Before you know it, the pool weather will be here and your kids will be looking for a fun place to cool off. Headed to a water park? Who wants to buy 2 tickets for the same park for 2 different experiences. Some parks make you buy one ticket for the water park and one for the amusement park? Kings Dominion only charges one park price for both their amusement park and their water park. One great price, 2 great experiences. The 40th Celebration continues at Kings Dominion as WaterWorks transforms into Soak City. An expansion and renovation of Kings Dominion’s all-inclusive water park is well underway. It will be opened soon and you can experience this amazing expansion for yourself. However, you won’t be seeing me up on top of that ride, but down below taking photos of my kids having a blast. Make sure you are prepared when visiting Kings Dominion and read our post about what to pack.
Soak City will feature many of the park’s popular water rides and attractions while incorporating all-new attractions and elements including:
- A 65-foot tall slide tower that features three thrilling attractions, each one providing a unique riding experience. Paradise Plunge sends thrill-seekers into an almost vertical free fall as the floor drops out from underneath their feet. On Aqua Blast, riders are sent twisting and spiraling through an enclosed chute featuring 360-degree turns. Thunder Falls launches riders in a tube down a series of intense drops and turns.
- Splash Island, a new children’s area that will double the size of the current children’s options in the water park. The family-friendly splash zone will create a magical play environment for children of all ages and abilities. Features include small slides for young children and multiple jets of streaming water that spray up from the ground, as well as overhead. Splash Island allows family members to play, socialize and enjoy the water park experience together.
- Improved Guest Amenities: Upgraded family changing areas, an additional restroom complex, expanded deluxe cabanas featuring WiFi and television, and new restaurant concepts designed by Kings Dominion’s Executive Chef.
- The Soak City makeover will include an updated entrance area and landscaping throughout the 20-acre water park.
Soak City is set to open in the spring of 2015 making this the first expansion at Kings Dominion’s water park since 2007.
Guests who want to be among the first to experience these exciting additions at the park can purchase 2015 Kings Dominion Season Passes now. Passholders enjoy many benefits, including: Bring-A-Friend discounts, food and merchandise discounts, and early access to select rides and the water park. Soak City is included with general park admission. To learn more and plan your visit, be sure to visit : www.kingsdominion.com as well as our post on Spring Fever Events.
Not sure if the park is suitable for your kids ages/ heights I thought I would add the Rider Height Guide for Soak City.
48 Inches minimum
Baja Bends
Pipeline Peak
Aqua Blast
Paradise Plunge
Thunder Falls
Tornado
42 Inches minimum
Zoom Flume
40 Inches minimum
FreeStylin’ (40-48 inches must wear a lifejacket)
Soak City Splash House Slides
Children under 48” are required to wear a lifevest and under 42” are required to be with a Supervision Companion
Big Wave Bay
Lazy Rider
Tidal Wave Bay (less than 42″ must be accompanied by a supervising companion. Less than 48″ must wear a lifejacket)
54″ Maximum Unless with a Child
Lil’ Barefoot Beach (maximum 54 inches)
Splash Island
Be sure to check out our Post on what to pack when visiting a Water Park and Kings Dominion.
What sort of rides do you like to ride when you visit a Water Park?
I have never been to a water park before. I would like to ride the Paradise Plunge. it’s sounds really fun.
This is the perfect place to cool off and have fun in all this heat! Great find and great write-up
Water parks are so much fun. We try to get to one at least once each summer.
I have never heard of this park before, but it looks like a lot of fun!
This looks like such a fun place! I haven’t been to a water park in YEARS. I know my kids would love to go to one.
We did check this place out! I haven’t experienced any of the water rides though!
Who doesn’t love water parks? This one sounds like a lot of fun.
Ah, I love this! We have season passes to our local Six Flags and the waterpark is really important this time of year. I love to do the lazy river and the wave pool. I can’t lie. The big slides scare me.
It’s been years since I’ve thought about kIngs dominion. When I lived in NYC it was a summer destination.
I have not heard of this water park before. It looks right up my kids alley!
We love the lazy rivers! My kids cannot get enough of the kiddie areas either
I love water parks! This looks like a great one to take kiddies! Thank you for sharing – especially the height information 🙂
Hokey smokes, 65 ft is tall. Things are sure fun for the kids, lol. They’re lucky and don’t even know it. 🙂
wow! My kids would be in heaven here! They love water parks!
Wow that place looks awesome. My kids would love it.
Water slides are my favorite. We used to go to Kings Dominion every year.
Water parks always look like so much fun. We just have one indoor one up here in Alaska, but I remember seeing tons when we lived in the midwest.
Looks like so much fun!!
Waterparks are so much fun! I haven’t been to one in the US but I did visit one called Kenji World in Morioka, Japan and it was tons of fun. I like the long slides!
Looks like such a fun place. This would be a great place to take my grandkids if we get up that way.
Soak City sounds so much fun! I need to head this way to try this out!
Oh my gosh!! this place looks so fun!! My kids AND husband would love those slides!