Herschend -- the new owner of Kennywood, Sandcastle and Idlewild -- describes itself as "the world's largest family-held themed attractions company." ...

Kenny the Kangaroo officially is under new ownership. Atlanta-based Herschend Family Entertainment, the world’s largest ...

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PITTSBURGH, Pa. (KDKA) - Three popular amusement parks in Pittsburgh — Kennywood, Idlewild and Sandcastle — are being sold to a new company. Madrid-based Parques Reunidos has agreed to sell ...

Sandcastle and Idlewild & SoakZone.The deal was announced jointly by Herschend and Parques Reunidos, the parent company of Pittsburgh-based Palace Entertainment. Terms were not announced.>> ...

PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WKBN) — A popular Pennsylvania amusement park has a new owner. Announced on Tuesday, Kennywood, Idlewild, and Sandcastle are being sold to Atlanta-based company Herschend.

Pittsburgh-area’s iconic Kennywood Park, as well as its sister parks Sandcastle Water Park and Idlewild & SoakZone ... Among Herschend’s other new acquisitions are Dutch Wonderland in Lancaster, Pa.; ...