page_title: Chippewa Lake Park
section_title: The park today
hierarchical_section_title: Chippewa Lake Park / History / The park today
caption_attribution_description: Chippewa Lake Park's Tumble Bug (nicknamed "The 'Bug'") as of late 2010
context_page_description: Chippewa Lake Park is an abandoned theme park once located in Chippewa Lake, Ohio, Medina County. It operated from 1878 through 1978, after the final owner, Continental Business Enterprises closed it due to lack of attendance. After the park's closure, its rides and structures were left largely untouched and unmaintained for over 35 years.
context_section_description: As of April 18, 2012, the Chippewa Partners LLC's aforementioned plans for the site have been scrapped due to a lawsuit, and the Chippewa Lake Park property went into foreclosure.
  As of August 2012, an attempt to auctioned off the property failed and foliage is starting to reclaim the park again.
  As of Spring 2013, the Wild Mouse has been taken down.
  In October 2013, an organization called Flying Cages stated their intention to attract investors to contribute to making the site an outdoor entertainment venue. The possibility exists that a few of the surviving rides might be preserved as icons of the past.
  In October 2015 the current owners of the property have listed the property for sale for $3.7 million.
  As of May 3rd, 2017, Chippewa Lake Park is still listed for sale.
  On December 6th, 2017, the Tom Sawyer steamboat was removed from the park and was transported down to Tennessee where it will be restored to operation. It was purchased by Jason Carver of J Beez Watercraft in 2009. 
  As of October 2018, the Ferris Wheel, the Little Dipper, the Flying Cages, and the Tumble Bug rides are still standing, along with sections of the train track and the remains of the ballroom and other structures. The cars of the Tumble Bug were removed and set aside, including one outside the fence, along with the gear lift mechanism to the coaster and some barrels.
caption: Chippewa Lake Park's Tumble Bug in November 2010, after property demolition was stopped
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