Geauga Lake

Geauga Lake was an amusement park in Aurora, Ohio, southeast of Cleveland, that operated from 1887 to 2007. From 2001 to 2003, after it was merged with the neighboring SeaWorld Ohio marine park, it was called Six Flags Worlds of Adventure. The amusement park closed for good after the 2007 season, by which time it was called Geauga Lake again.

History

Geauga Lake was established as a park in 1887. Funtime, Inc. bought it in 1969, and Premier Parks acquired Funtime in 1995. After Premier bought Six Flags, the park became Six Flags Ohio in 2000, following a $40 million expansion that added four roller coasters: Road Runner Express, Villain, Batman: Knight Flight and Superman: Ultimate Escape. Six Flags then bought SeaWorld Ohio and merged the two parks as Six Flags Worlds of Adventure, and the X-Flight coaster opened during this period.

Cedar Fair bought the park in 2004 for $145 million, restored the Geauga Lake name and opened the Wildwater Kingdom water park on the former SeaWorld site in 2005. The amusement park operated for the last time on September 16, 2007, and Cedar Fair announced its permanent closure five days later. Many rides went to other parks: Batman: Knight Flight became Dominator at Kings Dominion, Superman: Ultimate Escape became Steel Venom at Dorney Park, X-Flight became Firehawk at Kings Island, and Serial Thriller became Thunderhawk at Michigan's Adventure. Wildwater Kingdom closed after the 2016 season.