Adventureland (USA-Iowa)

Adventureland

Altoona, Iowa, USA

Status

Operating

Opened

August 16, 1974

Owner

Herschend Family Entertainment

Website

https://www.adventurelandresort.com/

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Adventureland is an amusement park located in Altoona, Iowa, USA.

History

A major fire destroyed the east side of the park's Main Street on February 20, 2010.

On December 21, 2021, Palace Entertainment announced that it had acquired Adventureland. On March 18, 2025, Herschend Family Entertainment announced, that it acquired all of Palace Entertainment's U.S. properties from Parques Reunidos.

Operating

Coasters

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Status
Dragon Slayer	S&S Sansei Technologies	4th Dimension Winged	May 29, 2021	Operating
Flying Viking	Zamperla	Sit-Down	June 24, 2023	Operating
Monster	Gerstlauer	Sit-Down	June 4, 2016	Operating
Outlaw	Custom Coasters International	Wooden	April 24, 1993	Operating
Phoenix	Maurer AG	Spinning	July 4, 2019	Operating
Tornado	William Cobb	Wooden	July 4, 1978	Operating
Underground	Custom Coasters International	Wooden Enclosed Dark Ride	April 27, 1996	Operating

Attractions

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened
A-Train	Chance Rides	Miniature Railway	1985
Bernie's Swing	Zamperla	Happy Swing	2022
Carrousel	Chance Rides	Carousel	2000
Chuckwagon	Zamperla	Junior Ferris Wheel	1993
Circus Balloons	Zamperla	Samba Balloon	2022
Convoy	Zamperla	Track Ride	1989
Draken Falls	Zamperla	Log Flume	2023
Flying Tigers	Zamperla	Junior Suspended Whip	2022
Frantic Freeway	Barbieri	Dodgems	1974
G-Force	HUSS	Breakdance	1997
Giant Sky Wheel	Chance Rides	Ferris Wheel	1991
Hampton Cars	Hampton Rides	Roundabout	1980
Junior Jockeys	Metallbau Emmeln	Pony Trek	2018
Lady Bugs	Modern Products	Roundabout	1976
Leap Frogs	Zamperla	Jump Around	2022
Lighthouse	Zamperla	Pump & Jumpz	2022
Parachutes	Hrubetz	Paratrooper	1976
Dragon's Nest	Zamperla	Junior Jets	1991
Raging River	Intamin	River Rapids	1983
Red Barons	Chance Rides	Junior Jets	1978
Revolution	Zamperla	Rockin' Tug	2022
Rockin' Rainbow	Zamperla	Waveswinger	2022
Saw Mill Splash	WhiteWater West	Spinning Raft	2002
Scrambler	Eli Bridge Company	Scrambler	1974
Shakin' Bacon	Skyline Attractions	Crazy Couch	2018
Sidewinder	Moser Rides	Frisbee	2004
Space Shot	S&S Worldwide	Drop Tower	1999
Speedway Racers	Zamperla	Junior Whip	2022
Storm Chaser	Mondial	Star Flyer	2014
Teacups	Philadelphia Toboggan Company	Crazy Daisy	1976
Tilt-A-Whirl	Sellner Manufacturing	Tilt-A-Whirl	1974

Defunct

Coasters

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Der Flitzer	Zierer	Sit-Down	August 16, 1974	1990	Relocated to Avonturenpark Hellendoorn
Dragon	Hopkins	Sit-Down	May 12, 1990	September 29, 2019	Scrapped
Super Screamer	SDC	Sit-Down	1976	1999	Relocated to Splash Kingdom Waterpark

Attractions

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Antique Roadsters	Unknown	Track Ride	1974	1987	Unknown
Balloon Race	Zamperla	Balloon Race	1987	August 21, 2022	Unknown
Clipper	Sartori	Junior Pirate Ship	2022	2023	Unknown
Falling Star	Chance Rides	Rainbow	1989	2021	Unknown
Frog Hopper	S&S Worldwide	Junior Drop Tower	2006	2023	Unknown
Galaxy	Soli	Superbob/Musik Express	1980	1990	Scrapped
Galleon	Zamperla	Pirate Ship	1985	2023	Unknown
Haunted House	Funni Frite	Tracked Dark Ride	1980	1988	Scrapped
Himalaya	Wisdom Rides	Superbob/Musik Express	2000	2022	Unknown
Inverter	Chance Rides	Inverter	2000	2017	Scrapped
Lady Luck	Chance Rides	Trabant/Satellite	1974	2021	Relocated to Carowinds
Lighthouse	Hrubetz	Hurricane	1974	2021	Unknown
Mixer	Zamperla	Mixer	1997	2005	Scrapped
Queen Riverboat	Unknown	Boat Ride	1974	1979 or later	Unknown
River Rapids Log Flume	Divitron	Log Flume	1974	2015	Scrapped
Riverview Carousel	Unknown	Carousel	1980 or earlier	1999 or earlier	Unknown
Silly Silo	Chance Rides	Rotor	1974	2013	Scrapped
Sky Ride	SLI	Ropeway	1975	2022	Unknown
Splash Over	Moser's Rides	Top Spin	2006	2019	Scrapped
Toonerville Trolley	Unknown	Track Ride	1974	1980	Unknown

External links

• 

  Adventureland on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
  Amusement parks owned/operated by

  Parques Reunidos

  Amusement parks

  Attractiepark SlagharenBobbejaanlandBonBon-LandDragon ParkMirabilandiaMotiongateMovie Park GermanyParque de Atracciones de MadridParque Warner MadridReal Madrid WorldStory LandTusenFryd

  Water parks

  Adventureland Attractiepark SlagharenAquaplash AntibesAquopolis CartayaAquopolis Costa DauradaAquopolis CulleraAquopolis TorreviejaAquopolis VillanuevaBø SommarlandIdlewild & SoakZoneMirabeachNoah's Ark WaterparkRaging WatersRaging Waters SydneySandcastleSplish SplashTropical Islands Parque Warner BeachWater Country Wet'n Wild Emerald Pointe

  Former Amusement parks

  AdventurelandBelantisCastle ParkDutch WonderlandIdlewild & SoakZoneKennywoodLake Compounce