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Geauga Lake was an amusement park in Bainbridge Township and Aurora, Ohio. It was established in 1887, in what had been a local recreation area adjacent to a lake of the same name. The first amusement ride was added in 1889, and the park's first roller coaster – the Big Dipper – was built in 1925.
Find out what happened to the old Geauga Lake amusement park as well as Six Flags Ohio and SeaWorld Ohio and whether any of them are open.
After nearly a century settled onto the western shore of Geauga Lake, the longstanding amusement park built on generations of tradition and memories gained a splashy new neighbor…
Once home to Sea World of Ohio, Geauga Lake park and Wildwater Kingdom, Aurora is taking over the property with a public purpose in mind.
The world of regional amusement parks is one that rarely sees a story as captivating or as tragic as that of Geauga Lake amusement park. Located in Aurora, Ohio, Geauga Lake saw more owners, operators and went through more name changes than perhaps any other park in history.
Workers move a piece of track into place during the construction of a new roller coaster at the Six Flags Ohio amusement park in Aurora, Ohio in 2001, formerly known as Geauga Lake theme...
Giles took advantage of the scenic lake location and established an amusement park – later known as simply Geauga Lake – in 1887, featuring picnic grounds, a dance hall, and other forms of entertainment. The park grabbed the attention of nearby residents and tourists visiting by train.
In the heart of Ohio’s beautiful landscapes, Geauga Lake has carved a distinctive and enduring mark on the fabric of amusement park history.
A century-old family amusement park sharing a lake with a marine life park, both catapulted into international news… The “world’s largest theme park” crashed onto the scene in 2001, and a decade later, nearly every trace of it had been wiped off the face of the Earth.
GEAUGA LAKE: The Legendary Life and Loss of The World’s Most Adventurous Amusement Park. In 2004 – just four years after it first bore the Six Flags name and a short three years after it absorbed SeaWorld – Six Flags Worlds of Adventure had burned out.