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May 22, 2023 · Nelson’s son-in-law Steve Gorman confirmed Nelson’s death in an email on Monday, May […] (WJET/WFXP/YourErie.com) — Paul Nelson, the owner of Waldameer and Water World, has died. He was 89.
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Nelson grew up at Waldameer and never left. He began working there at age 11 in 1945 for then-owner and family friend Alex Moeller, who went on to adopt Nelson and promise him the park. Nelson started out washing dishes and cleaning bathrooms and preparing picnics. He worked his way up to general manager and then took over the park when Moeller die...
Nelson's strategy was to add improvements to the park every year, whether with a new ride or new landscaping or a new water feature. He loved tinkering with Waldameer like an automobile enthusiast loves assembling a classic car or a gardener loves planting a new flowering shrub. "I don't do what I want to do," he said in an interview in 2021. "I do...
Nelson kept Waldameer a family business. Though the park now has more than 100 rides and other attractions, its management has stayed under the control of Nelson and his family. His wife handles human resources at the park, and their son-in-law Steve Gorman is the president and general manager of Waldameer, where he started working in 1995. Gorman'...
Nelson also loved to work as an advocate for Erie. He was instrumental in furthering the region's tourism industry, and he was outspoken in his desire to make his park a place that was accessible to all. Planning pays off:Waldameer's transformation Nelson always said he had no plans to charge visitors for admission or charge for parking, an arrange...
As a businessman, Paul Nelson had an incredible run. Though the pandemic eroded Waldameer's revenue in 2020 and 2021, the park rebounded in 2022 with what Nelson called its best year ever. Bouncing back:After a record season, Waldameer is looking to make a $7 million splash with new attraction "I have run the park every year since I was 23. I am no...
Nick Scott Sr., president of Erie's Scott Enterprises, which operates hotels, restaurants and Splash Lagoon Indoor Water Park, said he had known Nelson for years and that they used to play paddle tennis together as members of Kahkwa Club. More recently, the two would sit and chat when Nelson visited Oliver's Rooftop Restaurant, owned by Scott Enter...
May 27, 2023 · Paul T. Nelson age 89, of Fairview, an incredible visionary that loved Erie, passed away Sunday, May 21, 2023, at UPMC Hamot following a brief illness. He was born in Dunkirk, NY on October...
Waldameer Park and Water World owner Paul Nelson passed away Sunday. He was 89. Nelson started working at the park in 1945 at the age of 11. He worked his way up to general manager and took over as owner in 1965. Nelson ran the park on a daily basis, walking the grounds and talking to patrons.
Nelson started working at the park in 1945 at the age of 11.
May 21, 2023 · Paul T. Nelson age 89, of Fairview, an incredible visionary that loved Erie, passed away Sunday, May 21, 2023, at UPMC Hamot following a brief illness. He was born in Dunkirk, NY on October 7, 1933, a son of the late Paul T. Nelson Sr. and Marcelline MacLaughlin Nelson.
