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Michigan's Adventure is an Amusement Park in Muskegon County, Michigan , about halfway between Muskegon, Michigan and Whitehall, Michigan . It is the largest amusement park in the state and has been owned and operated by Cedar Fair Entertainment Co. since 2001. HISTORY The park was originally founded as the Deer Park, a petting zoo, in 1956. In 1968, Roger Jourden purchased the park and began selling off the deer and purchasing attractions, eventually renaming it '''Deer Park Funland'''. In site, accessed December 17, 2006 and has become a major Michigan attraction. Michigan's Adventure is the only surviving thrill park in the state of Michigan. ( Boblo Island park, west of Amherstburg , Ontario near Detroit was closed in 1993) The park features six roller coasters including the critically acclaimed "Shivering Timbers", a high speed wooden out and back roller coaster, and one looping coaster the "Corkscrew".ibid. The park also includes a large number of "flat rides" such as the "Scrambler" and "Flying Trapeze". Coaster Gallery Michigans' Adventure page. WildWater Adventure The Water Park , WildWater Adventure, opened in 1991. After the addition of the WildWater Adventure, the slogan for the park became "''2 parks for the price of 1''" since the regular gate admission of $24 allows full day usage of both the amusement ''and'' the water park, rather than a separate fee for both. Purchase by Cedar Fair In 2001, Cedar Fair , the owner of Cedar Point , purchased the park from Roger Jourden. His daughter, Camille Jourden-Mark, was demoted from General Manager, a position she had occupied since 1988, and replaced with Larry Mackenzie. Mackenzie later left for Valleyfair at the end of the 2001 season. Camille Jourden-Mark was then reinstated as General Manager where she has remained since. Ride malfunctions
See also Chaos Incident New for 2006 Significant improvements debuted for the 2006 operating season, including:
New for 2007
ATTRACTIONS Roller coasters
:Shivering Timbers is a wooden roller coaster developed by Custom Coasters International with trains by Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters . It towers 125 feet in the air, reaches a top speed around 65 mph and the first drop is at a 55.5° angle. The ride is critically acclaimed within the industry and has been ranked as one of the best wooden roller coasters each year since its debut in 1998 and was ranked #3 in 2005. Amusement Today trade article accessed 17 December 2006
:The Wolverine Wildcat is a wooden roller coaster designed by Curtis D. Summers and built in 1988 by the Dinn Corporation. It is 85 feet high and reaches a top speed close to 55 mph.
:Zach's Zoomer is a family oriented wooden roller coaster that opened in 1994 named after the owner's grandson, Zach Mark. It was designed by Custom Coasters International (the same company that designed Shivering Timbers). It's targeted to a younger audience and allows them to experience the sensation of a wooden roller coaster without the extreme drops, air time, and sharp turns inherent on a full blown wooden roller coaster like Shivering Timbers. This ride is named after the current General Manager's son named Zach.
:The Corkscrew is a steel sit-down roller coaster (portable with some effort) developed by Arrow Dynamics . It has been operating at the park since 1979. It tops out at a height of 70 feet, reaches a top speed of 45 Mph and has two Corkscrew Inversions .
:The Mad Mouse is a steel sit-down roller coaster developed by Arrow Dynamics . Operating since 1999, the minute and a half ride consists of sharp turns and sudden drops, characteristic of any Wild Mouse style roller coaster.
:The Big Dipper is a family oriented steel sit-down roller coaster designed by Chance Rides . |
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