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Clementon Park & Splash World closes for good after 119 years

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The Clementon Park & Splash World sign, Ferris wheel, roller coaster and water slides seen from the road in Clementon, New Jersey, in February 2025
Clementon Park & Splash World seen from the road in February 2025.Image: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's C, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Clementon Park & Splash World in Clementon, New Jersey, will not reopen. Its owners announced on September 9, 2026, on the park's website and Facebook page, that the 2026 season, which ended on September 7, was the park's last, and that the property will be offered for sale.

In the statement, signed by the park team, the owners thanked guests, season passholders, employees and the community for five seasons. They did not give a reason for the closure. They said they hope to find a buyer who will carry the park's history forward, and that more details about the sale will be shared when they are available.

A trolley park from 1907

Clementon Park opened in 1907 as a trolley park, built to bring weekend riders to a transit line between South Jersey and Philadelphia. The Splash World water park was added in 2003. The 52-acre site in Camden County includes the Hellcat wooden roller coaster, the Dragon Coaster and the King Neptune's Revenge log ride.

This is not the first time the park has gone dark. Its previous owners shut it down abruptly in September 2019, and it stayed closed for two years. IB Parks & Entertainment, based in Chicago, bought the property at an auction in 2021 and reopened the park in June of that year. The company has run it since then, and the 2026 season was its fifth.

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Sources

  • clementonpark.com (Official closure statement on the park website, signed by the Clementon Park & Splash World team: the park closes after the 2026 season and will be offered for sale; thanks guests, season passholders, team members and the community for five seasons; hopes for a buyer who carries its history forward; sale details to be shared later; no reason given.)
  • phillyvoice.com/clementon-park-south-jersey-closing-sale (PhillyVoice, September 10, 2026: owners announced the closure on Wednesday (September 9) on Facebook; opened 1907 as a trolley park on a transit line between South Jersey and Philadelphia; Splash World added in 2003; 52 acres; abrupt shutdown in September 2019, closed two years; bought in a 2021 auction, reopened June 2021; property to be sold.)
  • wjla.com/news/nation-world/119-year-old-amusement-park-cleme... (WKRC/Sinclair report, September 13, 2026: 2026 season ended September 7 and was the last; Chicago-based IB Parks & Entertainment bought the property at a 2021 foreclosure auction; previous owners closed the park in 2019; 52 acres in Camden County; Hellcat wooden roller coaster, King Neptune's Revenge log ride and Dragon Coaster.)
  • insidethemagic.net/2026/09/clementon-park-and-splash-world-c... (Report of September 9, 2026: announcement made that day on Facebook and the park website; IB Parks & Entertainment operated the park for five seasons.)

Written by Theme Park Spot from the announcement listed under Sources. Plans and opening dates can change; check the park's own website for the latest.