Soak City (Valleyfair)

Soak City
Location	Valleyfair, Shakopee, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates	44°47′48″N93°27′01″W / 44.79673°N 93.45014°W / 44.79673; -93.45014
Owner	Six Flags
Opened	1983 (1983)
Previous names	Liquid Lightning Whitewater Country
Operating season	Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day
Area	7 acres (28,000 m2)
Pools	4 pools
Water slides	12 water slides
Website	Official website

Soak City is an outdoor water park in Shakopee, Minnesota, United States, within the Valleyfair amusement park, and owned by Six Flags Entertainment Corporation. It is included with theme park admission.

History

The Panic Falls slide complex, built in 1983, was the original part of the park. Originally the area of water rides was called 'Liquid Lightning', but as more were added, the name was changed to Whitewater Country Waterpark in 1992. In late 2008, the name was officially changed to Soak City, consistent with the theming of other water parks of Cedar Fair. On September 11, 2014, Valleyfair announced a major expansion for Soak City. The main headline was slide complex with Breaker's Plunge and Breaker's Pipeline. Also added were Barefoot Beach, a kid's splash pad and sand volleyball courts. At the end of the 2023 season, Raging Rapids unexpectedly closed permanently. On August 5, 2025, Valleyfair announced that Hurricane Falls, Panic Falls Body & Speed Slides, Ripple Rapids, and Splash Station would all permanently close after August 10 and would be replaced by something else that would be announced at a later date. ^[1]

Slides and attractions

Soak City occupies 7 acres (28,000 m²) and features a wavepool, twelve waterslides, one raft ride, and a lazy river.

Name	Opened	Description	Height Requirement	Rating [2]
Barefoot Beach	2015	A Vortex Aquatic Structures small children's splash pad	Under 54" or with child	1
Breakers Bay	2009	A WaveTek 34,000-square-foot (3,200 m2), 350,000 gallon wave pool.	Over 42" or with adult, under 52" must wear life jacket	4
Breakers Pipeline	2015	Two WhiteWater AquaDrop and two Flatline Loop 65-foot (20 m) tall freefall body slides.	Over 48"	5
Breakers Plunge	2015	Two WhiteWater 90-foot (27 m) tall Freefall body slides.	Over 48"	4
Hurricane Falls	1993	A WhiteWater 70-foot (21 m) tall 4-person raft ride.	Over 46"	5
Panic Falls Body Slides	1983	Three Technetic Industries 60-foot (18 m) tall body slides. Previously known as Liquid Lightning	Over 46"	3
Panic Falls Speed Slides	1988	Two WhiteWater 60-foot (18 m) tall Freefall speed slides	Over 56"	5
Ripple Rapids	1993	A 1,200-foot (370 m) lazy river.	Over 42" or with adult, under 48" must wear life jacket	2
Splash Station	1993	A WhiteWater children's zero-depth water playground structure.	Under 54" or with child	1

See also

• Other Soak City locations
• List of Cedar Fair water parks

References

1. H, Mike (2014-09-11). "Valleyfair's Soak City Water Park Expanding in 2015". NewsPlusNotes. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
2. Ratings assigned per Valleyfair's own system, where "1" is the least intense and "5" is the most. See their "Guest Assistance Guide" (PDF). Valleyfair. for more specific details.

External links

• Soak City Website