Miracle Strip at Pier Park explained

Miracle Strip at Pier Park
Location:284 Powell Adams Rd, Panama City Beach, Florida, U.S.
Area:Florida Panhandle
Opening Date:March 2010
Closing Date:September 21, 2015
Rides:20
Owner:Miracle Strip Carousel, LLC
Operator:Miracle Strip at Pier Park
Slogan:Cool Rides, Great Food, Big Fun!
Status:Closed

Miracle Strip at Pier Park was an amusement park in Panama City Beach, Florida, owned by Miracle Strip Carousel, LLC. The original Miracle Strip closed in 2004 after 41 years of operation,[1] but a new amusement park using the same name was resurrected and began with moving the carousel from its original location to Pier Park in March 2009. After the success of the carousel, the few remaining rides were purchased and moved as well, opening in March 2010.[2] [3] This retro park reopened with a few new rides, games and food vendors on a much larger 14-acre tract on April 18, 2014. The park closed in 2015.[4] Many of the rides permanently moved to Lake Winnepesaukah.

This site is now occupied by "Swampy Jack's Wongo Adventure".[5]

Rides

The newly built Miracle Strip Amusement Park reopened at Pier Park about 200 feet away from its original 2009 opening location in the center of Pier Park. The new location had its grand opening on April 19, 2014. The new property held about 14 acres of land filled with many attractions and rides. The ride list is as follows:[6]

Along with these rides, there were other various activities such as batting cages, a Butterfly Pavilion, remote-control tug boats, and a Rainbow Umbrella Bridge.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Fun will be over when Panhandle amusement park closes. Kaczor. Bill. Associated Press. 29 Aug 2004. Gadsden Times. 23 May 2010.
  2. News: Miracle Strip at Pier Park to Open in March. 12 February 2010. WMBB. 23 May 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100430072211/http://www.panhandleparade.com/index.php/mbb/article/miracle_strip_at_pier_park_to_open_in_march/mbb7721418. 30 April 2010.
  3. News: Miracle Strip Amusement Park Coming Back to Panama City Beach. 13 December 2009. WJHG. 23 May 2010.
  4. News: Miracle Strip Amusement Park evicted. 20 November 2015. 19 May 2016.
  5. Web site: New amusement park coming to Panama City Beach this summer.
  6. News: Miracle Strip at Pier Park Re-Opens. 19 April 2014. WJHG. 23 March 2015.
  7. http://www.ms-pp.com/Products.html