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Summer Attractions at Camelback Resort

by Mary Melnick

May 13, 2022

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For thrilling summer family travel, head to Camelback Resort. The resort offers fun-filled day visits, extravagant overnight accommodations, new and returning adventures and more. This summer, keep an eye out for new adventures like Sky Flyer (a 4,000-foot zipline),  Rival Racer water slide and recently opened Mountain Mayhem.

 

Camelbeach

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This month, new one-hour summer tubing sessions will be available as well as the launch of Magic Carpets to make it easier to get back up the mountain after sliding down. Magic Carpets make it easier to go on the rides again and again. At the end of the month, the resort will open its new four, 4,000-foot ziplines, two Sky Riders for sit-down zipping and two Sky Flyers for zipping around like Superman.

 

The indoor waterpark, Aquatopia, is one of the resort’s main attractions. Open year-round, North America’s largest Texlon transparent roof waterpark boasts 13 thrilling water slides as well as water activities for the whole family. This year, the park opened its newest attraction, Mountain Mayhem, a multisensory water adventure that offers sliders a unique experience. This thrill features different adventures, enhanced in the slide with multicolored lighting effects, music and mesmerizing visuals projected into the slide.

 

Zipline

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The Arcadia Family Indoor Adventure Center offers more than 100 video and interactive games, all categorized into age-appropriate zones where guests can win prizes. Newly added games include Axe Master, VR Games, Mirror Maze and two Escape Rooms.

 

To make sure you take advantage of everything the resort has to offer, download the Camelback App. Guests can book their stay, plan their itineraries, arrange for rentals, make dining reservations and more, all through the app.

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