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Get Ready To Make Waves At Raging Waters

Raging Waters is the name used for a chain of some of the largest waterparks within the state of California. With locations in San Jose, Sacramento and San Dimas, guests can cool off on a hot day with the parks’ many waterslides, pools and other attractions. Raging Waters is typically open throughout most of the year, aside from the colder winter months and during adverse weather conditions that might pose a safety risk.

About Raging Waters

Raging Waters waterparks are owned and operated by Palace Entertainment, an American amusement and entertainment company that owns several other entertainment and family-fun centers throughout the US. According to the Raging Waters website, the San Dimas location has been ranked #3 in Travel Channel’s top 10 rankings for US water parks. These waterparks offer numerous water-based rides and attractions that are suitable for all ages and swim levels. Take note that there are certain height restrictions for various rides and slides.

Raging Water San Dimas

Located in the city of San Dimas in Southern California, this waterpark has convenient access to several major freeways. The park features numerous rides and attractions, such as:
  • Dragon’s Den: A tube ride that is ridden with two riders who go down a steep, 45-foot drop, spiraling around a 35 foot bowl. The ride ends with the riders landing in a safety pool below.
  • The Bermuda Triangle: A tunnel slide with multiple twists and turns.
  • Drop Out: Considered one of the tallest water slides in the country, Drop Out is a seven-story drop slide that gives riders the feeling they are in a complete free-fall. Riders can expect to reach the bottom of the water slide in a mere 4-seconds, reaching speeds of up to 40-miles-per-hour.
  • High Extreme: On this ride, guests will dive head first on provided mats as they navigate their way down 600-foot-long flumes.
  • Ragin’ Racer: A popular water slide with eight, side-by-side lanes that allow people to race one another to the bottom.
  • Thunder Rapids: A 5-person raft that propels guests down a 500-foot-long, 14-foot-wide flume.
  • Amazon Adventure: Amazon Adventure is the park’s lazy pool, where guests can float on inner-tubes with a current that will move them along a quarter-mile-long river.
  • Wave Cove: At the Wave Cove, guests can get that beach experience with high-powered fans creating 3-foot waves in a million gallon wave pool.

Raging Waters Sacramento

Formerly known as Six Flags Waterworld, the Sacramento location of Raging Waters can be found at the Cal Expo,
  • Cliffhanger: A six-story body slide, with side-by-side water slides for people to race each other to the bottom.
  • Stingray and Manta Ray: Identical, fully enclosed body slides filled with multiple twists and turns.
  • Splashdown: These attraction features two different drop down slides that will lead riders into a 10-foot-deep pool.
  • Honolulu Half Pipe: This is a 4-story water slide in the shape of a half pipe that can be ridden on 1-person, 2-person and 3-person rafts.
  • Calypso Cooler: The Calypso Cooler is an 800-foot-long lazy river where a current takes park guests downstream as they ride on inflatable inner-tubes.
  • Breaker Beach: Touted as Northern California’s original wave pool, Breaker Beach features 540,000 gallons of water that can be ridden on a tube, or guests can wade in the shallow ends.

Raging Waters San Jose

Raging Waters San Jose is also located in Northern California and is a bit larger than its Sacramento counterpart at 23-acres. The waterpark is located on the grounds of Lake Cunningham Regional park and can be accessed by the major highways in the area. Some rides and attractions you can expect to see include:
  • Bombs Away: This body slide features an enclosed capsule leading to a 5-story drop. Guests will get the rush of free-falling in the enclosed tube for over 200-feet, finishing in a splash pool below.
  • Serpentine Slides: The Serpentine Slides feature 3 unique slides: the cobra, the viper and the python. These body slides feature seven stories of twists and turns.
  • Slide Creek Falls: Slide Creek Falls is a tube slide that moves guests down a waterfall into a slow moving creek. The ride is perfect for those looking for a slower, easier ride as opposed to a fast rush.
  • Pirates Cove: At the Pirate’s Cove, guests can experience a pirate-themed, water playland filled with cargo nets, water cannons, sprays and a fully interactive water play structure.

Admission

The cost of admission to a Raging Waters waterpark is fairly reasonable when compared to the big theme parks like Disneyland or Universal Studios. The Raging Waters websites recommend the purchase of a season pass, which tend to be less than the cost of two regular admission tickets. That means if you plan on visiting a Raging Waters waterpark more than once this year, you’ll be better off purchasing a season pass. For those only interested in one-day admission tickets, the price for general admission tends to be around $35.
  • San Dimas location season pass: $59.99 each or $54.99 when you purchase two or more.
  • San Jose location season pass: $52.99 each or $42.99 when you purchase two or more.
  • Sacramento location season pass: $41.99 each.
Some of the benefits of a Raging Waters season pass include:
  • Weekly discounts on park food and merchandise
  • The pass generally pays itself with two visits
  • The season pass is good throughout the year and covers admission to any of the 3 waterparks within California