Camelbeach Outdoor Waterpark is launching its 25th anniversary season, starting this weekend - and the fun and excitement continue throughout the summer - with the addition of the new Rival Racer slide and weekly swim lessons.

The new Rival Racer waterslide, live entertainment, scavenger hunts, live sand sculpture demos, Father’s Day FlowRider competition and appearances of the resort’s mascot Chuck the Camel. The live sand sculpture demonstration will take place today, when New Jersey resident John Woodward will create his masterpiece at the resort entrance decorated with the eye-catching 25th anniversary logo. On Sunday, the FlowRider competition will entertain contestants and onlookers as participants race on this ultimate surf machine.

Rival Racer is where sliders race each other through twists and turns on enclosed tracks - designed for sliders who want to compete and race to the bottom of a slide that rushes 5,600 gallons of water per minute down a 400-foot slide with a vertical drop of 54 feet of eight twisting, turning, dropping, closed individual chutes converging at three different rallying points and at the finish line. There are 37 mountainside water park slides and rides, including Blue Nile Adventure River with its waterfalls, geysers and bubbling water; Dune Runner that accommodates up to four guests per tube; Titan, the world’s largest waterslide of its kind; and Mummy’s Oasis for family play with boogie boards and flow boarding.

On June 22, this favorite Poconos’ water park, the largest in Pennsylvania, kicks off its new Summer Swim Lessons with “The World’s Greatest Swim Lesson” - a special huge launch lesson to be held at the Olympic Pool - and then swimmers can enjoy the rest of the day at Camelbeach. Registration is capped at 50 participants. Regular 45-minute swimming lessons will continue once a week on Thursdays at 9 a.m.

25th Anniversary Season Passes are available at https://www.camelbackresort.com/waterparks/camelbeach-tickets-passes/.