California water parks opening for 2008 summer season

With the calendar turning to May, summer unofficially gets underway as the major water parks in California open for the season.

With the 100-degree days we’ve had over the last few weeks, the watery relief can’t come soon enough.

Unfortunately, none of the major California water parks plans any new attractions for 2008.

The changes:
> Raging Waters in San Dimas adds a new restaurant, restrooms and parking lot trams.
> Knott’s Soak City in Palm Springs offers four new VIP cabanas with misters.
> Hurricane Harbor at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia serves up outdoor barbecue at Cowabunga Burgers.

See 2008 California water park opening dates after the jump.

Southern California
* Six Flags Hurricane Harbor (Valencia) — May 3 (Saturday)
* Raging Waters San Dimas — May 11
* Knott’s Soak City Chula Vista — May 17
* Knott’s Soak City Palm Springs — May 22 (Opened weekends-only March 15)
* Knott’s Soak City Buena Park — May 24
* Wild Rivers (Irvine) — May 24

Northern California
* Raging Waters San Jose — May 10
* Raging Waters Sacramento — May 10
* Boomerang Bay (at California’s Great America in Santa Clara) — May 24

Find the latest amusement and theme park news at the
Los Angeles Times Funland blog: www.latimes.com/funland.

— Brady MacDonald, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

[Photo: Knott's Soak City]

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