Beloved theme park to close for good, ending nearly 50 years of family memories

Washingtonians are already mourning the impending nonaccomplishment of a beloved taxable and h2o park, with galore residents inactive successful disbelief months aft the closure was announced.

Wild Waves Theme Park, located successful Federal Way, Washington, announced past twelvemonth it would adjacent astatine the extremity of the 2026 season.

The park's last time is scheduled for Nov. 1. Months up of the closure, residents are heralding the extremity of an era.

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Commenters person been weighing successful connected Wild Waves' caller Facebook posts and hoping the parkland tin inactive beryllium salvaged.

"I anticipation we tin find a caller proprietor to assistance prevention the park," 1 Facebook idiosyncratic wrote recently.

Wild Waves Theme Park is acceptable to adjacent aft astir 5 decades serving families and guests crossed the Pacific Northwest. (Jonathan Park/Alamy)

"Shouldn't beryllium closing. ... The bulk of radical privation it to remain," different idiosyncratic said.

"We don't privation it to close," a 3rd idiosyncratic wrote. "I bash anticipation determination [is] a purchaser existent quick."

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Still different idiosyncratic wrote, "Lots of fond memories to remember. Such a amusive spot to go. ... Sad to spot it closing down permanently."

The parkland features an array of h2o rides and aggregate roller coasters, including its signature woody roller-coaster, Timberhawk: Ride of Prey, according to its website.

In November, Wild Waves' operator, Premier Parks, announced it would beryllium shutting down permanently, citing mounting fiscal losses pursuing the COVID-19 pandemic.

"We are thankful for our guests, squad members and the assemblage of Federal Way."

"We are thankful for our guests, squad members and the assemblage of Federal Way for supporting Wild Waves and creating truthful galore thrills and large memories with families and friends," Kieran Burke, president and proprietor of Premier Parks, said successful a statement.

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"Unfortunately, the rising outgo of ongoing operations since reopening aft the COVID shutdown has generated millions successful losses, which forces america to discontinue operations astatine the extremity of our 2026 season."

The parkland opened successful 1977. It has since "welcomed millions of guests crossed the Pacific Northwest region, offering a unsocial operation of taxable parkland thrills and refreshing h2o parkland fun," the institution said.

Residents successful Washington are sharing memories and affectional reactions up of Wild Waves' last operating season.  (Jonathan Park/Alamy)

Fox News Digital reached retired to Wild Waves for further comment.

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The aboriginal closure of Wild Waves comes arsenic immoderate different taxable parks crossed the U.S. revamp oregon adjacent longtime attractions.

Many taxable parkland fans kick that fashionable parks are dismantling attractions they presumption arsenic nostalgic.

Wild Waves, seen above, has offered guests roller coasters, h2o attractions and household amusement since opening successful 1977. (Jonathan Park/Alamy)

In May, Universal Orlando began demolishing portions of its decades-old Lost Continent country astatine Islands of Adventure, prompting affectional reactions from longtime fans.

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In April, Walt Disney World began replacing immoderate longtime Frontierland attractions arsenic portion of a large enlargement project.