Nothing says summer vacation fun so much as a trip to the amusement park, and this weekend marks the season opener for Michigan's Adventure, Funland Farm and WildWater Adventure up the Lake Michigan coastline near Muskegon. It could very well be the perfect weekend to start your summer season, as Michigan's Adventure celebrates its 60th anniversary year of family fun on the shores of the big lake.
Michigan’s Adventure and Funland Farm open on May 27. WildWater Adventure opens on May 28. The holiday weekend brings plenty of fun for the entire family. What originally began in 1956 as Deer Park, the original petting zoo has evolved into Michigan’s largest amusement park and waterpark featuring over 60 rides and attractions.
The 60th season will offer guests the opportunity to interact with chickens, geese, goats, a miniature horse, alpaca, llamas, a miniature donkey and various other farm animals. The highlight of Funland Farm will be the return of deer to the park.
Michigan’s Adventure will also host an Instagram sweepstakes allowing guests to share memories from past seasons. Prizes will consist of daily admission tickets and a parking pass.
Opening weekend will also include Tribute to the Armed Forces on May 29 & 30. Michigan’s Adventure will offer free admission to active and retired United States military personnel on Sunday and Monday. This will be the twelfth year that Michigan’s Adventure has extended the offer of free admission to men and women of the Armed Forces during this special event.
As a part of its Tribute to the Armed Forces program, active and retired members of the U.S military will be able to purchase discounted admission tickets for members of their immediate family (maximum of six) at a special military discount price of $25.00 each. The free ticket offer will be available on Sunday and Monday, May 29 & 30, and a valid military ID must be presented. Each year members of the Michigan’s Adventure management team look forward to the opportunity to host the distribution table and meet the brave men and women that give so much to our country.
Home to Thunderhawk and Shivering Timbers, Michigan’s Adventure offers a variety of thrill rides, family rides, and kiddie rides. Thunderhawk is Michigan’s only suspended looping roller coaster, and Shivering Timbers has been consistently ranked as one of the finest wooden roller coasters in the world since it was first introduced.
Michigan’s Adventure will be open on May 25 for Physics Day. Students from around the state will visit the amusement park and put the skills that they learned in the classroom to work while riding thrill rides and roller coasters.
Michigan's Adventure Season Passes are now on sale at a discounted rate though May 30. Season pass holders are offered a variety of perks, including early water park entry on select days, bring-a-friend days and park discounts. For more information about Michigan’s Adventure, call 231-766-3377, or visit miadventure.com.
Michigan’s Adventure is owned and operated by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, a publicly traded partnership that is listed for trading on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “FUN.” In addition to Michigan’s Adventure, Cedar Fair owns and operates 10 other amusement parks, three outdoor water parks, one indoor water park, and five hotels. Cedar Fair also operates the Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park in California under a management contract.
