Springlake Amusement Park, Former amusement park in Oklahoma City, United States
Springlake Amusement Park was a former amusement park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, built around a natural spring-fed pond. It offered mechanical rides, a large swimming area, water slides, and a roller coaster known as the Big Dipper.
Roy Staton opened the park in 1924 with a simple swimming pond, then expanded it using rides brought over from the former Belle Isle Park. Over the following decades it grew into one of the most visited destinations in the Oklahoma City area.
In the 1950s and 1960s, performers like Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis played at the park, drawing crowds from across the region. Photos inside the Metro Technology Center today still capture those years when the site was a major concert destination.
The site is now home to the Metro Technology Center, which displays historical photos and a preserved car from the Big Dipper roller coaster. A short visit is enough to take in the exhibits and get a sense of what the park once looked like.
Entry to the park was free, and visitors only paid for individual rides they chose to go on. This meant families could spend a full day by the pond with a picnic and no obligation to spend anything at all.
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