Location | Riverside, California, USA |
Status | Operating |
Opened | 1976 |
Owner | Palace Entertainment |
Website | http://www.castlepark.com |
Castle Park is an amusement park in Riverside, California, USA. The park has a medieval castle theme and has two roller coasters, a mini-golf course and various other amusement rides.
History
The park was constructed in 1976.[1] Castle Park was acquired by Ogden Corporation in June 1999.[2] It was sold along with Ogden's other properties to Alfa the following year who formed Alfa SmartParks.[3] This was absorbed into Palace Entertainment in 2002.[4] Palace Entertainment is now part of the Parques Reunidos group.
The park closed on March 13, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It reopened on April 9, 2021.[5]
Roller coasters
Present
Name | Manufacturer | Type | Opened | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Merlin's Revenge | Vekoma | Family | July 13, 2001 | Operating |
Screamin' Demon | Fabbri | Spinning | 2008 | Operating |
Past
Name | Manufacturer | Type | Opened | Closed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tornado | Zamperla | Powered | Unknown | June 2001 | Unknown |
Little Dipper | Miler Manufacturing | Kiddie | Unknown | 2020 | Scrapped |
Attractions
- This list is incomplete, please expand it if you can.
Operating
Closed
Name | Manufacturer | Type | Opened | Closed | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Falling Star | Chance Rides | Rainbow | 1985 | Closed 2015 | Scrapped |
References
- ↑ "Castle Park Amusement Park".
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ignored (help) - ↑ "Ogden Acquires Castle Amusement Park". Ultimate Rollercoaster.
- ↑ Ballon, Marc; Willon, Phil. "Ogden Sells Its Concessions, Management Units to Rival". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ↑ Palace purchases Alfa SmartParks waterparks - Amusement Today (Wayback archive)
- ↑ Buck, Fielding (2021-04-12). "See photos of Castle Park's reopening in Riverside". The Press-Enterprise. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
External links
- Castle Park on the Roller Coaster DataBase.