Valleyfair!



Theme Park:Valleyfair! (since 1976)
Address:1 Valley Fair Dr.
Shakopee, MN 55379
https://valleyfair.enchantedparks.com
Operated by:Enchanted Parks


Valleyfair! in Shakopee, Minnesota, has been the Twin Cities’ major amusement park since opening in 1976. What started as a regional park along the Minnesota River eventually became an important part of American amusement park history: together with Cedar Point, Valleyfair gave the Cedar Fair company its name and became one of the foundations of the group that would later operate parks across North America.

Roller coasters are at the heart of Valleyfair, with the sprawling hypercoaster Wild Thing and the wooden coaster Renegade among the park’s biggest attractions. The classic High Roller has been part of Valleyfair since opening day, while Corkscrew represents another early chapter in the park’s history. A broad collection of thrill rides and family attractions fills out the lineup, along with the Soak City water park during the summer months.

With plenty of trees and attractions spread across its spacious grounds, Valleyfair has the relaxed feel of a park that has grown steadily over the decades. It remains a popular summer destination in Minnesota and an easy place to spend a full day between roller coasters, classic rides and the water park.

 
Reviews

A Day at Valleyfair! – Minnesota’s Largest Amusement Park

Carousel

 
 
 

Highlights of the Theme Park

 




 

Corkscrew

A true classic

 


 

Excalibur

The weird one

 


 

Mad Mouse

The fun wild mouse coaster

 


 

Renegade

One of the best wooden coaster

 


 

Steel Venom

The great Impulse Coaster

 


 

Wild Thing

The large roller coaster

 


Worlds of Fun



Theme Park:Worlds of Fun (since 1973)
Address:4545 Worlds of Fun Ave
Kansas City, MO 64161
https://worldsoffun.enchantedparks.com
Operated by:Enchanted Parks


Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, Missouri, opened in 1973 with a theme inspired by Jules Verne’s Around the World in Eighty Days. The park was divided into different areas representing regions from around the globe, an idea that can still be seen in much of its layout today. Over the decades, Worlds of Fun has grown considerably while remaining one of the major amusement parks in the Midwest.

Roller coasters are a big part of the park, led by the wooden coaster Prowler and the sprawling hypercoaster Mamba. Patriot adds an inverted coaster to the lineup, while Zambezi Zinger brings a modern twist to the name of one of Worlds of Fun’s most fondly remembered original coasters. Beyond the thrill rides, the park offers plenty of family attractions and is joined by the Oceans of Fun water park.

With its spacious grounds, mature trees and rides spread across the different themed areas, Worlds of Fun is an enjoyable park to explore beyond the major coasters. More than 50 years after opening, traces of its original around-the-world concept can still be found throughout the park.

 
Reviews

One Day, Seven Worlds, One Destination

Worlds of Fun

 
 
 

Highlights of the Theme Park

 




 

Boomerang

An intense shuttle coaster

 


 

Detonator

One of the very first Space Shots

 


 

Mamba

The awesome hyper coaster

 


 

Patriot

The patriotic inverted coaster

 


 

Prowler

The relentless wooden coaster

 


 

Viking Voyager

The classic log flume

 


Nickelodeon Universe



Theme Park:Nickelodeon Universe (since 2008)
The Park at MoA (2006 - 2008)
Camp Snoopy (2005 - 2006)
Knott's Camp Snoopy (1992 - 2005)
Address:5000 Center Ct
Bloomington, MN 55425
https://nickelodeonuniverse.com
Operated by:Triple Five Group


Nickelodeon Universe at Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, is one of the largest indoor amusement parks in the United States. The park opened alongside the mall in 1992 as Knott’s Camp Snoopy before becoming Nickelodeon Universe in 2008. Located directly in the center of Mall of America, the park combines a surprisingly open setting with plenty of trees and natural light beneath the mall’s huge glass roof.

The park offers a broad mix of roller coasters, thrill rides and family attractions themed around characters from Nickelodeon. SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge is the most prominent roller coaster, while Avatar Airbender and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shell Shock provide some of the park’s more unusual thrill rides. Family attractions and smaller rides are spread throughout the park, making good use of the limited space available inside the mall.

Despite being completely indoors, Nickelodeon Universe feels remarkably spacious and has retained some of the atmosphere of the original Camp Snoopy. With rides running between trees, pathways and the surrounding levels of Mall of America, it remains one of the more unusual amusement park settings in the United States.

 
Reviews

Where Shopping Meets Roller Coasters


 
 
 

Highlights of the Amusement Park

 




 

Avatar Airbender

A fun half-pipe coaster

 


 

Brain Surge

The somersault music express

 


 

Pepsi Orange Streak

The fun family coaster

 



 

Shredder’s Mutant Masher

An intense ride sensation

 


 

SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge

The super steep roller coaster

 


 

TMNT Shell Shock

A daring flight