Adventure City, Family amusement park in Anaheim, United States.
Adventure City is an amusement park of just over 2 acres (0.81 ha) on the Anaheim–Stanton boundary in California, with its parking lot and main entrance in Anaheim. Its roughly ten rides include the Freeway Coaster, the 2005 Drop Zone tower and Rewind Racers, a Gerstlauer shuttle coaster opened in 2015. A yellow trackless train with open blue-benched cars carries visitors past a teal metal fence.
Adventure City opened in 1994 at a cost of $4 million as an expansion of Hobby City, a nearby collection of novelty shops and museums. It absorbed Hobby City's miniature railroad, running since 1938, and a 1946 carousel was among the opening-day rides. In 1999 the park bought and refurbished a 1950s Wild Mouse coaster from Brisbane, Australia, naming it Tree Top Racers; it closed in 2012 and was replaced in 2015 by Rewind Racers, built by Gerstlauer.
The park's name and mascot-free, low-key style reflect its origin as an expansion of Hobby City, the novelty-shop and museum complex next door. Its 1938 miniature railroad ran there for 25 years before being extended into the new park in 1994, and the 1946 carousel with 20 horses has run since opening day. Stage 39 now hosts dance parties and live shows, replacing the puppet-and-live-actor Children's Theater that closed in 2018.
The park is easily accessible by car and offers free parking for all visitors. The compact layout means you can comfortably reach all areas on foot, even with younger children in tow.
The Adventure City Express Train runs on a 14-inch (356 mm) gauge track and dates from 1938, when it was a main attraction at Hobby City for 25 years before the park opened in 1994. The yellow train with blue benches and a roof sign reading "ADVENTURE CITY" is a trackless vehicle, not a ride that circles the park.
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