Seasonal & Holidays

What Your Favorite Water And Amusement Parks In The Philadelphia Area Are Planning For Summer 2024

You're within driving distance to plenty of amusement parks and water parks friendly to families with kids or single adults.

The seats on the Iron Menace roller coaster opening in 2024 at Dorney Park in Allentown, Pa.
The seats on the Iron Menace roller coaster opening in 2024 at Dorney Park in Allentown, Pa. (COURTESY OF DORNEY PARK/CBS3)

April 4, 2024

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Dorney Park's got a new roller coaster, Hersheypark has renovated multiple coasters and Six Flags is bringing back its safari a few months before opening — you guessed it — a roller coaster. Across the Philadelphia region and the Lehigh Valley, theme parks are gearing up for the summer with new offerings and the returns of old favorites.

Find out what's happening in Philadelphiafor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Across the Greater Philadelphia region - we're talking Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware - you're within driving distance to plenty of amusement parks and water parks friendly to families with kids or single adults.

There's a lot of fun to be had, and some theme parks are already open for the 2024 season and teasing new spaces to explore, returns of well-known older attractions, renovations to rides and much more.

Find out what's happening in Philadelphiafor free with the latest updates from Patch.

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