Roller Coasters in Kansas

There are not very many roller coasters in Kansas! What is there is almost completely for kids. I guess residents have to go over the line to Kansas City, Missouri, for any adult coaster thrills.

Finding videos was a little harder for these smaller parks, but I found a few! Take a virtual ride of roller coasters in Kansas from your couch!

All Star Adventures

All-Star Adventures in Witchita is one of those arcade/go-kart/mini-golf places with a few amusement rides, including two small roller coasters. The Dragon is a little bigger, while the Kiddie/Safari Coaster is just a little oval. (Here’s a decent video review of the whole place.) There are 15 amusement rides, plus mini-golf, go-karts, a driving range, bumper boats, batting cages, bowling, bumper cars, and an arcade. Attractions are priced separately – the coasters are $5 each. Or $35 for an unlimited pass for all rides, go-karts, and mini-golf.

A roller coaster from the defunct Joyland in Wichita (via Wikimedia)

Kiddieland

Kiddieland is a small amusement park in Pittsburg, KS, with a small kid’s coaster and other kid-centric rides, like a Ferris wheel, train, and some spinning rides. It’s open on Saturdays and most evenings during the week in summer. There’s also a splash pad nearby. To ride the coaster costs $3.

County Fairgrounds

There are a few county fairgrounds around the state, each with its own kiddie coaster. But it’s hard to tell when most of them are open. The Greeley County Fairgrounds doesn’t have a proper website, but their facebook page has a picture from 2021 with the roller coaster in it. Sheridan County Fairgrounds tends to be open in mid-July. The Wallace County Fair is in late July.

A Kansas county fair (via Flickr)

Water Parks in Kansas

While there aren’t many roller coasters in Kansas, there are a ton of these little regional aquatic parks with 1-4 slides each and swim programs. The biggest water parks are at two resorts with indoor parks, though I can’t imagine spending as much as Great Wolf Lodge wants you to – that’s a bit ridiculous.

  • There was a Kansas City, Kansas outpost of the Texas waterpark chain Schlitterbahn. But they built a very tall slide that had a very bad accident, and it’s not open as of right now. Some comments indicate that they might be turning it into a sports complex, but it doesn’t even have a website.
The waterslide that ended Schlitterbahn Kansas City (via Wikimedia)
  • The Great Wolf Lodge in Kansas City has an indoor water park with 4 slides, a lazy river, three kid’s areas plus two more activity areas, a hot springs, and an outdoor pool during the summer months. A day pass is date- and availability-dependent and can cost as much as $70 per person. (And no weekends are available.)
Inside Great Wolf Lodge (via Flickr)
  • Parrot Cove Water Park is another indoor waterpark resort, featuring 4 slides, a lazy river, and several kids and activity zones. A day pass costs $15 and under.
  • Kenwood Cove in Salina has 5 slides, a lazy river, a small wave pool, a kid’s play area, a climbing wall, and diving boards. The price is $7 and under.
  • Long Branch Lagoon is a western-themed water play area in Dodge City. It features 2 big raft slides, a small wave pool, a lazy river, a splash tower, and a competition pool with 3 more short slides, a climbing wall, and diving boards. The cost to play is $6 and under.
  • Blaisdell Family Aquatic Center has 4 slides, a dump bucket, a baby pool, and a 50-meter lap pool. Admission is $7 and under.
  • The Big Pool in Garden City is a historic city pool that was big enough to water ski on. It’s been divided up since, and they just installed a new water park area with 5 big slides including two that shoot you out into the pool itself (I think.) Admission is only $3.
  • Black Bob Bay Water Park in Olathe has 2 tube slides, a lazy river, a diving well, splash tower, lap pool, and baby pool. The cost to enter is $12 for non-residents.
  • Salt City Splash in Hutchinson has an aquatic center with at least 2 large slides, a kid’s play area, and a large pool with diving boards and pool toys. The cost is $5.25 and under to visit.
  • The Coffeyville Aquatic Center in Pfister Park has 2 slides, a kid’s play area, diving boards, and a zero-entry lap pool. The cost to visit is $3.
  • Wollman Aquatic Center in Leavenworth has 2 slides, a gated baby pool, 2 diving boards, and a zero-entry pool. A day visit costs $5 for non-residents.
The Wollman Aquatic Center (via Wikimedia)
  • The Colby Aquatic Park has 2 slides, a lazy river, and a diving area, a zero-entry small pool with a kid’s slide. Admission is $5.
  • Steever Water Park in Goodland has 2 slides, a pool, and a baby pool and slide. Cost is $4.
  • Clay Center Aquatic Park has 2 big slides, 1 kid slide, a lap pool, a lazy river, and diving boards. Price is $4.
  • Hays Aquatic Park has 2 slides, a lazy river, a splash tower, and a lap pool. Day passes are $4.50.
A slide typical of these aquatic centers (via Flicker)
  • Clearwater Aquatic Center has 4 slides, a big pool with diving boards, and play structures. The cost is $3.50 or $1 for a “twilight swim.”
  • Norton Aquatic Center has 2 slides, a zero-entry pool, kid’s play areas, and a lap pool with diving boards. Admission is $2.
  • The Louisburg Aquatic Center has 3 slides, diving board, and a large zero-entry pool. Cost to enter is $4.
The Louisburg Aquatic Center (via Wikimedia)
  • The Lawrence Aquatic Center has a large pool with 2 slides, a kid’s play area, and diving well. Admission is $7.
  • Hiawatha Aquatic Park has 1 slide, a zero-entry pool with kid’s play structures, and a diving board. The cost is $4 and under.
  • The WaKeeney Water Park has a zero-entry pool, 1 bigger slide, 1 baby slide, a dump bucket, spray area, and lap lanes with diving boards. No info on admission, though.
  • McPherson Water Park in McPherson has at least one slide, a lazy river, a lap pool with zero entry, and a kid’s slide. Admission is $6 and under.
  • The Wellington Family Aquatic Center has 3 slides and several splash and play structures, and two diving boards into the large lap pool. Admission is $3.
  • Wetlands Water Park in Great Bend is a community pool with a splash tower with slides for kids and maybe one other slightly bigger slide. There’s also a climbing wall and a water balloon play area. Admission is $4 and under.

Did I miss anything? Have you been to any of these parks? What are you looking forward to doing this summer? Let me know in the comments below!

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