Boomers! Parks

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Boomers! Parks
Company type Private
Industry Family entertainment centers
Founded1998
FounderAlexander Weber Jr.
Headquarters Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
Number of locations
8
Area served
United States
Key people
Tim Murphy (CEO)
OwnerAPX Operating Company, LLC.
Herschend Family Entertainment
Website www.boomersparks.com

Boomers Parks (stylized Boomers! until 2018) is a chain of family entertainment centers which feature indoor activities such as carousels, kiddie swings, restaurants, and video game arcades, and outdoor activities such as miniature golf, kiddie rides, bumper boats, batting cages, go-karts, kiddie roller coasters, and laser tag. The Modesto and Irvine locations each have a ride called the Flamethrower.

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History

The first Boomers was opened in 1998 in Boca Raton, Florida, by Alexander Weber Jr..

The brand was established in 2001 as a DBA name by the Palace Entertainment chain, which resulted from the merger of several entertainment centers, including Camelot Parks, Palace Park, Boomers!, Grand Prix Race-O-Rama, and Family Fun Center. The official slogan of Palace Entertainment owned Boomers! Parks is "Where Family Fun Rules!".

In September 2014, Apex Parks Group purchased 10 Boomers locations from Palace Entertainment. [1] In 2015, Apex Parks Group rebranded one of the last Mountasia Family Fun Centers to a Boomers. Closure of the Fresno and Houston locations in later years has resulted in 9 total Boomers parks currently owned by Apex Parks Group.

On April 8, 2020, Apex Parks Group announced it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and undergoing a financial restructuring. [2]

On June 8, 2020, Boomers announced that they would be closing locations in El Cajon, California, Upland, California, and Kearny Mesa, California. [3] The Fountain Valley, California location also has closed down.

After restructuring Apex Parks Group would become Boomers Parks. In addition to owning six Boomers! locations the company also owns Big Kahuna's water park in Destin, Florida, and West Berlin, New Jersey.

In early 2025, Herschend Family Entertainment acquired Palace Entertainment, including Palace's remaining Boomers locations in Palm Springs, California and Vista, California. [4]

Operating Boomers! Branded Locations

NameLocationFormer nameOwnerNotes
Boomers! Boca Raton Boca Raton, Florida Boca Raton AirportBoomers ParksThe first Boomers! park.
Boomers! Irvine Irvine, California Palace Park
Boomers! Livermore Livermore, California Camelot Park
Boomers! Los Angeles City of Industry, California SpeedZone Los Angeles
Boomers! Modesto Modesto, California Camelot Park
Boomers! Santa Maria Santa Maria, California Camelot Park
Boomers! Palm Springs Palm Springs, California Camelot Park Herschend Family Entertainment
Boomers! Vista Vista, California Vista Family Fun Center

Former Boomers! Locations

NameLocationFormer NameOwner

(While under the Boomers! Brand)

NotesCurrent

Status

Boomers! Anaheim Anaheim, California Family Fun Center Palace Entertainment Located next to Camelot Golfland, closed in 2004 later replaced with warehouses. [5] Closed
Boomers! Bakersfield Bakersfield, California Camelot ParkSold in 2004; Later rebranded back to Camelot Park. [6] Closed
Boomers! Dania Beach Dania Beach, Florida Grand Prix Race-O-RamaClosed January 25, 2015. [7] Located next to the Dania Beach Hurricane roller coaster which closed in 2011. The roller coaster was owned and operated separately from the park. The site was demolished to become a new shopping plaza.Closed
Boomers! El Cajon El Cajon, California El Cajon Family Fun CenterApex Parks GroupClosed June 8, 2020. [8] Demolition of the main building and mini golf course began in early March 2022.Closed
Boomers! Escondido Escondido, California Family Fun Center Palace Entertainment Sold in 2004; [9] Later replaced by a Car Max dealership. [10] Closed
Boomers! Fountain Valley Fountain Valley, California Fountain Valley Family Fun CenterApex Parks GroupClosed June 8, 2020. [11] Demolished March 16, 2021, because the materials used to build the building contained asbestos.Closed
Boomers! Fresno Fresno, California Camelot ParkClosed September 4, 2017. There is still nothing on the property. [12] Closed
Boomers! Houston Houston, Texas MountasiaRebranded to Boomers in 2015, Closed February 2020. [13] Closed
Boomers! Long Island Medford, New York Bullwinkle's Family Food'n Fun Park Palace Entertainment Has not been updated since September 2019, [14] and was removed from Palace Entertainment's website in 2020. Park is currently abandoned with no known plans to be revitalized by Palace. Also known as Boomers! MedfordAbandoned
Boomers! San Diego San Diego, California San Diego Family Fun CenterApex Parks GroupClosed on June 8, 2020; after Apex Parks Group filed for bankruptcy. Reopened on September 5, 2020, as Family Fun Center owned by Huish Family Fun Centers who formally operated the property and owned the land. [15] This location would permanently close on January 4, 2022. [16] Closed
Boomers! Upland Upland, California Upland Family Fun CenterClosed June 8, 2020. [17] Reopened as Bullwinkle's Family Food & Fun on December 10, 2021. [18] Operating

References

  1. ↑ "Palace Entertainment sells 14 entertainment centers and water park". Los Angeles Times . September 18, 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Apex Parks Group Announces Financial Restructuring; Company To Enter Into Stalking Horse Purchase Agreement and Files for Chapter 11 to Effectuate Sale". PR Newswire (Press release). Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Boomers! closing Kearny Mesa, El Cajon centers". 10 News . 8 June 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Herschend to Acquire Palace Entertainment". www.hfecorp.com. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  5. ↑ "Boomers! Parks Online :: Anaheim". 2004-04-04. Archived from the original on 2004-06-12. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  6. ↑ "Boomers! Parks Online :: Bakersfield". 2004-08-03. Archived from the original on 2004-08-03. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  7. ↑ Hurtibise, Ron (24 January 2015). "Boomers entertainment center closed". Sun-Sentinel.com . Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "Boomers! El Cajon is now Closed". Boomers! Parks. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  9. ↑ "Boomers! Parks Online :: Escondido". 2004-08-03. Archived from the original on 2004-08-03. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  10. ↑ "Family Fun Center Reduced to Rubble | walking towel". 28 June 2006. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  11. ↑ "Boomers! Fountain Valley is now Closed". Boomers! Parks. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  12. ↑ "Boomers! Park in Fresno Announces It Will Close After Labor Day". The Business Journal. July 28, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Indiana Beach amusement park closing after nearly a century: 'It was magical'". Chicago Tribune . February 19, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Boomers Long Island". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  15. ↑ "What's old is new again with Boomers becoming Family Fun Center once more". cbs8.com . 14 August 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  16. ↑ "It is with great sadness ..." Facebook. January 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-01-04. Family Fun Center San Diego on Facebook
  17. ↑ "Boomers! Upland is now Closed". Boomers! Parks. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  18. ↑ Winslow, Hailey (2021-12-03). "Beloved family fun center in Upland set to reopen". FOX 11 . Retrieved 2022-01-04.
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