Wedgewood Village Amusement Park

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Wedgewood Village Amusement Park
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Location	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Address	63rd and N.W. Expressway
Owner	Maurice Woods
Opened	1955
Closed	1969
Rides	total

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Wedgewood Village Amusement Park was an amusement park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It was originally started in 1955 by Maurice Woods and located at May and 63rd, where it was known as Duffys Golf. The popularity of golf was big and women started to golf more so Maurice had to figure out a way for the moms to be able to drive balls with their kids in tow. Thus, the idea was to place a few kiddie rides to keep the kids occupied. The rides became so popular that Maurice decided to acquire the land at 63rd and N.W. Expressway. Here he built Wedgewood Village (named after the idea of a wedge and wood golf club). This took place in 1958 and lasted until 1969. Most of the rides were sold after the 1968 season. The park sported a number of rides, most notably the Tornado coaster.

[edit] Tornado

The Tornado was a wooden roller coaster built and designed by John C. Allen and the Philadelphia Toboggan Company. The coaster was built in 1961, and enlarged from its original 58 feet tall to 75 feet tall for the 1962 season. After 1962, the lift hill led directly into a turn before the first drop, and a new high turn was added at the station end, with the rest of the ride maintaining its pre-expansion configuration ^[1]