Iowa is home to one of the best outdoor water parks in the country. ... If you need some time on land, Lost Island also has a theme park featuring more than 20 different rides and roller coasters.

An Iowa amusement park's former operator has agreed to pay an undisclosed amount to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of an 11-year-old boy who drowned on a water ride in 2021. A company that ...

The park, in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, is also tied for first in that category with two other theme parks in 2021, per the NAPHA. Dollywood has over 50 rides and attractions.

Both theme parks had rides voted among the best roller coasters as well. Knoebels' Phoenix, a classic wooden roller coaster with speeds up to 45 miles per hour and a highest point of 78 feet, was ...

Top 10 new theme park attractions in the U.S. for 2025 The new year is already shaping up as a good one for roller coaster enthusiasts, thrill ride junkies and theme park fanatics. Share this: ...

Already facing a new rival theme park in Orlando, Fla., Disney must now contend with a more difficult economic environment that could dampen attendance. Disney's parks are its economic engine.

Consider our Top 10 for 2025 an evolving and ever-changing list of the best new rides and attractions coming to theme parks in the U.S. in the coming year. ALSO SEE: 1,000-foot-tall roller coaster ...

The park, in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, is also tied for first in that category with two other theme parks in 2021, per the NAPHA. The entrance to Dollywood is viewed on Oct. 18, 2016 in Pigeon ...

Iowa is home to one of the best outdoor water parks in the country. ... If you need some time on land, Lost Island also has a theme park featuring more than 20 different rides and roller coasters.

An Iowa amusement park’s former operator has agreed to pay an undisclosed amount to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of an 11-year-old boy who drowned on a water ride in 2021.