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12 Fredericksburg Parent and Family • June 2017 WRITTEN BY BRANDY CENTOLANZA VIRGINIA Kings Dominion may have roller coasters, but it is also home to Soak City, a water park with more than a dozen wet and wild rides. Little ones will enjoy swimming in Tidal Wave Bay and Lil' Barefoot Beach or sliding down the slides of Splash Island, while the big kids will get a thrill on Tornado and the tubes and slides at Hurricane Heights. Or, the whole family can make memories playing and climbing at the Soak City Splash House and on the Zoom Flume raft ride. Further down the interstate in Williamsburg, Water Country USA ® has a similar set up with attractions for all ages. Get in line for Big Daddy Falls, a family raft ride, or, if you are up for slipping and sliding in the dark, try Aquazoid. Kiddie splash and slide areas include Kritter Korral, Cow-A-Bunga and H2O UFO. Tweens and teens will want to check out the waterslide rides Jet Scream, Malibu Pipeline, Nitro Racer and Rampage. Looking for something a little calmer? Float your morning away in the Hubba Hubba Highway pool or the lazy river in Rock n' Roll Island. Virginia Beach boasts Ocean Breeze Waterpark if you are looking for a break from the beach, or check out Splash Valley Water Park in Roanoke, an outdoor in the Mid-Atlantic for Summer Family aquatic facility featuring two 34-foot high water slides, a current river, a children's sprayground and other family fun. Splash Valley Water Park is adjacent to Roanoke County's Green Ridge Recreation Center. Families wishing to escape the summer heat, meanwhile, may opt for indoor water parks at Great Wolf Lodge in Williamsburg, or the Massanutten Water Park, rated one of the best indoor water parks in the nation. Massanutten Water Park features many inflatable water rides, body slides, pools, hot tubs and a lazy river. Summer fun for families surely includes a trip or two to a water park. Grab your bathing suits and swim goggles and have a blast a'splishing and a'splashing in the pools and on the slides at these water parks in Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina. Best Water Parks Water Country USA ® Massanutten Water Park, rated one of the BEST indoor water parks! Kings Dominion Soak City