Looking for a family adventure this summer? DelGrosso’s Park & Laguna Splash guarantees adrenaline, laughter, and leisure for every age in the heart of Pennsylvania. Bought by the DelGrosso family in 1946, this budget-friendly amusement park reopens for the season this May. Whether you’re a thrill-seeker or a chill-seeker, the park has a ride or slide for you. Start your day with timeless attractions such as its Crazy Mouse roller coaster or its antique carousel, then cool off in the afternoon with water slides, a wave pool, and a lazy river at Laguna Splash Water Park, a $12.5 million expansion added in 2016.
Affordability is a major draw for DelGrosso’s Park. Admission to the park is free, with the primary expense being the individual ride tickets. These cost $1 apiece, with some attractions requiring up to four tickets per person. Depending on the number of rides you want to experience, a better deal might be DelGrosso’s All-Day Fun Pass, which ranges from $26 to $38, depending on the month. If you’re certain you’ll be back again before it closes in the fall, DelGrosso’s Season Pass allows you to visit the park as many times as you want for $80 to $90 per person. Compared to season passes for other amusement parks in the area — such as Pennsylvania’s largest amusement park, Hersheypark, where passes start at $195 – this one’s a steal. Also, group packages are offered to host the likes of birthday parties or school groups.
Enjoy more than rides and slides at DelGrosso’s
If the DelGrosso name sounds familiar to you, that’s because you may have seen it on a pasta sauce label at your local supermarket. DelGrosso is a staple in American households thanks to its reputation as the nation’s oldest major family-owned pasta sauce company, dating back to 1914. It should come as no surprise that, in addition to its attractions, it’s the mouthwatering Italian-American dishes that set DelGrosso’s Park & Laguna Splash apart from other amusement parks in the region.
You can find everything from oven-fresh pizza and juicy burgers to Italian classics drenched in signature sauces, all freshly made and generously portioned. Murf’s Famous Potato Salad is particularly popular with visitors, while the profits from its Marianna’s Junior Hoagies support various non-profit organizations, schools, churches, and other causes.
But wait, there’s more! The park also offers free concerts – mainly country and Christian contemporary music — on its stage. In September, it hosts its Italian Food & Heritage Festival, followed by Harvestfest, which acts as the season finale before it closes its doors until the following year. This annual festival is a showcase for food, crafts, and free entertainment. If you have a small business, you can even apply to be a vendor on its website. Before fall rolls around, you may want to mark your calendar for the Fourth of July. The DelGrosso family has a decades-long relationship with the family behind Rozzi Pyrotechnics for a fireworks show every Independence Day. It’s wholesome details like this that prove that amusement parks in America are more than just Disney World.
Where to stay and what to do beyond the park
