Clementon Park Reopens Under New Management This Weekend

CLEMENTON, NJ — About three months after announcing new ownership, Clementon Park and Splash World is reopening to the public.

The water park was set to reopen on Friday, and it will be open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. for the rest of the month, the park announced on its Facebook page.

Admission for the rest of the month will be available at the gate, with tickets costing $19.99 for anyone ages 60 years old and older, and $29.99 for everyone else. Parking is free for the entire 2021 season.

A limited ride package will be available, and season passes can be purchased on the park’s website.

In March, an Indiana group purchased Clementon Park for $2.3 million, and said it would reopen the park later this year. Read more here: Clementon Park Goes For $2.3M At Auction, Will Reopen, Buyer Says

The owners had hoped for several reopening dates, but was unable to meet any of them. On Wednesday, Clementon Borough officials cleared them to open, nj.com reports.

Clementon Park was founded as one of the nation's first "trolley parks" in 1907. It was built at the end of a trolley line to encourage ridership during the weekends and to provide amusements for residents of nearby Philadelphia.

Theodore Gibbs and his two sons founded the park, and it remained in the family until it was sold in 2011 to Premier Parks, who then renamed it Clementon Park and Splash World in recognition of the addition of the water park.

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