Front Gate Through the Years

Main Entrance to the Park

SeaWorld Ohio

Almost one million guests visited SeaWorld of Ohio at its peak. The entrance moved several times over the years as the park grew.

SeaWorld of Ohio Entrance in the late 1990s. Photo Credit: Nico Maragos

Wildwater Kingdom Entrance

Wildwater Kingdom

Starting in 2004, the park operated mostly as a waterpark. The color scheme changed, but the entrance stayed the same until WWK closed in 2016.

1972 SeaWorld Brochure (Back Cover-Top)

1970s

The first entrance from the 1970 park would end up deep inside in later years.

A rare 1972 view of the SeaWorld of Ohio Front Entrance

1980s

The park expanded in the 1980s, moving the entrance farther into the former parking lots.

SeaWorld of Ohio Entrance
SeaWorld of Ohio Entrance
Photo Credit: James D. Teresco

1990s

With Geauga Lake right across the water, guest drove from nearby states to visit both parks in a weekend.

Squires Road Light

Upper Parking Traffic Light
About half the visitors to SeaWorld used the upper parking lot. Millions of people crossed Squires Road at this light.

The Last Summer-September 2016 Park Closing

Walkway from Lower Parking
Just outside the front gate of Wildwater Kingdom Ohio
Entrance
Walk to Wildwater Kingdom Entrance
Front Entrance at Night
Wildwater Kingdom Front Entrance at Night