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Theme parks in Chicago – Your Kids Can Have It All

Chicago is a windy city that lives up to its name in a unique location. Well-known as a financial centre it is known for more than that! There is so much to see for its tourists, from a wide range of museums to exciting nightlife, festivals and concerts. Apart from these, theme parks and amusements parks are really popular here and who wouldn’t want to escape from real life, going to a place where you can spend the day with your children, delicious food, games and loads of entertainment? If you are looking to visit Chicago, check out these best theme parks in Chicago and that will help decide on which one to visit!

Marvel in Chicago
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The Marvel Experience

This amusement park is one of the best ones in the Illinois region in Chicago. Multiplayer games or touchscreen gameplay is something unique from other theme parks here. There are 3-dimensional projections and human-sized figures at this place which will leave everyone in surprise. The Spiderman climbing wall here is the most popular! You can challenge your friends to the climb and have great fun together! Don’t miss out other fun activities like Holo-blast training simulator and games where you get to smash villains as the hulk.

Skokie Water Park

This outdoor water theme park has a lap pool with 5 different slides, a special children’s pool with spray features. There is even an interactive play area where you can play against another team by forming a team with 4 to 5 other people. You can even book the park for a picnic, go for swimming lessons or be a part of summer camp if that’s something that you’re interested in. If you are visiting Chicago in summer then this would be one of the best water theme park that you can go to.

Skokie Water Park
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Six Flags Great America

Six Flags Great America
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Six Flags in Chicago has been there for a very long time and is one of the most popular amusement parks that the locality visit. The theme park has more than 100 different rides like the Batman ride, the Raging Bull, the Joker free-fly coaster and the most famous would be the large rollercoaster. There are a lot of different activities for you to enjoy like the Halloween challenge and the coffin challenge. This white city amusement park has got to be the best of its kind and is usually crowded with tourists especially in the month of November.

Fun Times Square

There are a lot of group activities that you can take part in. Engage yourself in activities like mini-golf, go-karting, boating, paintball and a field to play baseball. They even have a small arcade inside for their visitors to conduct tournaments. If an indoor amusement park is what you are looking for then this wouldn’t be the place for you. Every activity in this park is held outdoors.

Putting Edge

Looking out for the best indoor amusement parks in Chicago? This is all you need you then! The fun part about this is that your clothes glow in the dark! The park has glow in the dark mini-golfing and numerous other fun games to play in the arcade. This place has great glow-in-the-dark sculptures and paintings that you can click pictures with. You can also find a beautiful glow in the dark objects in different themes like jungle, oceanic, fantasy and horror on the second floor of this park.

Pump It Up

Pump it up is one of the best indoor amusement parks in Chicago. This is great for your children and is very similar to that of a party place that has a lot of inflatable objects and a climbing wall. The park had recently upgraded itself by including a jungle set up with various activities for children which also adds on a beautiful maze.

Pirates Cove Theme Park

Pirate Cove Theme Park in Chicago is the perfect place for children and the theme is a pirate one with different activities like sack slides, rock climbing, boating, art and crafts projects, a mini train and much more. There is a huge ship where you get to eat your own packed food or buy food from the food outlets.

Niles Park District Oasis Water Park

Niles Park District Oasis Water Park
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This water park boasts a public pool, multiple water slides along with a splash playground. There are other water activities for the kids that include, surfing splash rooms, diving and unique treasure hunt activities in the shallow part of the pool. You can have your lunch with your family on the picnic tables placed alongside the pool meanwhile, watch over your kids, although there are plenty of lifeguards to protect them always!

Safari Land

This best indoor theme park in Chicago is worth to visit when it’s a cold day outside as it gives a complete warm ambience. Located inside a mall, this park has plenty of options for both adults and children. Some of the best rides would be Tilt-a-Whirl that’s a flat ride where you twirl around. Tiger Terror, the largest roller coaster that can be found indoors is located in Safari Land. Once you’re done with the games, don’t forget to should check out the animal theme which has amazing props to take photos with. You can also find a bowling alley here for you to enjoy along with your children.

Mystic Waters Family Aquatic Center

This is a great outdoor waterpark that has a huge pool with massive slides and a river that flows throughout. This is an amazing place to get some quality time in with your loved ones. There are unique activities like cliff jump and a larger area where you can build sandcastles. The park uses tube slides and no rafts are allowed. Do check out the cafe alongside the river in case you haven’t carried your own food.

I’m sure when you are on a vacation with family you would definitely want some time that will keep your children engaged in exciting and adventurous activities. So why not choose the best theme park out of this and add it as a part of your itinerary? Finding this guide useful? Check some of the best holiday packages on PickYourTrail and book your dream tropical getaway now!

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