Valleyfair is a 125-hectare amusement park (51 acres) in Shakopee, Minnesota, United States. Owned by Cedar Fair, the park opened in 1976 and now has over 75 rides and attractions including eight roller coasters. Valleyfair also has a water park called Soak City which is included in the price of admission. Cedar Point and Valleyfair are the first two parks in the Cedar Fair chain (although Cedar Point Amusement Park originally opened in 1870) and a combination of park names - "cedar" and "fair" - are used for company names.
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Valleyfair opened in 1976 featuring 20 rides and attractions on 26 acres (110,000 m 2 ), with High Roller roller coasters being the main attraction. The carousel in the park came from the Excelsior Amusement Park which closed in 1973. This is the oldest ride in the park. In 1978 in an effort to increase investment capital for continued park expansion, Valleyfair was acquired by Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio and placed under the management of Cedar Fair Limited Partnership. The park continues to grow every year with new rides and attractions. Since 1976, Valleyfair has invested more than $ 96 million into the park, and today the park has more than 75 attractions on a 125 acre (51Ã, ha) plot. The high restriction was imposed in 2000 with the construction of the Tower of Power. After negotiating with the FAA and nearby Flying Cloud Airports, the FAA limits the height of the Power Tower building at 275 feet (84 m) due to its proximity to the airport. The initial plan of the Power Tower is a height of 300 feet (91 m) and to drive up to 275 feet (84 m).
Since the park is located on the banks of the Minnesota River, flooding can be a problem during the spring before the park is usually opened (or when the park is open for this season), especially in 1988, 1993, 1997 and 2014. Excalibur and Thunder Canyon are built outside the river dike which has been there before, and was built taking into account the potential for this flood.
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Attractions
Roller coaster
Thrill rides
Family trip
Water rides
This is a water rides other than those in Soak City.
Planet Snoopy
Planet Snoopy is a children's area within the park created for the 2011 season as part of a $ 9 million expansion.
Route 76
"Area Route 76 brings guests back to the amusement park Americana" with the reopening of three classic rides that debuted at Valleyfair's opening in 1976. These rides include Antique Autos, previously deconstructed to make room for the construction of Dinosaur Life !, Tilt-a -Whirl, and Scrambler. A new vehicle entitled 'Northern Lights' will be the main attraction of this area, featuring roller coaster trails over more than 300 feet and 42 feet tall. This family-oriented coaster will reach speeds of over 43 miles per hour, and will resemble Aurora Borealis at night with colored lights in shades of green, blue, and purple. Area Route 76 features a full-service catering and picnic area, titled Picnic Point. Route 76 is located in front of the park near Steel Venom, and opened on May 16, 2014.
Soak City
Soak City is a water park that is included in the price of admission to Valleyfair. The rides include lazy river, wave pool, and water sled. Newly added slides such as "Breakers Plunge" are added as part of the 2015 Waterpark expansion.
Fast Path
Fast Lane is Valleyfair virtual queuing system. At an additional cost, visitors get a bracelet that allows them to get to the front of the most popular places without queuing including attractions like Wild Thing, Renegade, Steel Venom, and Xtreme Swing.
Show
Valleyfair hosts several venues with a variety of live entertainment at no additional cost.
- Amphitheater is a great open space that hosts country music, band competition, acrobats and even dog shows. In 2016, Amphitheater was renovated and began hosting a new event, All Wheel's Extreme.
- The Galaxy Theater is an indoor theater, air-conditioned, equipped with professional lighting and sound. Initially, it was used to stage music revues, but in recent years, the Galaxy has played host to various comedy and magic acts, such as Ed Alonzo and Chipper Lowell.
- The Gazebo Stage is an open stage with a covered stage that features classical and contemporary hits. The Gazebo features a 7-piece live band (keyboard, bass, guitar, drum, trombone, saxophone and trumpet), separate settings for most other "tracked" theme park events. This place has many covered picnic tables and is close to many food service locations, so garden guests can enjoy their lunch or dinner while watching the show.
- Benchwarmers are a brass band wandering the streets of the park and playing many classic songs as well as some contemporary music. Several songs from previous years have been, "Thriller", "Sexyback", and "Sweet Caroline".
- PEANUTS Showplace is an open spot located next to PEANUTS Playhouse on Planet Snoopy. It features a stadium bench bench, with awnings to provide shade, and plenty of room for interactive entertainment.
- The Acafellas is an all-male a cappella group that includes many hit songs.
At Halloween Haunt, there's a special themed show on the PEANUTS Showplace, featuring Halloween and spooky themed songs for a trick-or-treater at the nearby Trick-or-Treat Trail. The last few years in the Gazebo there has been a show called Haunted Homecoming. On the path, there are cappella groups hanging around (like The Acafellas), called The Skele-Tones. In the evenings, there is also Haunt Entertainment. Gazebo Stage and PEANUTS Showplace change every season or two, but by 2015, Hacks, an improvised comedy show, has been located at the Galaxy Theater.
Former rides and attractions
- Northern Lights (19XX-2005) - Chance Falling Star with a space theme, was removed in 2006 to make room for Xtreme Swing. Bayern Curve (1985-1997) - Schwarzkopf Bayern Curve, located next to the Northwoods Grill, has been replaced with many attractions over the years, with Wheel of Fortune currently on its former site. Wild Rails (1979-1998) - Schwarzkopf Wild Mouse coaster, replaced in 1999 with "Mad Mouse". Move to Jolly Roger Amusement Park in Maryland under the name Wildcat. Skyscraper (2005-2007) - The rotation of a 160-foot spinning arm located near the front of the park in the Wild Thing eight-point turnaround (originally operated at Dorney Park from 2000-2004, and finally moved to Cedar Point where it operates) from 2008-2015).
- Tot Town (1981-2000) - In the space now occupied by the Power Tower was once a small area of ​​the rides, a jungle gymnasium and ball pool designed for young children.
- The Flume (1979-2008) Ã, - Known as Ye Olde Log Flume until the early 1990s, Flume is a log flume trip. The Flume is permanently closed and unloaded at the end of the 2008 season. Soak City waterpark (formerly Whitewater Country waterpark) is extended at the Flume premises to accommodate the installation of Breakers Bay, a wave swimming pool attraction.
- Bumper Boats (1993 - closed 2009, destroyed in 2010) - motorized bumper boats in puddles, part of Challenge Park located near the front of Valleyfair. This trip was moved to the Michigan Adventure. Mild Thing (1976 - 2009) - The children's roller coaster, originally named Mine Train and Kiddie Coaster before the addition of Wild Thing Park, was closed in 2010 as part of the Lembahfair enlargement in the children's area, and was replaced by Cosmic Coaster.
- Chaos (1999-2011) is a rotating ride that starts spinning in a horizontal position and is gradually lifted to a vertical position. Each individual travel unit reverses 360 degrees on its own axis. The mess has been removed before the 2011 season.
- Skipper and Dolly Dolphin Show (1977? - late 1980s) is a dolphin show featuring two bottlenose dolphins named Skipper and Dolly. Given that dolphins can not be well placed there during the cold Minnesota winter months and that other amusement parks have their own "Skipper and Dolly" dolphin show (such as Pontchartrain Beach and Six Flags AstroWorld, it can be assumed that both the animals are being moved from one location to another depending on which parks want to incorporate the dolphins into their summer schedule.
- Adventure Golf (1992-2012) are two 18 hole golf courses, part of Challenge Park located near the front of Valleyfair. The last operating season is 2011, and closed for public during the 2012 season. It was removed and replaced with the catering area Valleyfair, named Picnic Point.
- Antique Autos (1976-2012) is a 1148Ã, ft track featuring a self-powered, gas-powered replica of the 1910 Cadillac Touring Cars. It was removed to build Dinosaur Life! It has come back in a different format in the new Route 76 area.
- Go-Karts (1991-2013) is a quarter mile race track located in Challenge Park. It was removed to pave the way for Route 76.
- The Pepsi IMAX Theater (1982-2013) was destroyed to pave the way for Barefoot Beach in 2015.
- Hydroblaster (1995-2013) Two dark slides near Planet Snoopy. The area was replaced with the addition of Breakers Plunge and Breakers Pipeline in 2015.
- Enterprise (1979-2016) Travel type HUSS Enterprise. Closed in 2016 to make room for the North Star.
- RipTide (2005-2017) A suspended Top Spin trip where the Rider is sprayed by a fountain during the journey. Closed before season 2018.
Halloween Haunting in ValleySCARE
Halloween Haunt is a Halloween event in Valleyfair originally known as HalloWeekends, which operated from 1998 to 2000 on a weekend in September. The name changed to Halloween Haunt when the show was brought back six years later in 2006. The Great Pumpkin Fest is a family friendly Halloween event that opens during the day, while the park is under normal operation. After sunset, Halloween Haunt takes over and displays ghost houses, outer labyrinths, scare zones, and live entertainment. Many rides continue to operate during the event, although some are closed to accommodate the transition.
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Former haunted tourist attraction
The Great Pumpkin Fest
The Spooky Planet is added to the ValleySCARE lineup in 2011 with the addition of the Snoopy Planet park. But family daytime activities came before the name of Planet Spooky. In 2015, his name was changed to The Great Pumpkin Fest. These include trick-or-treat, storytelling, live entertainment, zoo, corn maze, and Haunt Halloween preview.
Incident
- On May 25, 2017 Many fights broke out during the first Valleyfair "Night Adult". An event for adults to enjoy free children's rides and crafts. Fights occur mostly in the parking lot but some fights do occur in the park. No one was hurt. One person is cited for disorderly conduct.
- On November 21, 2015, fires began in the storage building (haunting London Terror). 25% of the structure is damaged, the cause of the fire is unknown. Ceiling cloth need replacing. No injuries were reported.
- On June 16, 2011, the Minnesota River Valley Railroad rides stopped near the amphitheater in front of the park and turned onto the platform of the southern railway station. Two passenger cars leave the tracks and then are placed back on the tracks with garden treatments. No injuries were reported.
- On August 5, 2010, a chlorine leak from Soak City Waterpark sent 26 people to the hospital.
- On September 3, 2007, Xtreme Swing suffered a fire in the electrical connection box. There was no injury, and the trip reopened a few days later after the problem was fixed and the trip was successfully tested.
- On May 21, 2006, the roller coaster rear car in the Wild Thing was released from the center when the last brake went. 18 people were injured and 14 were taken to a local hospital, although most of the injuries were considered mild. The investigation then determined that the brake-mount bracket failed, and the journey resumed on June 1, 2006.
Popular culture
- Valleyfair appears in a scene in the Little Big League baseball film, with rides like Corkscrew, Enterprise, High Roller, and The Wave seen in the scene.
See also
- Excelsior Amusement Park - a park that operated in the area from 1925 to 1973. The carousel standing inside the entrance comes from the Excelsior Amusement Park.
References
External links
- Valleyfair Official Website
- Valleyfair in the DataBase Roller Coaster
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