Last summer, my daughter, Sarah, and I ate pasta in the shadow of the Leaning Tower of Pisa and dipped our toes in Bambini Cove. Then we took a ride on the Tilt-A-Whirl. Tipton, a suburb of Altoona in Blair County, is home to DelGrosso’s Park, which kicked off its 80th season May 16, and its 2016 aquatic addition, Laguna Splash — America’s only Italy-inspired water park.
In addition to the Leaning Tower fountain, the attraction features numerous slides, private cabanas, a wave pool, the float-friendly River Lazio and a Roman Splash Bucket that dumps 450 gallons of water on waders every 21/2 minutes. Both attractions are owned by the DelGrossos, America’s oldest family saucemaker.
