Idlewild and Soak Zone has charmed people across Western Pennsylvania and beyond since the late 1800s.
Author Jennifer Sopko tells the heartwarming History of a Pennsylvania Amusement Park that continues to delight generations of families..
After joining the Kennywood family of Amusement parks, Idlewild added a Wild West town, Mister Rogers\' Neighborhood of Make-Believe and a water slide complex.
Macdonald took the helm in 1931, rides, entertainment and other attractions came to Idlewild over the next half century, along with the adjacent Story Book Forest.
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The Park was developed by Pittsburgh\'s Mellon family as a picnic grove to boost traffic on the Ligonier Valley Rail Road.
Idlewild and Soak Zone has charmed people across Western Pennsylvania and beyond since the late 1800s
