One of Waldameer Park's oldest and most-loved rides, the Whacky Shack, celebrated its 46th birthday this year at the park. The dark and spooky ride debuted at the park on May 24, 1970, according to ...

Funhouses have almost become extinct at amusement parks. Not at Waldameer Park. It has the wonderful Pirate’s Cove.

Cars with two, sometimes three riders, follow the track and thwack their way through the black swinging doors with the fluorescent green lines while somewhere, ahead beyond the skulls and spiders and ...

One in a series of articles from the Erie Times-News commemorating Waldameer Park and Water World's 125th anniversary in 2021. To daredevil, death-defying roller coaster enthusiasts, the Whacky Shack, ...