A US theme park is enjoying its final few weeks in business as it prepares to shut down after almost four decades.
The park, Fun Spot America in Atlanta, Georgia, originally opened as Dixieland Fun Park in 1990. It was acquired by the Orlando-based Fun Spot America Theme Parks group in 2017 and will close its gates for the final time on August 2.
The theme park boasts 14 major rides, including three high-speed roller coasters and a 40-foot go-kart track. It is also home to Georgia’s only legal bungee-jumping tower and several milder rides for families and younger kids.
View 3 ImagesThe theme park boasts 14 major rides, including three high-speed roller coasters (stock image)(Image: Daily Record)
The reason for the shutdown has not been made known by the owners.
In the absence of significant new financial resources, theme parks with aging attractions often end up too unprofitable to maintain or refurbish, The Street reports.
The theme park’s owners have said they will independently reach out to any customers who booked school or group trips past that date. Any gift cards or season passes that visitors purchased earlier will need to be used before then.
The two other locations under the Fun Spot portfolio – in Orlando and Kissimmee – will continue to operate.
It is not publicly known whether something else will be built on the lot currently home to the theme park, or how the rides will be disassembled.
It joins the list of theme parks closing down.
View 3 ImagesSeveral theme parks are planning closures (file image)(Image: Getty Images)
“This was an extremely difficult decision,” CEO John Arie Jr. said in a press statement.
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“Our Atlanta team has poured their hearts into serving our guests and creating a place where families could have fun together.
“We are deeply grateful for their dedication and for the support we have received from the Fayetteville community.”
“Come see us, make one more memory, and take one last ride,” Fun Spot America wrote on its Instagram page on June 25.