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Mike Hutmacher The Wichita Eagle Former Joyland owner Stanley Nelson told stories of the amusement park’s golden years in 2009. Mike Hutmacher File photo An early photo of the newly built roller ...
Claiming a debt owed to them in excess of $1.6 million, the former owners of Joyland Amusement Park have filed a motion to foreclose on the property and take over its ownership. In January ...
Wichita? The owners of Joyland Amusement Park have again put the attraction up for sale after several failed attempts to reopen the park. Longtime owners Margaret and Stan Nelson are trying to ...
The owners of Joyland Amusement Park are putting the land up for sale. Joyland opened in Wichita in 1949 and permanently closed in 2006. Since then, the former amusement park has fallen to ...
Joyland Amusement Park has a new owner. A buyer purchased the property at auction on Wednesday for $180,000 plus a 10 percent buyer premium. That's a grand total of $198,000. The park was ...
The journey to rescue Lubbock's longtime Joyland Amusement Park has been a roller coaster ride, and has sadly reached its end, owners of the park announced Tuesday. At 11:35 a.m. Tuesday ...
The return of the mascot of the Joyland amusement park was such big news that it was re-introduced during a media briefing Thursday. Wichita police said officers found the clown statue Tuesday at ...
The rise and fall of Joyland Amusement Park, a Wichita, KS icon. A Wichita icon is remembered in this special. Joyland Amusement Park was a fun destination for decades until its sad demise.
In September, Joyland Amusement Park ended its 50th year by announcing it would not reopen. "We have been blessed with 50 years of wonderful memories, fabulous employees and amazing guests who ...
“Joyland for a Day” is an event designed to remember the onetime amusement park. It happens Sunday at Carousel Skate Center. Joyland has been closed for more than a decade, but this ...