This premier family amusement park is located in the heart of Amish Country and has been open since 1963. It is located just 90 minutes from Philadelphia and Washington DC, and three hours from New York City. This 48-acre amusement park is tailored for families with children under the age of 10, as many of the 34 rides are geared to accommodate little ones. Popular attractions include a themed water play area called "Duke’s Lagoon," patterned after a friendly park mascot Duke the Dragon and his friends The Princess of Dutch Wonderland and the Dutch Wonderland Knight. Other features include Choo Choo Charlie, a Thomas the Tank stage show and a costumed theatrical fairy-tale high dive show called The Adventures of the Frog Prince.
The lagoon offers many games with great prizes, panning for gems, pony rides, tiny buildings to explore, rabbits, chicks, a shooting gallery and a silo slide. Your child can also milk Bossy the cow and get his or her picture taken with a giant pretzel. Those looking to cool off can see a story themed high dive show, The Adventures of the Frog Prince in the Aqua Stadium that will leave you as drenched as a trip through a splash zone! You can ride the Wonderland Express train when you first arrive and then make way for the newly built Exploration Island which features over 15 dinosaurs. Kids can go on to the Dino Dig area’s three large sand pits with buried “fossils” for the kids to discover, or head up Prehistoric Path with more than a dozen dinosaurs that move and make sounds as you pass them. You can also ride on Gondola Cruise boats that circle the island. The park also sports a Monorail and a jungle-themed riverboat River Boat to get around in. After a day of child-size fun, it’s nice to know you can go home to Choice Hotels near Dutch Wonderland Family Fun Park. Book a room with us today.