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November 20, 2007

Fun Forest Likely To Close By 2009

According to the Seattle Times, the Fun Forest - that crazy mix of carnival rides in the Seattle Center, including a too-short-but-not-terrible roller coaster - is likely shutting down:

The Ferris wheel, bumper cars and other amusement rides likely will stop running at Seattle Center in two years, victims of declining revenues and a changing vision at the city-owned cultural campus.

Under a proposed deal with the city, the Fun Forest amusement park, a remnant of the 1962 World's Fair, would permanently close at the end of 2009.

I'm a little sad to see this happen, but it's seemed inevitable for years. The Fun Forest carries a few really happy memories for me (when I was 12 or so, I fell in love with roller coasters, by riding the "Galaxi" about 50 times in a single night), but the Forest has seemed listless and abandoned for a long time. I'm not surprised that their revenues are down; if anything, I'm surprised it's taken this long.

Posted by Gavin Shearer at November 20, 2007 10:14 AM. Posted to Misc.

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I can understand why the lame stuff has to go but I think taking out the Ferris Wheel is a huge mistake. I think an argument could (and should) be made to keep it, the Merry Go Round and maybe a few others (I'd keep Orbiter, Galleon, and Booster). I just can't imagine the Center without some flashing neon lights! Of course if I had my way - I'd put in some green space, the skate park no one seems to be able to figure out, and then a totally retro midway and encourage the hell out of local buskers and artists to set up there. Make it a lively place instead of a faded, cheap late 80's ghost town.

Posted by: Allie Author Profile Page at November 20, 2007 3:29 PM

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