2008 Family Activities
Experience the WaMu Waterfront Village's award winning kids entertainment and enjoy this year's incredible life-like Dinosaur Jurassic Journey exhibit. If you haven't been in recent years, you'll be amazed by the WaMu Waterfront Village's family-friendly and kid focused atmosphere. Its totally safe, clean and filled with fantastic family fun.
Dinosaur Jurassic Journey
Kids -- and adults -- can travel through time to an era when Tyrannosaurus Rex, Stegosaurus and Triceratops ruled the Earth. Explore this pre-historic rainforest adventure up close where you'll see 20 realistic dinosaur replicas and life-sized dinosaur bones. This exciting exhibit is here this year only and is free with WaMu Waterfront Village admission.
Carnival
The WaMu Waterfront Village features family-focused fun and is proud to present Oregon's largest and most exciting carnival, presented by Funtastic Traveling Shows. This exhilarating carnival offers rides for every member of the family including gentle Kiddie Land rides, tried and true family favorites and the twisting over-the-top spectaculars.
GREAT FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT
WaMu Big Top Stage
Vaudevillian acts and festive world-beat and American roots music
BI-MART Kids Zone
Featuring the BI-MART Toddler Zone and the Family Fun Stage with clowns, jugglers, acrobats and magicians
Mexicana Airlines Cultural Plaza
Presented by La Pantera 940AM
Dex World Rhythms Stage
Cultural music and dance performances from around the world
Toucan's Exotic Animals
This popular live animal exhibit features rare mammals, birds, reptiles, and insects from African, Asia and South America. It's wild and weird, goofy and gooey, and a little creepy but kids love it.
Petting Zoo and Pony Rides
SPECIAL APPEARANCES
The Big Sling
Get your adrenaline pumping on the tallest portable ride in the western United States. Sporting 180-feet towers, the Big Sling propels thrill seekers more than 275 feet into the air.
Skyscraper
People were WOWed by this ride when it was last at the waterfront. Rising 200 feet into the air, this 60 mile per hour thriller spins riders in huge propeller like circular arc.
Grand Floral Float Showcase
(Located outside the village on SW Naito Parkway)
Close-up viewing of floats following the Grand Floral Parade
- Saturday, June 7 – 3:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.
- Sunday, June 8 – 11 a.m. until 4:00pm
Vintage Car Exhibit
(Located just outside the village on SW Naito Parkway)
Opening weekend only - Saturday, May 31, and Sunday, June 1
(Details are being finalized.)
Information subject to change.
