Enchanted Forest (Indiana)

For other uses, see Enchanted forest.

Enchanted Forest was a small amusement park operated in Porter, Indiana. The park operated from 1957 to 1991.[1] Many rides were moved to Little Amerricka amusement park in Wisconsin after the park closed on August 2, 1991.[2] The park became Splash Down Dunes Water Park in 1994.[1] Splash Down Dunes itself closed down in 2009 after an ownership dispute;[1][3][4] the original owner regained ownership in 2010 but the park remains closed.[5] Splash Down Dunes has been bought by Seven Peaks Water Park and is scheduled to re-open in the summer of 2013.[6]

Postcard from Enchanted Forest amusement park in Porter, Porter County, Indiana. From the collection of S. Shook.

The location of the defunct amusement park was at the intersection of U.S. Route 20 and Indiana State Road 49, north of Chesterton near the border of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Splash Down Dunes". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  2. ↑ "Enchanted Forest - defunct park - Porter, Indiana". Jim McDonnell. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  3. ↑ Augustyn, Heather (2009-09-04). "Splash Down Dunes to open for weekend despite injunction". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  4. ↑ Bartholomew, Charles M. (2009-09-05). "Water park open amid dispute". Post-Tribune.
  5. ↑ Auch Schultz, Teresa (2010-07-29). "Splash Down Dunes has new owner". Post-Tribune.
  6. ↑ http://www.nwindianaguide.com/splash-down-dunes-reopening/

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Coordinates: 41°38′03″N 87°03′57″W / 41.634186°N 87.065812°W