Cedar Fair and Six Flags merged in 2024, in part due to the park's lease expiring, USA TODAY previously reported. 'Unless we decide to extend, and exercise one of our options to extend that lease, that park's last year without that extension would be after the '27 season,' Six Flags' chief financial officer, Brian Witherow, told investors in May.
CBS News
6 days ago
- CBS News
Six Flags Great America, Hurricane Harbor in Gurnee bringing back chaperone policy this week
Six Flags Great America and Hurricane Harbor in Gurnee, Illinois, said they will bring back their chaperone policy starting Thursday. The policy requires guests aged 15 and under to be escorted by a parent, guardian, or adult aged 21 or older. The policy will be in effect all day from July 17 to 20, and then from 5 p.m. until close after that through the end of the season. The park said it could also implement the policy starting earlier in the day as they need to. Chaperones must have a valid government-issued photo ID with their date of birth at ticket entry. One adult cannot accompany more than 10 guests 15 years old or under, and they must remain in the park and stick with their party. Guests 16 and older must also show a government photo ID. If not, they will be denied entry. Guests 15 and under without a chaperone will be removed from the park during chaperone hours. In a notice to parents and guardians, the park said, "Parents or guardians are responsible for the behavior of their minor children. Appropriate behavior and supervision are the responsibility of the parent/guardian and is always expected." The reinstatement of the policy comes a week after shots were fired in the parking lot of Six Flags Great America. Police said their preliminary investigation found there may have been a fight before someone opened fire. Police said they were not able to find anyone who had been struck by the gunfire. In August 2022, two people, a 17-year-old boy and a 19-year-old woman, were wounded in a shooting in the front entrance parking lot of the amusement park. The park said the chaperone requirement applies to all one-day ticket holders, season pass holders, and members.
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Six Flags plans to close this 49-year-old California park in 2027. Is the Illinois one next?
Six Flags is likely to close its California's Great America park in Santa Clara, California, at the end of the 2027 season. The park's lease is coming to an end, and the company's chief financial officer, Brian Witherow, told investors in May that there were no current plans to extend the lease. 'Unless we decide to extend, and exercise one of our options to extend that lease, that park's last year without that extension would be after the '27 season,' he said during a question and answer session at the company's investor day this spring. The remarks were first reported by People. California's Great America was originally opened in 1976 by the Marriott Corporation and traded hands multiple times before coming under ownership by Cedar Fair in 2006. Cedar Fair and Six Flags merged in 2024. Cedar Fair had previously announced plans to close the park by 2033 after the operator sold the land to a logistics company, CBS News reported in 2022, but Six Flags decided to move up the closure date with the lease expiring. There are no plans to shutter the Six Flags Great America located in Gurnee, Illinois, about 40 miles north of Chicago. According to reports from NBC Chicago, even though the park has merged with Cedar Fair and plans to close another park in Maryland, the Illinois park is slated to stay open. The Six Flags in Gurnee originally opened in 1976 as Marriott's Great America before Six Flags took it over. Six Flags also announced in May that it would close Six Flags America and Hurricane Harbor in Maryland at the end of this season. The final day of operation for both of these parks will be Nov. 2, 2025. Zach Wichter is a travel reporter and writes the Cruising Altitude column for USA TODAY. He is based in New York and you can reach him at zwichter@ This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Six Flags may close a California park. Illinois park is staying open.
