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Wild Waves Theme Park to Close after 2026 Operating Season

Category: Northwest Parks News
Posted by Mike and Chris Pettey on May 20, 2026
Tags: News   Wild Waves  

Wild Waves Theme and Water Park is about to open for the 2026 season, and as you likely already know, this will be their final year of operations. In this post, we’ll share details of the announcement, some park history, and our commentary about the future of the land, rides, and more. If you had […]

Wild Waves Theme and Water Park is about to open for the 2026 season, and as you likely already know, this will be their final year of operations. In this post, we’ll share details of the announcement, some park history, and our commentary about the future of the land, rides, and more. If you had […]


Silverwood/Herschend The Morning After – Reactions, Thoughts and Predictions

Category: News
Posted by Mike and Chris Pettey on November 19, 2025
Tags: News   Silverwood  

To be fair, at this point it’s several mornings after. But there’s good reason for that. As we mentioned in our previous post about the official announcement, despite the fact that we all knew this was coming – eventually – it’s hits different when it really happens. Getting into the weeds a bit, we’ve contemplated […]

To be fair, at this point it’s several mornings after. But there’s good reason for that. As we mentioned in our previous post about the official announcement, despite the fact that we all knew this was coming – eventually – it’s hits different when it really happens. Getting into the weeds a bit, we’ve contemplated […]


Silverwood Theme Park to be Acquired by Herschend Family Entertainment

Category: News
Posted by Mike and Chris Pettey on November 17, 2025
Tags: News   Silverwood  

Silverwood surprised the theme park industry with a major announcement that our beloved home park will be acquired by Herschend Family Entertainment. In this post, we’ll share the announcement, a bit of background and history, as well as our initial thoughts. We’ll start with the official press release from Herschend: “Atlanta, GA & Athol, ID […]

Silverwood surprised the theme park industry with a major announcement that our beloved home park will be acquired by Herschend Family Entertainment. In this post, we’ll share the announcement, a bit of background and history, as well as our initial thoughts. We’ll start with the official press release from Herschend: “Atlanta, GA & Athol, ID […]



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