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An Iowa amusement park’s former operator has agreed to pay an undisclosed amount to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of an 11-year-old boy who drowned on a water ride in 2021.
One of Adventureland Resort's water slides is getting a glow-up — literally. The Typhoon water slide at the resort's Adventure Bay water park will now feature a Hyperlight "full-sensory" experience.
Adventureland Resort is permanently shuttering its Raging River ride after 11-year-old Michael Jaramillo died in July 2021.
Adventureland, Iowa’s largest theme park and a Des Moines metro landmark for almost 50 years, is being sold to the U.S. subsidiary of a global theme park operator.
Adventureland Park and Resort was founded in 1974 by Jack Krantz. It has been run as a family business by Krantz's sons and daughter since Krantz’s passing 15 years ago.
ALTOONA, Iowa — Palace Entertainment announced Tuesday it would be acquiring Adventureland Resort. Adventureland has been owned and operated by the Krantz family since 1974, containing more than ...
A contractor at Adventureland Park in Altoona, Iowa, died in a workplace accident, reports say. Charlie Neibergall AP A 20-year-old contractor at an Iowa theme park was killed in a workplace ...
What new rides open in 2023? The drop of the Draken Falls log ride is seen during a media tour on Thursday, April 6, 2023, Adventureland Park in Altoona, Iowa.
A contractor at Adventureland Park in Altoona, Iowa, died in a workplace accident, reports say. Charlie Neibergall AP A 20-year-old contractor at an Iowa theme park was killed in a workplace ...
A 20-year-old contractor at an Iowa theme park was killed in a workplace accident on Monday, Jan. 23, according to media reports in Iowa. Zachary Alesky was working at Adventureland Park in ...