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HISTORY Founded in 1951, Bell's was originally a collection of homemade childrens' Rides set up in the front yard of Robert K. Bell . Many of these rides, including a Shetland Pony ride and a Train Ride , were designed and built by Bell himself as a way of entertaining neighborhood children. Though relatively crude by modern design standards, Bell's rides were innovative, well built, and very popular. ATTRACTIONS Chili Pepper Plunge Himilaya The Himilaya starts off slow then gets faster and faster then slow downs and you start to go backwards really fast. Log Ride Mad Mouse, 1959 to 1974 Mind Melt, 2004 to current The Mind Melt takes you 124 Ft. (As high as a 12 story building) in the air really slow and then lets you drop really really fast. Phantasmagoria, 1974 to current The . Pharaoh's Fury Wildcat, 1974 to 1997 Zingo, 1968 to current The entrance to Bell's Amusement Park is located near the southwest corner of the park, underneath a hump of the Zingo Roller Coaster . Here, trains of the roller coaster scream overhead as you purchase a park ticket. The Zingo is a John Allen wooden roller coaster and is over 2,500 feet long. Built in the late 1960s, it is Bell's biggest attraction. Others Ferris Wheel , Bumper Boats , Skee Ball , sky tram, Penny and Videogame Arcade s, Dodgems , Miniature Golf , Go Carts , Hydro-horse Races BELL'S LEGENDS
ACCIDENTS On April 20th , 1997 , a fourteen year old boy was killed on the Wildcat Rollercoaster. The lift chain of a hill broke, causing one car to fall backwards and collide with another. The Wildcat was permanently closed and disassembled. REFERENCES
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