Fan-favorite Georgia Amusement Park Is Closing Its Doors This Summer

A longtime metro Atlanta amusement park will permanently adjacent later this summer, ending complete 3 decades of operations.

Fun Spot America successful Fayetteville, Georgia, will unopen down connected August 2, nan institution said successful a news merchandise Thursday, without providing a circumstantial logic for nan closure.

“This was an highly difficult decision,” John Arie Jr., Chief Executive Officer of Fun Spot America, said successful a statement. “Our Atlanta squad has poured their hearts into serving our guests and creating a spot wherever families could person nosy together. We are profoundly grateful for their dedication and for nan support we person received from nan Fayetteville community.”

Despite nan closure, nan parkland will proceed normal regular operations starring up to its last day, moving from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. done August 2.

Season passes and gift cards will stay valid astatine nan Atlanta location until nan closing day and will besides beryllium honored astatine its Orlando and Kissimmee, Florida, parks, which will stay open.

Fun Spot America said it will activity intimately pinch labor during nan modulation play and is committed to providing support resources and treating squad members pinch respect arsenic nan shutdown proceeds. Information regarding group events, section trips and different outstanding reservations will beryllium communicated straight to affected guests successful nan coming weeks, nan institution said.

"We are proud of nan memories created successful Atlanta and grateful to everyone who has been portion of this section of our story," Arie added.

The company’s Facebook station announcing nan closure has complete 380 comments, pinch galore fans asking that immoderate of its rides spell to different section parks.

“Send nan coaster to SFOG [Six Flags Over Georgia],” 1 personification wrote, without specifying which thrust they want rehomed.

“Bring nan RMC to 1 of nan 2 Orlando parks,” different said, to which Fun Spot America responded, “If immoderate attractions are relocated to different Fun Spot parkland we’ll denote it connected our charismatic website and societal media channels.”

Fun Spot America launched successful 1997 pinch its flagship Orlando location and has since expanded to much than 150 acres crossed 3 parks. In 2017, nan institution purchased nan tract of its Fayetteville park—which was primitively opened arsenic Dixieland Fun Park successful 1990, and later named Fun Junction USA, News6 reports.

Fun Spot Atlanta opened successful 2023 and debuted its signature attraction, nan $18 cardinal ArieForce One roller coaster, its largest finance and a USA Today 10Best nominee. The thrust features nan largest zero-G stall successful America, a 146-foot, 83-degree drop, speeds up to 64 mph, aggregate zero-G rolls, a raven-truss dive and astir 100 seconds of high-intensity thrills, according to nan company.

The Independent has contacted Fun Spot America for further comment.