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What's New
Celebrating Our 148th Season!
Experience a brand new season of family fun at the "Best Kids' Park in the World!" Continue to check back throughout the season for more detailed listings regarding you favorite events.
Visit like a VIP and experience all that’s new in 2025 with a Season Pass.
NEW & IMPROVED! Season Pass Perks
Last season, we revamped our Season Pass perks program to give Passholders even more in-park discounts than ever before. This year, we will continue to build our 'Wild Perks program to bring you great discounts, exclusive events and activations, and more all season long! Continue to keep tabs on our Passholder Perks page for all the latest and greatest deals, promotions and special invites exclusive to season Passholders!
NEW & IMPROVED! Exciting Events
We're planning exciting adventures all summer long, including the return of our popular Kids Fest, Neighbor Days, Season Passholder Weekends, and HALLOWBOO! Want some more foam parties? You got them! Bubble Dances, Scavenger Hunts, and special character meets... they are all coming your way in 2025! Plus, you won't want to miss the World's Largest Rubber Duck appearance at Idlewild, June 27 - 29!
IMPROVED! A New Chapter....
Story Book Forest has delighted visitors to Idlewild since 1956, when it was created to be a magical land based on emotion rather than motion. Featuring a winding path through a real forest, guests visit cottages and other character scenes from fairy tales and nursery rhymes. We're continuing our multi-year enhancement project highlighted by improving accessibility along the Forest's pathways. Last year, we were able to pave about 1/3 of the forest path, and this year, you'll notice more paving at the entrance to the forest, with more to come in the Fall. We continue our character enhancements as well, with a plethora of friendly fairy-tale folks available to meet along your adventurous journey!
IMPROVED! Carousel Horse Restoration Continues
Our beloved 1931 PTC Carousel remains a favorite among visitors to Idlewild, and our multi-year refurbishment project continues to make it even better. Yes, it can be a slow process stripping the horses down to the bare wood and hand painting them again, but our park artist, Ed Ostroski, is doing a magnificent job freshening up the horses for a new generation of visitors. After this round, we'll only have about 14 of the 48 horses that await their turn for a new look starting again in the fall.
More on Park Artist, Ed Ostroski
IMPROVED! Rollo Coaster Updates
Rollo Coaster has been delighting young and old alike since it was build using timbers from Idlewild property way back in 1938. For the last several years, we have continued to make structural updates so that Rollo can keep rolling for many more decades! Last season, you may have noticed that these upgrades allowed for the removal of the weight limit on the ride. This year, several thousand pounds of lumber and concrete have been used to continue our upgrades. Plus,. you'll see a completely new station deck with new entry and exit queues and accessible ramps. Add on some fresh aluminum fencing and Rollo will be sporting the finest new look that makes her look way younger than her actual age!
IMPROVED! Wild Mouse Refurbishment
Wild Mouse has been providing thrills since it first scurried into Idlewild in 1993! The one-and-only Wild Mouse Coaster built be Vekoma, it previously delighted visitors to Alton Towers in the UK. This year, the ride is getting a complete Electrical System Upgrade and all new sensors along the track. You'll also see a new station design for the operators and queue lines. Add in a new air compressor, and new chain and chain liner, and your Wild Mouse experience will be more swift and exciting than ever. These upgrades will also allow us to increase our throughput (riders per hour), so you can ride again and again with shorter wait times. The project is expected to be completed in June, and the ride will reopen upon completion.
NEW! Food Stand Updates
At our new Breakfast Bites & Sweet Delights stand, you can start your day with French toast sticks, tater kegs, breakfast sandwiches, and mini waffles...and circle back later for funnel cakes and new "Old Fashioned Dip Cone!" Your sweet tooth will be doing backflips!
Elsewhere around the park, we'll be fine-tuning some menu items and offering a new Self-serve PEPSI Fast-FIll Machine in Hootin' Holler!
IMPROVED! SoakZone Updates
SoakZone is getting cooler and more convenient! By early June, we will have installed 2 giant funbrellas to provide additional FREE SHADE opportunities. For those reserving cabanas, our Captain Kidd's Cabanas will now have decking, instead of being situated on grass. Plus we plan to roll out mobile food ordering at select cabanas.
But that's not all - enjoy an extra hour of SoakZone fun on select Saturdays in July and August, plus an extra weekend after Labor Day!