{"id":197103,"date":"2026-05-19T21:36:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T21:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/197103\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T21:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T21:36:11","slug":"rides-and-slides-wildwater-kingdom-set-to-open-this-weekend-allentown-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/197103\/","title":{"rendered":"Rides and slides: Wildwater Kingdom set to open this weekend | Allentown Area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>S. WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. &#8211; Dorney Park &amp; Wildwater Kingdom says it is officially kicking off water park season this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Wildwater Kingdom opens this Saturday, May 23, according to a news release from the park.<\/p>\n<p>Select attractions, entertainment and operating schedules are weather permitting and subject to change, the park says.<\/p>\n<p>The park says Wildwater Kingdom includes towering water slides, relaxing rivers, and splash-filled play areas.<\/p>\n<p>Returning favorites include Lightning Falls and Cascade, which has been enhanced as part of the park\u2019s recent water park improvements, along with the popular 21\u00b0 and Colder beverage location and refreshed retail experiences throughout the park, according to the news release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWildwater Kingdom is where so many families make their favorite summer memories together,\u201d said Kim Solis, park manager of Dorney Park &amp; Wildwater Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether guests are looking to relax, cool off or experience nonstop thrills, our team is excited to welcome everyone back for another unforgettable season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dorney Park recently welcomed guests back for Opening Day.<\/p>\n<p>The park says guests visiting this summer can also enjoy:<\/p>\n<p>More than 100 rides, slides and attractions across Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom<\/p>\n<p>Family attractions and kid-friendly adventures in Planet Snoopy<\/p>\n<p>Live entertainment and seasonal events throughout the summer<\/p>\n<p>Dining, snacks and refreshing treats across both parks<\/p>\n<p>Special summer entertainment including the all-new SPLASH! water parade<\/p>\n<p>For more information about 2026 operating days, tickets and season passes, people can visit the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sixflags.com\/dorneypark\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dorney Park &amp; Wildwater Kingdom website.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"S. WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. &#8211; Dorney Park &amp; Wildwater Kingdom says it is officially kicking off water park&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":197104,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[119,121,120,77123,8790,1507,87518,66308],"class_list":["post-197103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-allentown","tag-allentown","tag-allentown-headlines","tag-allentown-news","tag-amusement-park","tag-dorney-park","tag-family-fun","tag-water-slides","tag-wildwater-kingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197103"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197103\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/197104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}