Silverwood Theme Park is an

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located in the city of Athol in northern

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, United States, near the town of Coeur d'Alene, approximately from

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on US 95. Owner Gary Norton opened the park on June 20, 1988. Originally, the park included a small assortment of carnival rides, a "main street" with shops and eateries, and an authentic

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that traveled in a 30-minute loop around the owner's property. From 1973 to 1988, the land, along with a fully functioning airstrip, was operated as the Henley Aerodrome, named after the family whom Norton bought it from in 1981. Over the years, Silverwood has grown in both size and popularity, transforming from a small local amusement park to a

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theme park destination. In 2003, an adjacent

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named Boulder Beach Water Park was opened. Entrance to Boulder Beach is included with admission to Silverwood. In 2009, Silverwood began an annual Halloween event called Scarywood, held during evenings in the month of October. Today, Silverwood is the largest theme and water park in the American Northwest on and boasting more than 70 rides, slides, shows. and attractions. It is also the northernmost theme park in the United States. In 2019, Silverwood co-hosted (along with

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) the Golden Ticket Awards.

Timeline

Scarywood Haunted Nights

In 2009, Silverwood opened Scarywood Haunted Nights, a nighttime fright fest filled with scare zones and mazes. In 2010, Scarywood returned on a larger, grander scale with more to do. The main attractions for Scarywood include: Blood Bayou, an indoor haunted attraction; Planet Zombie, another outdoor haunt ; several scare zones and other walk through as well as the Timber Terror: Backwards. In 2020, due to concerns with Covid-19, Scarywood was cancelled. The park did remain open weekends in October without the scary theming though. Scarywood Haunted Nights returned in 2021 with one new haunted house - Pharaoh's Curse.

Current Silverwood Theme Park rides

Roller coasters

Other rides

Defunct Rides

Current Boulder Beach Water Park slides & attractions

Gallery

File:Timber Terror (50039110326).jpg, Timber Terror File:Corkscrew vs. the Sun (50038569813).jpg, Corkscrew File:Tremors first drop! (50039096021).jpg, Tremors File:Cobra Roll Time (50039100971).jpg, Aftershock File:Panic Plunge (50038563913).jpg, Panic Plunge File:Spin Cycle loading (50039110916).jpg, Spin Cycle File:Boulder Beach water park (50038560483).jpg, Boulder Beach Water Park File:Bumper Boats (50038570988).jpg, Bumper boats File:Log Flume splash (50039364722).jpg, Log Flume File:Silverwood river1.jpg, The lazy river of Boulder Beach File:Silverwood wavepool1.jpg, One of the two wave pools in the Boulder Beach Water Park File:Aftershock at Silverwood.jpg, Aftershock at Silverwood, 2021

References

External links

Silverwoodthemepark.com
Official Site
Silverwoodexpress.com
Official Blog
Roller Coaster Alley
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