![]() The site was purchased from Bill Kitchen, the inventor of the Skycoaster and owner of Skyventure. In 2004, Fun Spot purchased the site of the world's tallest Skycoaster located in Kissimmee, adjacent to the Old Town entertainment and shopping complex. Both locations were sold in 1988 to Pleasurama USA, who also owned Hard Rock Café at the time, with the expectation of expanding the concept to malls region wide. In 1988 a second Fun N Wheels location was opened in Kissimmee next to the regional mall. In the north east side of the loop is the Arcade and Kiddie Area and the Rockstar Coaster is at the north end of the loop. ![]() The south end of loop features the signature multi-level go-kart tracks, the east side the flat slick tracks. The park is designed as a circular walkway around the lagoon featuring the world's tallest skycoaster, the entrance of which is on the west side of the lagoon. įun Spot America – Kissimmee is located in Kissimmee, Florida, adjacent to the Old Town entertainment and shopping complex. The first of its kind, opening in May 2021. Purchased from MGM Grand Adventures Theme Park Purchased from Six Flags Over Georgia where it was called Wheelie īrand new with a taller than normal ride base Single rider, flat ‘road course’ sprint track Multi-level double corkscrew Florida Ski Jump figure 8 track Only wooden roller coaster in Orlando, Florida ![]() Purchased from Playland's Castaway Cove Ĭustom Out and back wooden roller coaster The star of the attraction is a leucistic alligator named Bouya, a white gator with blue eyes. The $1 million attraction allows Gatorland to extend their brand to the I-Drive tourist area, with visitors able to hold, take photos with, and feed alligators. Gator Spot Entrance at Fun Spot America Orlandoįun Spot, in collaboration with Gatorland, opened Gator Spot at the Orlando park on May 11, 2015. ![]() A grand re-opening was held on June 8, 2013, celebrating the tripling of size of the park, as well as its 15th anniversary. Additional improvements include three new thrill rides, a new multi-level go-kart track, a new food court, a new ticket booth, additional parking, and rest rooms. The skycoaster came from MGM Grand Adventures in Las Vegas, where it had been disassembled in storage for 8 years. The two coasters are the wooden out and back roller coaster White Lightning and the Suspended Family Coaster Freedom Flyer. $25 million was spent on two new roller coasters, the world's second tallest Skycoaster (second only to their Kissimmee location), and numerous other attractions. Ground was broken in 2012 for the expansion that tripled the size of Fun Spot Action Park, turning it into Fun Spot America - Orlando. Late in 2011, they met with three professional roller coaster salesmen. ![]() 2011 was spent researching nearly 30 parks and 50 roller coasters across the country planning a major expansion of the park. In 2010, Fun Spot purchased an additional 10 acres of vacant land next to their Orlando location. The 10-acre expansion to the renamed Fun Spot America Orlando park The park also included a 102-foot-tall (31 m) Ferris wheel and a two-story video arcade among other attractions. The $4 million, 4.7-acre (1.9 ha) park opened on December 24 featuring their signature, patented design of multi-level go-kart tracks, featuring three levels. The original area of what was Fun Spot Action Park, as seen in 2016įun Spot moved back to Orlando in 1997 and opened as Fun Spot Action Park (later named Fun Spot America – Orlando) near the original Fun N Wheels location on I-Drive. This park became the world's first themed action park, premiering new types of rides such as the riptide slide manufactured by New Wave Rides. This 3-acre park near Wet 'n Wild Orlando, with no frontage on the main roads, had an arcade, three go-kart tracks, a miniature golf course, bumper cars, bumper boats, Raging Riptide (a 40 foot high water slide), and a 55-foot Ferris wheel. It has 4 different go-kart tracks and three roller coasters: An E&F Miler Industries family roller coaster named The Sea Serpent, a GCI wooden roller coaster named White Lightning, and a Vekoma Suspended Family Coaster named Freedom Flyer.įun Spot America Theme Parks began in 1979 under the name Fun N Wheels near the I-Drive tourist corridor in Orlando, Florida. Since 1979, the group has owned and operated a number of small amusement parks over the years and currently has three locations in Orlando, Florida, Kissimmee, Florida, and Fayetteville, Georgia.įun Spot America – Orlando is an amusement park in Orlando, Florida, near Universal Orlando and I-Drive. Fun Spot America Theme Parks is a group of amusement parks. ![]()
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