Elitch Gardens

Elitch Gardens

Location	Denver, Colorado, USA
Status	Operating
Opened	May 27, 1995 (current location) 1890 (former location)
Previous names	Six Flags Elitch Gardens
Area	70 acres
Website	http://elitchgardens.com/

Elitch Gardens is an amusement park located in Denver, Colorado, USA.

History

Elitch Gardens in 2009

Following the 1994 season, Elitch Gardens moved to its current location in downtown Denver and reopened on May 27, 1995. It later became known as "Six Flags Elitch Gardens".^[1] In August 2006, Six Flags sold Elitch Gardens for $170 million dollars. The park was sold again by CNL Lifestyle Properties in 2015 to a group of investors.^[2]

The plot of land on which Elitch Gardens sits is due to be redeveloped into a residential area. In December 2018, the developers stated that there were no "immediate plans" to close the park and that it may be relocated in the future.^[3]

On July 31, 2020, the park published a letter on its website stating that it would not operate at all in 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The park stated that they did not receive permission from the state to reopen, nor did they have any timetable for easing of restrictions.^[4]

Roller coasters

Present

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Status
Blazin' Buckaroo	E&F Miler Industries	Family	May 4, 2013	Operating
Boomerang	Vekoma	Shuttle	April 30, 1999	Operating
Half Pipe	Intamin	Shuttle	May 27, 2004	Operating
Mind Eraser	Vekoma	Inverted	June 2, 1997	Operating
Sidewinder	Arrow Dynamics	Shuttle	1990	Operating
Twister II	John Pierce	Wooden	May 27, 1995	Operating

Past

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Cactus Coaster	Allan Herschell Company	Kiddie	1995	2012	Relocated to Frontier City
Flying Coaster	Zamperla	Flying	2002	2007	Relocated to Luna Park
Mr. Twister	Philadelphia Toboggan Company	Wooden	1964	1994	Scrapped
Runaway Train	Mack Rides	Powered	1995	1997	Scrapped
Toboggan Slide	Philadelphia Toboggan Company	Wooden	1904	1925	Scrapped
Wildcat	Philadelphia Toboggan Company	Wooden	1936	1994	Scrapped
Wild Mouse	B. A. Schiff & Associates	Wild Mouse	1960s	Unknown	Unknown

Attractions

Operating

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened
Big Wheel	Chance Rides	Ferris Wheel	Unknown
Brain Drain	Larson International	Super Loop	2014
Carousel	Philadelphia Toboggan Company	Carousel	1928
Disaster Canyon	Hopkins	River Rapids	1995
Dragonwing	Chance Rides	Aviator	1998
Hollywood & Vine	HUSS	Breakdance	1987
Rockin' Tug	Zamperla	Rockin' Tug	2012
Sea Dragon	Chance Rides	Pirate Ship	1980
Shipwreck Falls	Hopkins	Shoot The Chute	1997
Sling Shot	Funtime	Slingshot	2006
Spider	Eyerly Aircraft Company	Octopus	1969
Star Flyer	Funtime	Star Flyer	April 29, 2017
Tea Cups	Zamperla	Teacups	1995
Tilt-A-Whirl	Sellner Manufacturing	Tilt-A-Whirl	1957
Tower of Doom	Intamin	Drop Tower	1997
Troika	HUSS	Troika	1984
Turn of the Century	Vekoma	Waveswinger	1999
XLR8R	Sky Fun 1 Inc.	Skycoaster	1996

Closed

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Calypso	Mack Rides	Calypso	1960	Unknown	Unknown
Casino	Chance Rides	Trabant/Satellite	1965	1998	Relocated to Frontier City
Chaos	Chance Rides	Chaos	1999	2010	Scrapped
Holland Express	Reverchon	Superbob/Musik Express	1960s	1997	Scrapped
Mine Shaft	Chance Rides	Rotor	1991	1998	Scrapped
Rainbow	HUSS	Rainbow	1985	2010	Scrapped
Shake, Rattle & Roll	HUSS	Top Spin	1995	2014	Scrapped
Sky Ride	Hopkins	Ropeway	1960s	1997	Scrapped
Thing-A-Ma-Jig	Heinz Fahtz	Paratrooper	1985	1994	Unknown
Turn of the Century	Zierer	Waveswinger	1980 or earlier	1994	Stored - reopened in 1999
Western Round-Up	Vekoma	Ranger	1995	2001	Scrapped

References

This box: view edit Amusement parks operated by Six Flags
Current	America Darien Lake Discovery Kingdom Fiesta Texas Frontier City Great Adventure Great America Great Escape La Ronde Magic Mountain Mexico New England Over Georgia Over Texas St. Louis
Future	Zhejiang
Former	AstroWorld Belgium Bellewaerde Park Elitch Gardens Holland Kentucky Kingdom New Orleans Walibi Aquitaine Warner Bros. Movie World Germany Warner Bros. Park Madrid Wild Waves and Enchanted Village Worlds of Adventure
Cancelled	Dubailand

[1] "Elitch's plays a new theme". https://extras.denverpost.com/scene/elitch0418.htm.

[2] "Elitch Gardens in Denver sold to local investment team led by Kroenke". https://www.denverpost.com/2015/06/05/elitch-gardens-in-denver-sold-to-local-investment-team-led-by-kroenke/.

[3] "New Zoning Plan to Mark the End of Elitch Gardens in Current Form". NewsPlusNotes. http://newsplusnotes.blogspot.com/2018/12/new-zoning-plan-to-mark-end-of-elitch.html.

[4] "A message to our season pass holders and guests". Elitch Gardens Theme & Water Park. https://web.archive.org/web/20200801183316/https://www.elitchgardens.com/update.

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