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In 2015, Kings Dominion announced that WaterWorks would undergo a major expansion and be renamed Soak City, a name that has been used for other Cedar Fair water parks. The expansion included a new slide complex called Hurricane Heights featuring three unique slides, a new children's area called Splash Island, and the removal of the Shoot the ...
Kings Dominion is an amusement park in Doswell, Virginia, United States, twenty miles (30 km) north of Richmond and 75 miles (120 km) south of Washington, D.C. Owned and operated by Six Flags, the 280-acre (1.1 km 2) park opened to the public on May 3, 1975, [1] and features more than 60 rides, shows and attractions including 13 roller coasters and a 20-acre (8.1 ha) water park.
Seasonal attractions include Soak City Water Park, where summer guests can enjoy more than 50 water activities, including 36 water slides; fall fun like The Great Pumpkin Fest and Halloween Haunt ...
On September 2, 2011, Kings Island announced a $10-million expansion of the water park for the 2012 season, as well as a plan to rename it Soak City. [148] Tropical Plunge, a seven-story water slide complex, was added for the 2016 season. [ 149 ]
Kings Island’s Soak City Water Park is getting a makeover. Here's what it will look like. Kings Island to open Ohio's first dual-racing water coaster in 2025.
Activities at the park include a 100,000-gallon wave pool, a water coaster, a five-story "sprayground" and Fernando's Tadpole Pool for the younger visitors. Hours: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tickets: Check ...
Soak City originally opened in 1989 as a 12-acre (4.9 ha) water park under the name WaterWorks featuring 15 water slides, a wave pool, and a lazy river ride called Action River. [3] WaterWorks was the first themed area to be added to Kings Island since 1976, bringing the total to seven. The cost was roughly $4 million USD. [4]
For the 2012 season, all of the water slides in the main complex were repainted, and a new Mat Racer, Dragster H20 (now known as Riptide Raceway), was added, replacing the original speed slides of the park. On August 18, 2016, Cedar Point announced that Soak City would be renamed Cedar Point Shores and expanded to include a slide complex and a ...