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Park News - (4/16/2025) If you visit Waldameer park this season, you may notice something a little odd. If you were a fan of the park’s Potato Patch fry stand, then know that a change is coming. You will still be able to buy the same fries for the 2025 season, however the old “Potato Patch” sign is coming down. This is due to the sale of Kennywood to Herschend, and Kennywood not only has the original Potato Patch stand, but they also own the copyright on the name.
    Waldameer is currently not part of any park chain, and is still family owned by the Nelson family as it has been for many years. Owner, Paul Nelson, who passed away in 2023, was long-time friends with the family that owned Kennywood before it was sold to Parque Reunidos years ago, and had an agreement with him to let Waldameer use the “Potato Patch” name.
    While the sale of Kennywood to Herschend has not yet been completed, it seems Palace Entertainment (the US arm of Parque Reunidos) recently asked Waldameer to discontinue the use of the Potato Patch name. So in 2025 you can look for “The Tasty Tater” instead when you visit Waldameer Park.

2025 - Time Twister - (8/9/2024) I had not heard this prior to now, but it seems that Walameer Park has officially confirmed that they are retiring the park’s SPIDER ride this season. It will be replaced with a new ride called Time Twister for the 2025 season, which will be a Zamperla NebulaZ flat ride.

2026 - Paratrooper and New WaterSlides - (9/4/2025) Waldameer Park has confirmed that the park’s classic Paratrooper flat ride that was removed after the 2024 season will return in 2026. The old location was renovated to allow for the addition of a new food building, so a new site will be located for the ride’s return somewhere near Steel Dragon, taking the site of a picnic shelter than will be removed. Paratrooper will also return with a new paint job and an all new lighting package.
   In other Waldameer Park news, the park also closed the Raging River, Wild River, Lake Erie Dip and Presque Isle Plunge attractions from the waterpark. Demolition has begun and they will not be returning, though a new “Endless River” attraction along with two family raft slides will be added to that area and are expected to be ready for Summer 2026.
    In addition, a second phase of construction in the waterpark that will add two “dueling and twister inner tube slides” is also expected to arrive “a few years” later.

Future Expansion - (1/31/2024) Back in May of 2023 it was announced that owner of Waldameer Park had purchased 27.5 acres to the south of the park, which included the nearby Village Mobile Home property. At the time they had not announced what their intention was for the property, and that at that time they were not seeking to remove the residents… yet.
    According to the latest update posted at GoErie this week, Waldameer Park has confirmed that they will be closing the mobile home park. Notices were given to the approximately 50 occupied units in the Village Mobile Home park that they have until October 31st, 2024 to vacate the property. The exact plans for the property have not been set, though they did confirm some open land will be used for guest parking this summer, and they are working on plans to add new attractions at the park over the next two seasons.
 
    (5/8/2023) Is Waldameer Park making plans for a large expansion? According to a local news report the owner of Waldameer Park has now purchased the Village Mobile Home property located just south of the theme park property. The deal was done through another company he owns named Meer Village LLC.
    According to the report, the land deal was for a purchase of 27.5 acres of property in total, which includes the mobile home park. At this time they don’t plan on closing the park or removing the residents yet, though I would expect that it is only a matter of time as it would be difficult for the land-locked theme park to expand without making a land purchase like this.