These new additions range from water slides, water cannons and interactive water features to laser tag, gem mining sluices, and Gaga ball pits. One park is even adding an alpine coaster, while another just added a virtual reality room.
Here is a sampling of the new attractions and enhancements underway at Jellystone Park locations across the country:
— Bostic, North Carolina: Several new attractions are being added to this location including a three-story lookout tower, which is being erected on top of 1,665-foot Cove Mountain. The tower will feature viewing decks on the second and third floors. The park is also building an Alpine Coaster on Cove Mountain that will feature 1,025 feet of up track and 2,515 feet of down track for a total ride of 3,540 feet. Riders will be able to control how fast they go on the downhill section. Other new amenities include a 200-seat amphitheater that is being built into a hillside and a new arts and crafts pavilion with 2,250 square-feet of covered open-air pavilion space. The location is also building a new 600 square-foot Bears’ Den. Guests will be able to come for private visits and experiences with Yogi Bear and his friends. The Bears’ Den will also be equipped with large doors that can open up for group storytimes with the Yogi Bear characters. https://campgoldenvalley.com/
— Caledonia, Wisconsin: This location has several improvements underway this year, including the addition of a fourth swimming pool at the park’s water zone, with completion targeted for summer. New Wibit sections are also being added to the park’s floating obstacle course. New lighting is also being installed around Bear Paw Beach for the park’s Northern Lights Drone Shows (https://www.bearpawbeach.com/droneshow), which feature 50 drones that light up the sky like fireworks, but with more creative displays of lights that are synchronized to music. Two 350-foot-long slides are also being built on land for those who want to enjoy big slides without getting wet. The park has also purchased headphones for silent discos, in which participants dance to music only they can hear. https://www.jellystone-caledonia.com/
— Fredericksburg, Texas: This location is adding a water zone with two large slides and 64 interactive water features. The park is also adding 36 RV sites. In 2023, the park plans to add 17 glamping sites that will feature a variety of unique accommodations from furnished safari tents to covered wagons and tipis. https://twcjellystone.com/#
— Fremont, Indiana: This location is adding laser tag as well as new swimming pool cabanas. The laser tag course will be open for both day and night play with games lasting 30 minutes. The pool cabanas will be offered as an optional “add on” to guest stays. Each cabana will feature a mini fridge, a smart TV, a ceiling fan, comfortable patio furniture, and a private space in which to lounge next to the pool. https://www.jellystonebartonlake.com/
— Glen Ellis, New Hampshire: This location is adding a 50,000-square-foot water zone that will include two swimming pools, two warming pools, a hydrostorm dump bucket and numerous interactive waterplay features. The water zone will also feature two 10-foot tall, 18-foot-long waterslides and two 20-foot-tall slides that are 108 and 116 feet in length. The water zone is expected to open sometime this summer. The park is also adding bocce ball. https://glenellisjellystone.com/
— Mexico, New York: This location is adding a new Airstream snack bar and ice cream stand. https://jellystonecny.com/
— Milton, New Hampshire: This location is opening a new 6,095 sq. outdoor swimming pool featuring basketball hoops, warming tubs, and an ADA lift.https://www.lakesregionjellystone.com/
— Pierceton, Indiana: This location is adding Gaga ball, a community garden, and a dog park. https://piercetonjellystone.com/
— Plymouth, Indiana: This location is adding a gem mining sluice. http://www.plymouthjellystone.com/
— Quarryville, Pennsylvania: This location is installing new flooring for its splash pad, new structures for its laser tag course, new obstacles for its miniature golf course, and new concrete cornhole boards. The park is also installing new horseshoe pits. https://jellystonepa.com/
— Tabor City, North Carolina: This park is adding a Gaga ball pit, an ExoPod outdoor fitness station, a silent disco, in which participants dance to music only they can hear; a shade structure for the swimming pool and a new camp store. This park also added a new Yogi Bear-themed concession stand, the delivery of which was recently featured on an episode of A&E’s “Shipping Wars.” https://taborcityjellystone.com/
— Waller, Texas: This park is making improvements to its water zone, including adding a new multipurpose play structure and new cabanas that seat up to eight guests and include refrigerators, TVs and fans. New “Red Carpet” RV sites and cabin renovations are also planned. https://wallerjellystonepark.com/
— Williamsport, Md.: This park has added a virtual reality room and offers several games, including a “Ghost Mansion” game in which the players, outfitted with goggles and headsets, fight with magic weapons to free the mansion of its ghosts. https://jellystonemaryland.com/