Raging Waters facts for kids

Raging Waters is a group of three exciting water parks in California. You can find them in Sacramento, San Dimas, and San Jose, California. These parks are owned by Palace Entertainment. Each park has its own unique and fun water rides! They are usually closed during the colder winter months.

Raging Waters Los Angeles: California's Biggest Water Park

A play area for young children at Raging Waters San Dimas

Raging Waters Los Angeles first opened on June 18, 1983. It is located in San Dimas, California, in Los Angeles County. Park officials said it was California's largest water park in 2011.

This park used to be called "Raging Waters San Dimas." But since 2016, it has been known as "Raging Waters Los Angeles."

Awesome Water Rides and Attractions

"Little Dipper Lagoon", another play area for children, at Raging Waters San Dimas

Here are some of the cool rides you can find at Raging Waters Los Angeles:

• Aqua Rocket: This is a special coaster-style slide. It uses magnets to push your raft up hills!
• Amazon Adventure: Imagine a long, tropical river, about a quarter-mile long and 3 feet deep. You sit in a raft and the current gently pulls you along the river's path.
• Bermuda Triangle: Get ready for three twisting tunnels! They use over 2,500 gallons of water every minute. It feels like you're entering a mysterious zone.
• Dark Hole: This ride has two fiberglass tunnels that drop you 52 feet! You speed through total darkness in a two-person raft. It was the first ride of its kind in the country. You can reach speeds of 26 miles per hour!
• Dr. Von Dark's Tunnel of Terror: This slide gives you a 40-foot drop into a dark tunnel. Then, you drop into a small mini funnel.
• Dragon's Den: This ride opened in 2004. It's a tube ride that sends you down a steep 45-foot tunnel. You then spin around a 35-foot bowl before falling through a secret tunnel.
• DropOut: This is a seven-story body slide. You plunge almost straight down, reaching speeds close to 40 miles per hour. It's so fast, some riders might even lift off the slide!
• FlowRider: Debuting in 2007, this ride lets you boogie board on a continuous wave. It's made by jets that move 36,000 gallons of water every minute. You can even try tricks!
• High Extreme:
  

  High Extreme at Raging Waters San Dimas, with dining area visible in foreground

Standing 10 stories tall, High Extreme sends riders through 600-foot flumes. You can reach speeds of up to 35 miles per hour. You ride head-first on a special toboggan-like mat.

• Neptune's Fury: This is a dark, closed tube ride for 3 or 4 people. It's dark inside to make you feel disoriented! This 600-foot-long ride plunges your raft into total darkness. You drop 60 feet at 30 miles per hour.
• Ragin' Racer: Race your friends down this eight-lane slide! You ride head-first on mats, similar to High Extreme. It's over 200 feet long and the biggest slide of its type in the country. You can go up to 34 miles per hour.
• Splash Island Adventure: This is a tropical-themed play area with 75 activities! It has four slides, water cannons, web crawl tunnels, and swinging bridges. The main part is a 1,000-gallon bucket on a five-story tower. It tips hundreds of gallons of water over everyone every few minutes!
• Vortex: This four-story tower had two enclosed, 270-foot-long spiral body slides. It was closed down after 2016.
• Wave Cove: This is one of the oldest and most popular attractions. It's a huge million-gallon pool with fan blades. These blades create waves up to three feet high! You can enjoy the waves with or without an inner tube.

Raging Waters Sacramento

The Raging Waters Sacramento water park is located at Cal Expo. It used to be known as Six Flags Waterworld.

Raging Waters San Jose

View of Raging Waters San Jose

The Raging Waters San Jose amusement park is located in Lake Cunningham Park. It's in East San Jose, close to Capitol Expressway and Eastridge Mall.

There is also a park called Raging Waters in Wildwood, New Jersey. However, only the three California Raging Waters parks are owned by Palace Entertainment. Until 2011, there was also a Raging Waters park in Salt Lake City, Utah. That park is now called Seven Peaks Salt Lake.