The acquisition by Herschend Family Entertainment is part of a deal that involves more than 20 properties across 10 states.

Kennywood amusement park and Sandcastle water park will be sold to Herschend under a sales agreement with the previous owner.

Herschend, the world’s largest family-owned themed attractions company, which owns Dollywood, has purchased Palace ...

Kennywood plans to reopen the Steel Curtain roller coaster this year; the ride was closed last season for renovations.

Kennywood, Idlewild and Sandcastle are being sold to a new company. Madrid-based Parques Reunidos has agreed to sell the ...

Kennywood will soon be operating under new ownership those other holdings include Dollywood and the Harlem Globetrotters.

Hello, Dolly! American beauty Dolly Parton is certainly aware that the company that owns Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., is ...

The sale also includes Idlewild and Sandcastle, both in western Pennsylvania, plus more than a dozen other parks and ...

A national amusement parks company is acquiring Idlewild, Kennywood and Sandcastle parks in western Pennsylvania. According to a company press release, Georgia-based Herschend Family Entertainment has ...

Community member Lisa Hays, who lives in Ligonier Valley, has fond memories of going to Idlewild with her grandma as a child.

Kennywood, Idlewild Park & SoakZone and Sandcastle Water Park are among six Pennsylvania theme parks and entertainment ...

The new owners said they want a smooth transition and are not planning any immediate changes at any of the parks.