Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Travel Guide 2025
Enjoy the Ride
2024-11-28 10:01:41
Day-long family fun at amusement parks can be spiced up by thrill rides like Ravine Flyer II. This wooden coaster at Waldameer & Water World in Erie incorporates unexpected fully dark tunnels and a hair-raising arched bridge spanning a highway.
The Iron Menace roller coaster unleashed new levels of screams at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown last year. The deets: 160 feet high, speeds topping 64 mph, a 95-degree drop, and four wickedly twisting inversions, all framed in a playful fictional backstory paying tribute to the area’s steel industry roots, incorporating actual historic accoutrements like chains and gears. The nearby Iron Mill Grill & Bar continues the old-timey theme. More than 60 rides — including Snoopy-themed entertainment — shows, a waterpark, and fun foods keep everyone joyously engaged.
In 1923, the Wild Cat created a stir as the first coaster at Hersheypark in Hershey. A century later, Wildcat’s Revenge reinvigorated the fierce nature of the original ride with a wood and steel hybrid boasting the kind of stats coaster connoisseurs relish: more than 3,500 feet in length and a height of 140 feet, four inversions — including the world’s largest underflip — and a maximum speed of 62 mph. However, every age and preference can find plentiful distractions, including wild-to-mild rides, games, shows, a waterpark, and assorted eateries.
With a spectrum of rides and splashy water attractions, family members of every age can remain mega-busy every single minute at Sesame Place Philadelphia, located in Langhorne. The sprawling new 123 Playground allows everyone a relaxing timeout, with shady seats for adults and an imaginative garden-themed play area where younger kids can hop, skip, and climb amid character-modeled topiary. For retail therapy, swing by the Sesame Place Store, an emporium of all things Sesame Street.
A playful destination since 1898, Kennywood offers a timeless take on recreation and entertainment. The West Mifflin amusement park, near Pittsburgh, offers multiple coasters for thrill seekers, kid experiences in Thomas Town and a new vision on an old favorite — a revamped bumper car ride now called Potato Smash. Cars modeled after signature Potato Patch fries sport ersatz fries and oozing cheese, with a supersized fork behind the driver.
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