An Artizan Band Organ provides the carousel's music, but the rolls have been converted to Wurlitzer 150 rolls. This ride previously was installed at Excelsior Park until its closing in 1973. Guests operated Antique Autos are powered by a gas-powered engine and travel around 1,500 feet of track with a center guide rail to keep the auto on track.Īn antique 48-horse Carousel. It is currently the second tallest of its kind. It is currently the tallest roller coaster at Valleyfair.Ī Larson 22M Giant Loop Ride opening in the 2018 season.Ī Disk'O ride where a single car travels along a 302-foot (92 m) long, U-shaped track, reaching a height of 43 feet (13 m).Ī Star Flyer, in which riders, seated in two-person chair-linked swings, will reach a height of 230 feet (70 m), reaching speeds of 40 miles per hour (64 km/h).Ī 275 feet (84 m) combo Space Shot and Turbo Drop tower.Īn additional charge attraction known as a Skycoaster that drops riders in a swinging, pendulum-like motion sending them 18 stories into the air at speeds up to 65 mph (105 km/h)Ī Screamin' Swing ride. It is currently the oldest coaster at Valleyfair.Ī steel hyper coaster. Previously located at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom as Dragon CoasterĪ steel roller coaster with a wooden structureĪ wooden roller coaster. 2023: A Chaperone Policy is implemented at the park.Īttractions Roller coasters CoasterĪ kiddie roller coaster.2022: TRICKS AND TREATS, a new event, launches in the park.2021: Grand Carnivale, a new event, launches in the park.Excalibur and Thunder Canyon are built outside of a pre-existing river dike, and were built with this flooding potential in mind. Īs the park is located on the banks of the Minnesota River, flooding can become an issue during the springtime months before the park usually opens (or when the park is open for the season), notably in 1988, 1993, 1997, 2014, 2018, and 2019. Valleyfair did not open for the 2020 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, although it is reopened for the 2021 season. Power Tower's original plan was to be a height of 300 feet (91 m) and to take riders to 275 feet (84 m). After negotiations with the FAA and the nearby Flying Cloud Airport, the FAA restricted the building height of the Power Tower at 275 feet (84 m) due to its proximity to the airport. Ī height restriction was imposed in 2000 with the building of the Power Tower. Since 1976, Valleyfair has invested over $96 million into the park, and today the park has over 75 attractions on 125 acres (51 ha) of land.
The park continues to grow every year with new rides and attractions. Five years later, Cedar Fair Limited Partnership was formed as the parent company for Cedar Point and Valleyfair (the name being derived from the names of both flagship properties). In 1978 in an effort to increase investment capital for continued park expansion, Valleyfair was acquired by Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. The carousel in the park came from Excelsior Amusement Park which was closed in 1973. Valleyfair opened on featuring 20 rides and attractions on 26 acres (110,000 m 2), with the roller coaster High Roller being the main attraction. Cedar Point and Valleyfair were the first two parks in the Cedar Fair chain (although Cedar Point Amusement Park originally opened in 1870) and a combination of the park names – "cedar" and "fair" – were used to name the company. Valleyfair also has a water park called Soak City which is included with the price of admission. Owned by Cedar Fair, the park opened in 1976 and now features over 75 rides and attractions including eight roller coasters. Valleyfair is a 125-acre (51 ha) amusement park in Shakopee, Minnesota, United States.
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