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Arnolds Park Amusement Park
Category: Active Life Amusement Parks Amusement Parks [Edit]
243 W Broadway StArnolds Park, IA 51331
(712) 332-2183
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
4 reviews for Arnolds Park Amusement Park
4 reviews in English
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Review from Bill C.
Bristow, VA
7/8/2010 4 photos
A classic amusement park that dates back to the 1920s. The wooden roller coaster is the 13th oldest, built in 1927. Nobody can ride The Legend and not wonder if the cars might not come off this time :-) Adds a great thrill factor. We get the park pass mainly to ride that thing until our butts are numb!
The Tipsy House is attached to the Roller Coaster and is perhaps the oldest building in the park. It is still just as cool as it ever was when I was a child and now with my children. (see the pano we shot from the roof).
I remember the Pink Panther (bar) and getting in even though I was a tad too young :-) It had a wrap around porch on the second floor and was large two story all pink building (kinda obnoxious color). Then The Roof Garden (huge upstairs open dance hall) had live bands, one side for minors one side for adults of drinking age. The first Regal Beagle in Arnold's Park that was between The Emporium and the Park... And not to forget "the girls of summer". The whole area was like one big frat party when I was a kid in the 70's/80's. It has calmed down significantly since then and now that I have kids, I am not complaining ;-)
The only complaint I would make is that Arnold's Park's water balloon launch "ride" is not part of the all park access. What a bummer. I would be happy to fill our own balloons! Great fun to hit the edge and shoot the balloons into the unsuspecting crowd, especially the line at the spider ride :-)
Great fun for the family with boating, park, emporium, fishing. Great memories for Dad. -
Review from Jennifer K.
Saint Paul, MN
8/31/2011
Kinda like a boardwalk in the middle of Iowa. We didn't go on any rides on this go-round, but the place was very nostalgic for my sister and I. Rides, fun, no admission fee...all the things that kids and grownups love...
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Review from Eric B.
5/16/2007
A generational favourite! Short of the one at the Santa Cruz Beach Boadwalk, there's not a better wooden roller coaster around. Also try the nutty bars just outside the park, a ride on the Queen II, the Iowa Rock and Roll Museum and of course Lake Okoboji!
My only complaint is that the Park is closed for a few days in the middle of the week before Labour Day. School has started and maybe the help and the crowds aren't there. But it's no fun for those of us who happen to be on vacation at that time.Listed in: Iowa Great Lakes
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Review from Adam G.
Astoria, NY
3/26/2011
Cool old school amusement park. Would be five stars if it wasn't a bit pricey.
