Virginia Beach is a beautiful coastal city in Virginia located at the meeting point of the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. This city is a popular beach getaway in south-east Virginia. The oceanfront boardwalk, First Landing State Park, and several themed attractions offer a memorable and unique beach experience for tourists. Even its accommodations provide relaxing stays, including its family resorts and luxury Airbnbs. Virginia Beach also has a few theme parks and amusement parks that guarantee a whole lot of fun-filled and thrilling adventures. While it is fun to relax and enjoy the beaches in the city, it is also great to unwind by revisiting your childhood in some of the best theme parks and amusement parks in Virginia Beach, Virginia, listed below.
1. Atlantic Fun Park
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Atlantic Fun Park is one of the most popular amusement parks in Virginia Beach. This seasonal amusement park offers fun rides from kiddie to extreme levels. This park has 10 midway games, 16 rides, go-karting at Motor World, and more. Atlantic Fun Park also has a mini-golf course, an adult speed track, the Sky Coaster roller coaster, and a slingshot. Some of the must-try rides in this park include the Ferris Wheel, Gravitron, Sea Dragon, and more. Atlantic Fun Park has exciting experiences for people of all age groups, which makes it one of the best in Virginia Beach.
Atlantic Fun Park
Address: 233 15th St, Virginia Beach, VA 23451, United States
Website: Atlantic Fun Park
Opening hours: 12pm - 12am (daily from Mar - Aug)
Price: 70 USD
2. Motor World
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Offering plenty of fun things to do, Motor World is a great place to get away with family and friends in Virginia Beach. This amusement park offers a variety of motor-tracks for you to enjoy adventurous go-karting. There are over 250 go-karts available in 16 different styles to explore the 11 different tracks. The tracks at different levels of difficulty, thrill, and routes are available for people of all age groups. The different go-kart tracks in Motor World include adult speed track, cannonball track, family track, Grand Prix track, junior dune buggy track, kiddie stock track, kiddie track, quarter midget simulated dirt track, power wheels track, road racer track, and super 8 slick track. There is also mini-golf, sky coaster, and bumper boats.
Motor World
Address: 700 S Birdneck Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23451, United States
Website: Motor World
Opening hours: 10am - 12am (daily)
Price: 30 - 58 USD
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3. Busch Gardens Williamsburg (from USD 89.0)
Busch Gardens Williamsburg takes you on a tour to Historic Europe with several adrenaline-pumping thrill rides, old-world legend themed attractions, Alpengeist coasters, and more. The Land of Dragons, Loch Ness Monster, and the Oktoberfest beer hall are some of the must-try attractions at this theme park. Enjoy fine dining at the on-site authentic Italian restaurant. You can also catch some live shows and entertainment at Busch Gardens found just 55 miles (88 km) from Virginia Beach.
Busch Gardens Williamsburg Admission Ticket
Duration: 1 day
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4. Kings Dominion
Kings Dominion is one of Virginia’s premium theme parks that is located just 125 miles (201 km) from Virginia Beach. This theme park has a new theme for every season, such as Soak City waterpark during summers, Halloween Haunt, and the Great Pumpkin Fest in fall, Winterfest in winter, and Kings Dominion during spring. This amusement park has 12 different roller coasters that will make your heart race. There are also thrill rides like Berserker, Delirium, White Water Canyon, Grand Prix Raceway, and more. There are also family and kid-friendly rides in this amusement park, so make sure to visit and have a fun-filled day before going back to your hotel.
Kings Dominion
Address: 16000 Theme Park Way, Doswell, VA 23047, United States
Website: Kings Dominion
Opening hours: Temporarily closed
Tip from our local expert
If you are going to Kings Dominion and you love an adrenaline rush, your only option is to go on the Intimidator 305. One of my favorite roller coasters, the Intimidator 305 is one of the fastest and tallest coasters in the world. While slower than Formula Rossa (the world's fastest roller coaster in Abu Dhabi), I found the Intimidator 305 to be just as adrenaline-inducing. Make sure to get your tickets to Kings Dominion in advance. If you go to the park in the off-season, see how many times you can ride the Intimidator 305 in a row. My record is five times!
5. Go-Karts Plus
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Go-Karts Plus is an amazing getaway destination just an hour away from Virginia Beach. There are four fabulous go-karting tracks in this amusement park. They are the Indie track, Figure 8 track, Euro track, and Rookie track. There are also other attractions like Gold Rush Mini Golf, Blaster Boats, Bumper Cars, the Disk'O’, Python Kiddie Coaster, Gemstone Panning, Arcade, Water Wars, Pete’s Shooting Gallery, and Toddler Town. The amusement park also has an exclusive kid’s theme park called Kiddieland offering a kids train and kiddie rides. Go-Karts Plus is a great place for group and family outings.
Go-Karts Plus
Address: 6910 Richmond Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23188, United States
Website: Go-Karts Plus
Price: 38 USD
6. Fun Land of Fredericksburg
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Experience Virginia’s first-ever multi-level go-kart center at Fun Land of Fredericksburg. This amusement park has several indoor and outdoor rides that ensure ultimate fun. You can also enjoy playing arcade games at this theme park. The notable season to visit Fun Land is their annual Halloween party when the theme park becomes Fredericksburg’s scariest attraction. Other interesting attractions at Fun Land are Laser Tag, Clip ‘n Climb, Hologate VR, Miniature Golf, Mini Bowling, and Batting Cages.
Fun Land of Fredericksburg
Address: 1351 Central Park Blvd, Fredericksburg, VA 22401, United States
Website: Fun Land of Fredericksburg
Opening hours: Mon - Thu: 12pm - 8pm; Fri: 12pm - 11pm; Sat: 10am - 11pm; Sun: 11am - 8pm
Revive the child in you at these theme parks
Theme parks and amusement centers are great places to revisit nostalgic childhood times with your family and friends. These attractions bring out the child in everyone. There are several theme parks in and around Virginia Beach that serve as fantastic getaway destinations for families and groups. Make time to visit each one by staying in the city’s townhomes or beach house rentals with a private pool.
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