Direct Ticket Donations

"Anyone who does anything to help a child in this life is a hero to me." -- Fred Rogers


At Kennywood Entertainment, we agree with our late friend Mister Rogers. That's what the Tickets for Children's Charities program is all about... helping others make a difference in the lives of children.

This program helps to provide lasting memories of summer fun to disadvantaged children and/or children with disabilities by providing tickets to the organizations directly serving them. Since 1992, the three Kennywood Entertainment parks in Western Pennsylvania - Kennywood, Idlewild & SoakZone, and Sandcastle - have donated nearly 250,000 days of fun.

Applications for Tickets for Children's Charities are received each fall, with awards and distributions made after the first of each year. There are two categories of tickets: one benefiting individual children, and the other benefiting an organization that directly supports children. A rotating committee from each park administers the program.

For more than a century, Kennywood Entertainment has worked to provide the finest in fun and entertainment for children, families and groups. To do so we've teamed with schools, churches, ethnic groups, communities and social service providers. This has been, and will continue to be, our mission.

Click to download further information and application instructions for Tickets for Children's Charities.