CALIFORNIA (CA) AMUSEMENT PARKS AND THEME PARKS : LIST OF AMUSEMENT PARKS IN CALIFORNIA (CA)
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Adventure City - Adventure City is a great amusement park in southern California. This unique park has become a favorite for families with young children. The park's small setting makes it easy to keep track of your small children. Adventure City has nine exciting rides for kids to enjoy, including 2 roller coasters, with all the rides able to accomodate adults (except for 1 ride). Other attractions include a petting farm, live children's shows, and an arcade. The park is.
Location: Park is on Beach Blvd between the 91 and 22 freeways, just minutes south of Knott's Berry Farm.Antioch Waterpark - Over 11 acres of fun, including 5 pools and 5 great slides, Antioch WaterPark is a great cool-off spot for those hot summer days. The little ones can splash in the infant Tad Pool; guests under 4 feet tall will love the Otter or Hunphries slides; and the older kids will play all day at Canyon Cooler, Rattlers Run, or Sport Pool. Adults will enjoy the opportunity to get a great work-out in the lap pool.
Location: 4701 Lone Tree Way, Antioch, CA 94531 Telephone: (925) 776-3070
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Belmont Park - Belmont Park has something for everyone. At one of the best beaches in San Diego - Mission Beach. Take a twist on the Giant Dipper Roller Coaster, a dip in the historic Plunge swimming pool, or a stroll through the carousel shops.
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Bonfante Gardens Theme Park - Bonfante Gardens Theme Park is a one-of-a-kind experience combining five unique gardens and amusement rides with the mid-20th century history and agricultural roots of Santa Clara Valley. The park is set among 600 acres of rural countryside in the city of Gilroy.
Location: 3050 Hecker Pass Hwy (Hwy 152), Gilroy, CA 95020 - Telephone: (408) 840-7100. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Castle Park - Castlepark offers twenty-five acres of incredibly diverse landscapes with well kept lawns, and palm trees of every shape and size,ornate hand-crafted iron work, abundant waterfalls, rapids and fountains. The park features over 65 rides and attractions, miniature golf, arcades, restaurants and more
Location: 3500 Polk Street Riverside, California 92505 Tel: (951) 785-3000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children's Fairyland - Created in 1950, Children’s Fairyland is a historic 10 acre outdoor park and educational facility in which children’s literature is "brought to life" through fairy tale exhibits, animals, and talking storybooks that children activate by turning a "Magic Key".
Location: Fairyland is located at 699 Bellevue Avenue in Oakland, California (just inside the main entrance of Lakeside Park) at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Bellevue Avenue on the north side of Oakland’s Lake Merritt. For further information contact: 510-452-2259.
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Disneyland - Walt's original Theme Park continues to reign as "The Happiest Place on Earth" and home to almost five decades of Disney wonder and magic. Disneyland offers over 60 world-famous parades, shows, and attractions, including The Indiana Jones Adventure, Pirates of the Caribbean, and FANTASMIC!
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Funderland - Funderland is a small-scale, old-fashioned amusement park is perfect for tots aged 2 to 12. Admission to Funderland is FREE. Each ride requires 1 ticket per person ($1.25 Monday – Friday & $1.50 weekends and holidays). An unlimited ride wristband ($11.00) is sold until 4pm and good until 5pm on the day it is sold. Wristbands are not sold on weekends or holidays.
Location: Sutterville Road and 17th Ave, (South Land Park Drive), Sacramento, CA 95822
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Island WaterPark, The - Attractions include Natures Fury, The Lazy River, Advanced Slick Track, The Shark Tank, The Wave Pool, Junior Slick Track, The Drop Zone Splash, Away Bay, Lords of the Sea Miniature Golf, The Red Wave, Shipwreck Island Arcade, The Island Express, and more.
Location: Exit Shaw Ave. and turn West. At the first light turn right and follow it to
The Island! We are located at 6099 W. Barstow off of Shaw & 99. Our business hours are from 11:00am to 7:00 pm during the Summer.
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Knott's Berry Farm - Knott's is a 150 acres of thrilling rides, exciting attractions, outstanding live entertainment, fascinating historic exhibits, world-famous dining and one-of-a-kind specialty shops.
Location: 8039 Beach Boulevard Buena Park, CA 90620 Tel: (714) 220-5200
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Knott's Soak City U.S.A. - Palm Springs' only Water Park is Knott's Soak City Water Park, a 16-acre oasis of Water Fun.
Location: One in Orange County, One in San Diego and one in Palm Springs.
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Knott's Soak City USA - Thirty-two water-logged acres packed with 22 of the most intense water rides imaginable -- all themed to the surf woodies and longboards of the 1950s San Diego coast
Location: 8039 Beach Boulevard Buena Park, CA 90620 Tel: (714) 220-5200
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LEGOland - At LEGOLAND kids are in charge on over 40 rides and adventures.
Location: Tel: (760) 918-LEGO
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Mustand Waterslides - There are tons of rides at this Waterpark including an intertube ride that has a Plummet 38 feet down, 600-foot curving waterslides, four hot spas,2 wading pools for kids age 9 and younger, 3 mini-slides and two waterfall trees. There are also picnic areas to enjoy a family meal.
Location: Lopez Lake Recreation Area, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 Telephone: 805-489-8898
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Outrageous Waters Waterpark and Fun Center - Attractions at this waterpark include
great water slides, Race Cars, Batting Cages, Video Arcade, Lazy River, Children's Pool with Slides, Volleyball, Shade Pavilions, and more.
Location: Highway 53 at Old State Highway/Dam Road, Clearlake, CA
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Pacific Park - Great times never end at L.A.'s own family amusement park on the Santa Monica Pier. Step onto one exciting ride after another. Catch your breath, play a game, show off your skill and collect your prize. Grab a treat then look around...it's the beach, baby, with sun, surf and more fun than you thought possible.
Location: 380 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, CA 90401 Telephone: (310) 260-8744
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Paramount's Great America - Discover why Paramount's Great America is Northern California's best choice for family fun and adventure. Crocodile Dundee's Boomerang Bay Beach Club
Kids can climb and explore a giant water-powered playhouse and bounce and play in a children's splash area. Some attractions include Nickelodeon™ Central, KidZville, Runaway Reptar, Meet the Nicktoons™, SpongeBob, The Wild Thornberry's™Comvee, and much more.
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Water Park with Boomerang Lagoon, Castaway Creek, Two New Slides, Crocodile Dundee's Boomerang Bay Beach Club, DownUnder Thunder, Didgeridoo Falls, Tasmanian Typhoon, Jackaroo Landing, Kookaburra Cay, and much more.
Location: Santa Clara (Near San Francisco), California
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Pharaoh's Lost Kingdom - Pharaoh’s, home of the world’s tallest enclosed waterslide, is an amusement park, water park and family entertainment center located in Redlands, California.
Location: 1101 N. California Street, Redlands, California 92374 Telephone: (909) 335-7275
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Pixieland Amusement Park - A small amusement park....some of the rides include The Frog Hopper, Antique Cars, a Carousel, a Dragon Roller Coaster, Red Barron Planes, Tea Cups, a Train, and more.
Location: 2740 E. Olivera Road, Concord, CA 94519 Telephone: (925) 689-8841
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Raging Waters San Jose - Raging Waters, the Bay Area’s largest water theme park, offers family recreation on the grounds of Lake Cunningham Regional Park in San Jose. There are water slides, thrill rides and attractions designed for every member of the family including an interactive family play structure and pint-sized attractions for the little ones.
Location: 2333 South White Road San Jose , CA 95148 Telephone : (408) 238-9900
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Raging Waters San Dimas - Raging Waters, the Bay Area’s largest water theme park, offers family recreation on the grounds of Lake Cunningham Regional Park in San Jose. There are water slides, thrill rides and attractions designed for every member of the family including an interactive family play structure and pint-sized attractions for the little ones.
Location: 111 Raging Waters Drive, San Dimas , CA 91773 Telephone: 909-802-2200 (30 minutes from downtown Los Angeles.)
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Rapids Waterslide, The - WaterPark including water slides, Picnic Areas, Softball, Swimming, BBQ's, Fishing, Paddleboats, and Windsurfing
Location: From I-680, take Sunol Blvd Exit to Stanley Blvd. From I-580, Take the North Livermore Exit to Stanley Blvd.
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Outrageous Waters Water Park - Family water park located in Clearlake offers attractions such as water slides, batting cages, lazy river, video arcade, children's pool, pavilions, restaurants and more.
Location: 53, Highway Old State Highway/Dam Road Clearlake, CA Telephone: 707-995-1402
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Pharaoh's Lost Kingdom - Pharaoh’s, home of the world’s tallest enclosed waterslide, is an amusement park, water park and family entertainment center located in Redlands, California
Location: 1101 N. California Street, Redlands, California 92374 Tel: (909) 335-7275
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Rotary Storyland - Long ago in a land called Fresno, a group of caring citizens wanted to celebrate the lives of children by building a special place just for them. The caring community citizens thought long and hard about the task before them. They planned and dreamed and planned some more and in 1955 Playland opened its gates for all the kingdom's children to enjoy.
Location: Fresno, CA
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Santa Cruz Boardwalk - Located on a mile-long beach between Monterey and San Francisco, the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is your ADMISSION-FREE hot spot for beach vibes and classic rides! From the heart-pounding adrenaline rush of the Giant Dipper to the family fun of Bulgy the Whale; everyone has a great time at the Boardwalk.
Location: To get to the Boardwalk, take Highway 17 or scenic Highway 1 to Santa Cruz and
follow the street signs to Santa Cruz Beach.
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Scandia Family Fun Center - Not really an Amusement Park but a good place for family fun. Includes batting cages, a Raceway where children and adults can race eachother in cool racecars, Bumper Boats, 2 miniature golf courses, and a lot of arcade games and food.
Location: Sacramento CA 95842 916-331-5757 Telephone: (916)331-5757
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SeaWorld - See the world-famous Shamu show, play with dolphins, see the world's largest display of sharks, and see truly amazing animals all in this one of a kind amusement park.
Location: SeaWorld of California 500 SeaWorld Drive San Diego, CA 92109 Tel: 1-800-25-SHAMU
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Six Flags Hurricane Harbor - Enjoy everything from Taboo Tower's three thrilling body speed slides, to three twisting, turning open tube slides at Arrowhead Splashdown, Tiki Falls' two dark slides and one translucent tube slide, Castaway Cove, an exclusive children's water play kingdom, Shipwreck Shores, which offers water play activities for the entire family, the Forgotten Sea wave pool and The River Cruise lazy river.
Location: 26101 Magic Mountain Parkway, Valencia, CA 91355 Telephone: (661)255-4100 Directions to the park are
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Six Flags Magic Mountain - Six Flags Magic Mountain features the world's most thrilling rides plus exciting shows and family adventures. Next door, Hurricane Harbor water park is open May-Sept. The park now has more roller coasters than any other park in the world.
Location: 26101 Magic Mountain Parkway Valencia, CA 91355 Tel: (661) 255-4100
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Six Flags Marine World -Six Flags Marine World is America's only combination wildlife park, oceanarium and theme park. Interact with dolphins in the new Ocean Discovery, a tropical getaway where you can get up close and personal with sea lions, penguins, stingrays and dolphins. There are also roller coasters and rides.
Location: From I-80, take Marine World Pkwy (Hwy 37) exit. From U.S. 101 North, take Hwy
37 east to Marine World Pkwy.
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Six Flags Waterworld Concord - At Waterworld USA Concord, you'll find thrilling rides, slides and attractions for all ages! Barrel four-and-a-half stories down this mammouth wave before raging at heart-pounding speeds to the other side.
Location: 1950 Waterworld Pkwy, Concord, CA 94520 Telephone: 925-609-1364
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Six Flags Waterworld Sacramento - At Six Flags Waterworld Sacramento, you'll find thrilling rides, slides and attractions for all ages!
Location: 1600 Exposition Boulevard
Sacramento, CA 95815 Telephone: (916) 924-3747
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Tahoe Amusement Park - This is an old-fashioned family amusement park for children of all ages! Open from May to October, there is no admission charge to enter the park, but rides require tickets. Rides include: Super Slide, Trolley, Tilt-A-Whirl, Carousel, Roller Coaster, Paratrooper, Miniature Train, Willie the Whale and Kid Karts. They also have Go Karts for kids age 10+ and adults.
Location: 2401 Lake Tahoe Blvd. / U.S. HWY 50, South Lake Tahoe Telephone: 530-541-1300
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Universal Studios Hollywood - The world’s largest working film and television studio featuring plenty of thrill rides, one-of-a-kind attractions, and live shows offered year-round
Location: Universal City, California Telephone: 1 (800) UNIVERSAL
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Waterworks Park - Located in Redding, Waterwords is a waterpark offering entertainment for the entire family. The park offers 3 giant serpentine water slides, inner tube ride, kiddy pool, food, gifts and lots of fun.
Location: 151 N. Boulder Dr. Redding, Ca. 96003 Telephone: (530) 246-9550
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Water World USA - Waterpark by the Six Flags family of theme parks. Water World USA features rides such as breaker beach wave pool, cannonball falls, shark attack, hook's lagoon and more
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Warner Bros Studio Tours - Warner Bros. Studios, one of the finest motion picture and television production facilities in the world, is the site on which hundreds of unforgettable films and television shows have been created, filmed and taped. The 100-acre facility is among the oldest of such sites to be continuously occupied by the same company, and has continually been updated, becoming a working tribute to the world-class standards of creativity and technology pioneered by Warner Bros
Location: 4000 Warner Blvd. Burbank, CA 91522 Tel: 818.954.3000
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The Wave Waterpark - "The Wave" is a state of the art waterpark located in the beautiful city of Vista, California. "The Wave" was completed in 1994 & consists of 3 acres of pure aquatic fun. "The Wave" boasts four 35' tall water slides, ranging from 87' to 330' in length. The park is home to the "Flow Rider" continuous waves.
Location: Tel: 760-940-WAVE
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Wild Rivers - Wild Rivers water park located in Irvine features rides and attractions for the entire family.
Location: 8770 Irvine Center Drive Irvine, CA 92618 Tel: (949) 788-0808