We've begun the countdown clock once again!  This time the DF guys have pulled together a new, notably less intensive, event here in Erie, PA this summer and we're calling out to all Roller Coaster/Amusement Park Enthusiasts.  To take advantage of another local destination fun spot, we're inviting you to join us for a daytime outing to Waldameer Park and Water World.  For those of you that don't know, Waldameer Park and Water World is an amusement park in Erie, Pennsylvania located at the base of Presque Isle. Waldameer is the fourth oldest amusement park in Pennsylvania, and the tenth oldest in the United States. The park is admission-free, with a busy midway, well appointed grounds, and covered picnic facilities. The roller coasters and other major rides require the display of a paid wristband. The water park operates an assortment of water slides and raft rides and is admission by fee only. The name "Waldameer" can be translated literally as "Woods by the Sea" in German and began as a picnic park named as 'Waldameer' in the 1896.  Now it is a great fun spot destination for local and out of the region visitors including you!

The park operates two classic dark attractions: the Whacky Shack, a two-story ride, and the Pirates Cove, a walk-through funhouse. Both were designed and built by the dark ride master Bill Tracy and his company, Amusement Display Associates of Cape May, New Jersey.  And in 2007, a new initiative to bring in more rides began with the addition of X-Scream, a new 140-foot-tall drop tower ride.  In 2008, the highly-anticipated Ravine Flyer II wooden coaster opened leading to the busiest season in park history.  The coaster won the Golden Ticket Award for the best new ride for 2008.  This year, Waldameer has added the new Disk-O ride to the park for the 2009 season.

Not only is Waldameer a great smaller scale amusement (when compared again Six Flags, Cedar Point, etc.), it also has their Water Park which includes: Presque Isle Plunge, Lake Erie Dip, Midnight Plunge, Awesome Twosome, Wild River, Raging River, Endless River, Bermuda Triangle (3 slides), Free Fall Slide, Speed Slide, Giant Hot Tub and the Tad Pool play area (3 wading pools and 5 slides) for the little ones.

Now some of you might be wondering "Is the park exclusive to us?" and we regret that the answer is no.  :(   As much as we do enjoy and have fun with exclusively renting out Splash Lagoon for our regular bear run weekend, we are unable to do the same with Waldameer.  Keep in mind, this one day summer event is more a hang out, have fun and enjoy things activity.

One of the great things about Waldameer is that the amusement park portion does not have an entrance fee!  So for you guys that aren't real big park rider types, you can still join us without having to pay admission or even get a discounted combo pass through us.  And if per say you do want to ride one or a jsut few rides (like the Carousel for example), you can buy ride tickets inside the park!

Just like we've done in the past, registering and pre-payment are required for attendance with our group to get the discount UNLIMITED RIDE COMBO PASSES.  These passes give us 'all day ride-a-rama' access to both parks for as many rides and slides as want.  So check out the schedule page to see the plans for the day and feel free to visit the Waldameer website too for more information on the park.  We look forward to you joining us this summer on Saturday August 22nd!

For more information not provided here on the website visit the contact page to get in touch with Gary the event coordinator.

Coming soon, the DF Committee will be announcing a one day only summer time event taking place here in Erie, PA! You've asked us to consider another event that perhaps enjoys better weather and helps show off another destination spot in the area. So we're giving something new a try and hope you'll join us. Get your calendars, PDAs and scheduling assistants ready, 'cause Saturday August 22nd is the date to remember. Consider it a mid-year reunion of sorts for those of you that have been to a past DF event these five years. And for those of you that want to join us and haven't been to the main event, no worries. We'll be happy to welcome new friendly faces as well. More details coming soon. . .

This year for DF5 the committee has seen several changes and a few them are changing up withe times and advances in social networking and internet communications. This year we have added an account to Facebook and more recently Twitter!  You can find us on Facebook with a search for Drenched Fur as a profile and as an event !  You can also find us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/DrenchedFur to find out about updates and various goings on with the preparations for Drenched Fur 5 this year including news as things happen during the run.  Feel free to add us to your friends and followers groupings with these services.  We'll be seeing you on the net. . .