{"id":246111,"date":"2026-07-17T19:50:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T19:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/246111\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T19:50:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T19:50:16","slug":"kennywood-sandcastle-and-idlewild-soakzone-closed-due-to-air-quality-in-western-pennsylvania-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/246111\/","title":{"rendered":"Kennywood, Sandcastle and Idlewild &#038; Soakzone closed due to air quality in Western Pennsylvania \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Kennywood, Sandcastle and Idlewild &amp; Soakzone will all be closed on Friday because of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/weather\/code-purple-air-quality-alert-issued-first-time\/7EOT6Q2GXVGIVLKE5RFH24TBRQ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/weather\/code-purple-air-quality-alert-issued-first-time\/7EOT6Q2GXVGIVLKE5RFH24TBRQ\/\">air quality caused by Canadian wildfire smoke.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">All three of their websites cite that the closings are based on the statewide Code Purple air quality alert issued for the state. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/wildfire-smoke-pennsylvania-whats-closed-pittsburgh-region\/SHZ3P3F5A5A2DPFVQGCGBEHSRU\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/wildfire-smoke-pennsylvania-whats-closed-pittsburgh-region\/SHZ3P3F5A5A2DPFVQGCGBEHSRU\/\">Click here for other closings across the region<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">On the parks\u2019 social media accounts, they state the decision was for the safety of their guests and hosts. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cOur team is closely monitoring conditions and will provide an update as air quality returns to safe levels for operation,\u201d the parks said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">All tickets for all three parks on July 17 will be valid any one operating day throughout the season. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kennywood, Sandcastle and Idlewild &amp; 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