Fun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo

Fun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo

Location	Angola, Indiana, United States
Coordinates	41°40′35″N85°01′47″W / 41.676462°N 85.029787°W / 41.676462; -85.029787
Status	Defunct
Opened	1956
Closed	2008
Owner	Lee Wright
Slogan	Where Tigers Meet
Operating season	June through August (now closed)
Area	unknown
Attractions
Total	30
Roller coasters	3
Water rides	1

Afterburner rollercoaster

Fun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo was an amusement park located in Angola, Indiana. Although it was small in comparison to parks in neighboring states (such as Cedar Point and Michigan's Adventure), it remained one of the largest parks in the region throughout its existence. It also once boasted the only operating roller coaster (Afterburner) with an inversion in the state of Indiana, until Steel Hawg at Indiana Beach opened in 2008. The park closed its doors in 2008.

List of Attractions

Name	Manufacturer	Model	Opened	Closed	Details	Ref
Afterburner	Arrow Development	Launched Loop	1991	2008	Original Arrow Development Launched Loop prototype. Relocated from defunct Boardwalk and Baseball. Scrapped in February 2017.	[1] [2]
Calypso	Heinrich Mack GmbH & Co KG	Calypso	2007	2008	Relocated from LeSourdsville Lake Amusement Park, relocated to Holiday World & Splashin' Safari after park closure.	[3] [4] [5]
Flying Scooters	Bisch-Rocco	Flying Scooters		2008	Relocated from LeSourdsville Lake Amusement Park, relocated to Eldridge Park	[6]
Scrambler	Eli Bridge Company	Scrambler		2008		[7]
Balloon Race	Zamperla	Balloon Race		2008		[8] [9] [10]
Space Train				2008	Part of Kiddieland.	[11]
Zyklon	Pinfari	Zyklon Z47	1990	2008	Relocated from Morey's Piers, relocated to Santa's Village AZoosment Park after park closure. Remained standing but not operating at Fun Spot from park closure through 2012.	[12] [13]
Tilt-a-Whirl		Tilt-a-Whirl		2008		[14]
Bumper Cars		Bumper Cars		2008		[15]
Granny Bugs				2008	Part of Kiddieland.	[16]
Troika	HUSS	Troika		2008		[17]
Willie the Whale	Richard Kishel	Concrete Sculpture		2008	A concrete sculpture of a whale, originally located at original location of Indianapolis Zoo and then former water park Boogie Mountain. At one point for sale for $1,500. After leaving Fun Spot in 2015, it spent some time at Indianapolis Museum of Art before being relocated to Foster Park in Kokomo, Indiana.	[3] [18] [19]
Bouncy Room				2008	Part of Kiddieland.	[3]
Kiddie Ferris Wheel	William F. Mangels Company	Miniature Ferris Wheel	2007	2008	Part of Kiddieland.	[3] [20] [5]
Pony Carts	William F. Mangels Company	Pony Carts		2008	Part of Kiddieland.	[3] [21]
Tubs of Fun				2008	Part of Kiddieland.	[3]
Kiddie Swings			2007	2008		[3] [5]
Carousel		Carousel		2008	Part of Kiddieland.	[22]
Chariot Race				2008	Part of Kiddieland. Tracked ride with "horse drawn" carriages. Also referred to as solely "Chariot".	[23]
Ferris Wheel		Ferris Wheel		2008		[24]
Go Karts		Go Karts		2008		[25]
Waterslides				2008		[26]
Sea Dragon	Chance Rides	Sea Dragon (Swinging Ship)		2008		[27]
Paratrooper	Frank Hrubetz & Co., Inc.	Paratrooper		2008	Last ride remaining on property. Present as of at least 2017.	[28] [29]
Roundup	Frank Hrubetz & Co., Inc.	Round-Up		2008		[30] [31]
Glass House				2008		[32]
Wetboats	William F. Mangels Company	Miniature Boat Ride		2008	Part of Kiddieland.	[33] [34]
Hampton Cars	Hampton			2008	Part of Kiddieland.	[35]
Little Dipper Safari Coaster	Allan Herschell Company	Kiddie Coaster / Little Dipper	2002	2008	Part of Kiddieland. Relocated from Adventureland Amusement Park in Indiana, relocated to Bell's Kiddieland in Oklahoma, but never operated there. Standing but not operating at Fun Spot from park closure through 2013.	[36] [37]
Sky Fighter	Grover Watkins	Rockets		2008	Part of Kiddieland.	[38]
Kiddy Swings		Kiddie Swings		2008	Part of Kiddieland.	[3]
Turtles		Kiddie Tumble Bug		2008	Part of Kiddieland.	[39] [40]
Bayern Kurve	Anton Schwarzkopf	Bayern Kurve	2002	2007	Remained standing but not operating after ride, and ultimately park, closed.	[41] [42] [10]
Bulgy the Whale	Eyerly Aircraft Company	Bulgy the Whale		2008	Part of Kiddieland.	[43]

Fun Spot as it appeared in 2011

References

1. Marden, Duane. "Afterburner". rcdb. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
2. "Afterburner Rollercoaster". Fun Spot Park. Archived from the original on 2008-07-26. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
3. "Fun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo". 2008-07-26. Archived from the original on 2008-07-26. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
4. "Mack Calypso". flatrides.com. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
5. "Fun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo". 2007-09-12. Archived from the original on 2007-09-12. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
6. "Flying Scooters". 2008-07-04. Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
7. "Scrambler". 2008-06-18. Archived from the original on 2008-06-18. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
8. "Balloon Race". 2008-07-04. Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
9. "Zamperla Balloon Race". flatrides.com. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
10. "Fun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo -- Angola, IN". 2002-06-01. Archived from the original on 2002-06-01. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
11. "Bullet Train". 2008-06-11. Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
12. "Zyklon". 2008-07-26. Archived from the original on 2008-07-26. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
13. "Zyklon - Fun Spot Park (Angola, Indiana, United States)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
14. "Tilt-A-Whirl". 2008-07-27. Archived from the original on 2008-07-27. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
15. "Bumper Cars". 2008-07-04. Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
16. "Lady Bugs". 2008-07-04. Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
17. "Troika". 2008-07-04. Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
18. Mitchell, Dawn (April 26, 2015). "Willie the Whale". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
19. "Willie the Whale resurfaces in Kokomo". WRTV Indianapolis. 2019-05-22. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
20. "Mangels Miniature Ferris Wheel". flatrides.com. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
21. "Mangels Pony Cart". flatrides.com. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
22. "Merry-Go-Round". 2008-07-04. Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
23. "Chariots". 2008-07-04. Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
24. "Ferris Wheel". 2008-07-03. Archived from the original on 2008-07-03. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
25. "Go Karts". 2008-07-04. Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
26. "Waterslide". 2008-07-05. Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
27. "Sea Dragon". 2008-07-26. Archived from the original on 2008-07-26. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
28. "Para-Trooper". 2008-07-04. Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
29. "Hrubetz Paratrooper (Hydraulic Arm)". flatrides.com. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
30. "Round Up". 2008-07-04. Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
31. "Hrubetz Round-Up". flatrides.com. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
32. "Glass House". 2008-07-04. Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
33. "Boats". 2008-07-04. Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
34. "Mangels Miniature Boat Ride". flatrides.com. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
35. "Hampton Cars". 2008-06-11. Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
36. "Safari Coaster". 2008-07-04. Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
37. "Safari Kiddie Coaster - Fun Spot Park (Angola, Indiana, United States)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
38. "Airplanes". 2008-06-11. Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
39. "Turtles". 2008-06-11. Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
40. "Kiddie Tumble Bug". flatrides.com. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
41. "Anton Schwarzkopf Bayern Kurve". flatrides.com. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
42. "Bayern Kurve". 2007-07-06. Archived from the original on 2007-07-06. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
43. "Eyerly Bulgy the Whale". flatrides.com. Retrieved 2019-11-10.

Further reading

• Norris, Joann. (1998). Children's Museums: An American Guidebook. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co Inc. ISBN   0-7864-0443-4
• Fun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo at the Roller Coaster DataBase