Sandcastle Water Park

Sandcastle is a water park located in the Pittsburgh suburb of West Homestead. The park is located on a 67-acre piece of land along the banks of the Monongahela River. Sandcastle is owned by Parques Reunidos, who purchased Kennywood Entertainment. The company runs its original sister parks, Kennywood, Idlewild Park, and Lake Compounce. The park contains fourteen water slides, several swimming pools, and a handful of other attractions.The most frequently heard expression of first-time visitors to Sandcastle is: “Wow! I don’t believe I’m still in the city.” Usually, they’ve just arrived on the boardwalk and are looking toward the Monongahela River. The scene is one of unusual beauty and tranquillity – a resort type setting along a calm waterway, with a green wooded hillside providing the backdrop. The site where Sandcastle currently sits was formerly a railroad yard for U.S. Steel. In 1988, Kennywood Entertainment bought the land and began construction on the park. Sandcastle officially opened for business in July 1989. The park was originally supposed to be called Splashdown, however park executives decided on Sandcastle. The park has a total of 14 water slides including 3 speed slides. Other slides include the Blue Tooba Looba (which replaced Bermuda Triangle, the only closed slide in the park), Thunder Run, Tubers Tower and Cliffhangers. Other attractions at Sandcastle include a “lazy river,” a large swimming pool, Mon-Tsunami, a wave pool, a hot tub and an area of water slides and water attractions designed specifically for children called Wet Willies. The park also features an entertainment complex called The Sandbar and a marina.  According to new design plans, the new amphitheater will rest between Sandcastle’s west perimeter and the Waterfront section of Homestead Borough along the Monongahela River. Sandcastle already had an existing amphitheater on the property, but was outdated and was seldom used. For more information visit SandCastleWaterPark.com