Indiana Beach Closing

Indiana Beach Amusement Park is Closing and it’s rides moved

In some sad news the Indiana Beach Amusement park is closing. The iconic park that opened in 1926 in Monticello, along Lake Shafer, in north central Indiana had failed to find a buyer.

California-based Apex Parks, cited financial reasons for the closure who had only owned the park since 2015. On Tuesday afternoon, Randy Mitchell, White County economic development director said he met with Gregg Borman, senior vice president of operations for Apex, who told him that the company was closing Indiana Beach and three other amusement parks it owns across the country because of financial reasons.

Mitchell said he was told Apex would disassemble the rides this spring and take them to the company’s other nine parks in California and two parks in Florida.

Earl Spackman opened the amusement park in 1926. It was originally called it Ideal Beach.

The park grew over the years as a place to lounge on the beach, go on the rides and attend big name concerts. In the 1940s, Spackman son Thomas took over running the parks who changed the name to Indiana Beach.

The park seemed to be doing well enough and was not financially losing money. Apex said they would be unable to invest money for any park wide improvements to attractions.

No announcement has been made on the parks website as of yet.

Unfortunately this means we may have another park to add to our list for a future Expedition Extinct.

Some of the rides located at the park are:

The wooden coaster Cornball Express opening in 2001. Check out the video below.

Steel Hawg the first El Loco model from S&S Worldwide opened in 2008. The ride features a beyond vertical drop and packs a punch. Check out the video below.