page_title: Geauga Lake
section_title: Fate of Geauga Lake's coasters
hierarchical_section_title: Geauga Lake / Fate of Geauga Lake's coasters
caption_attribution_description: English: What's left of the entrance to Geauga Lake.
context_page_description: Geauga Lake was an amusement park in Bainbridge Township and Aurora, Ohio. It was established in 1887, in what had been a local recreation area adjacent to a lake of the same name. The first amusement ride was added in 1889, and the park's first roller coaster – later known as the Big Dipper – was built in 1925. The park was sold to Funtime, Inc., in 1969 and was expanded over the years with additional rides and amenities. Funtime was acquired by Premier Parks in 1995, and for the 2000 season, they re-branded Geauga Lake as Six Flags Ohio, adding four new roller coasters. The following year, Six Flags bought the adjacent SeaWorld Ohio and combined the two parks under the name Six Flags Worlds of Adventure.
  The park changed ownership again in 2004 after a purchase by Cedar Fair. The park's SeaWorld portion was transformed into a water park in 2005, and together they became known as Geauga Lake and Wildwater Kingdom. On September 21, 2007, less than a week after Geauga Lake closed for the season, Cedar Fair announced that the amusement park would be permanently closed. The water park continued to operate as Wildwater Kingdom through the 2016 season, before meeting the same fate.
context_section_description: Beaver Land Mine Ride: Sold to Papéa City amusement park in Yvré-l'Evêque, France.
  Big Dipper: The roller coaster was listed for auction on eBay in 2010 but failed to receive a bid; it was demolished in October 2016.
  Dominator: Now open at Kings Dominion.
  Double Loop: Demolished, sold to Cleveland Scrap for $25,000.
  Head Spin: Now open at Carowinds as The Flying Cobras.
  Cyclone: Now Avalanche and travels with Amusements of America. Removed in 1980.
  Little Dipper: Removed in 1975.
  Raging Wolf Bobs: Demolished. Purchased for $2,500 at auction; some wood and track sold in online auctions; steel track, station, and all mechanical elements removed in 2008; part of track and car donated to Geauga County Historical Society. Two of the original red PTC cars acquired in 2017 by the Coaster Universe Preservation Museum, and are now fully restored.
  Steel Venom: Now open at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom as Possessed.
  Thunderhawk: Now open at Michigan's Adventure.
  Villain: Demolished, sold to Cleveland Scrap for $2,500.
  Wild Mouse: Relocated in 1972 to Chippewa Lake Park. Was taken down in Spring 2013 at Chippewa Lake Park.
  X-Flight: Relocated in March 2007 to Kings Island as Firehawk. It closed on October 28, 2018. It was demolished and removed from Kings Island after the 2018 season.
caption: What was left of the Geauga Lake entrance as pictured in 2011
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