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| Location | Shakopee, Minnesota, United States  |
| Address | One Valleyfair Drive Shakopee, Minnesota 55379 |
| Website | http://www.valleyfair.com/ |
| Owner | Cedar Fair Entertainment Company |
| Opened | 1976 |
| Operating season | Daily Memorial Day through Labor Day, some weekends in May and September. Also, Valleyscare in October. |
| Area | 125 acres (0.5 km²) |
| Rides | 60+ total
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Valleyfair is a 125 acre (0.5 km²) amusement park located in Shakopee, Minnesota, USA and is currently the largest amusement park in the Upper Midwest United States. It has over 60 rides and currently operates 8 roller coasters, one of the most popular being Wild Thing. The park also has a water park, White Water Country Waterpark, located completely within the park. The park opened in 1976 and was originally themed as a Coney Island-styled turn-of-the-century amusement park, which leads to some jarring contrasts with modern-style rides like the steel roller coasters Corkscrew and Wild Thing. The park is owned by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company. Valleyfair and Cedar Point are the two original Cedar Fair parks and the Fair in the Cedar Fair name comes from Valleyfair. Valleyfair’s normal operating season runs daily from Memorial Day through Labor Day, some weekends in May and September. Also, Valleyscare in October.
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History
On September 21, 2006, Valleyfair announced that it would build Renegade, its seventh roller coaster, for the 2007 season. As the park's second wooden roller coaster, Renegade provides a 2-minute ride at a top speed of 53 mph.
Attractions
Roller coasters
Although not as well-known a "coaster park" as some other parks like Cedar Point, Valleyfair does have many popular coasters and is known widely for them.
- High Roller - Wooden Out & Back (1976)
- Corkscrew - Steel Looping (1980) Arrow Dynamics Features three inversions, including a loop and double corkscrew.
- Excalibur - Hybrid Wood-Steel (1989) Arrow
- Wild Thing - Steel Out & Back (1996) Morgan, D.H. Features a 207 ft lift hill with a 198 ft drop and the longest stretch of negative-G track in the world.
- Mad Mouse - Steel Wild Mouse(1999) Arrow Dynamics
- Steel Venom – Steel, Inverted, Launched (2003) Intamin AG
- Renegade - Wooden (2007) Great Coasters International, Inc. It features include a twisting first drop, a near-ground high-speed S-turn and a high-speed station fly-by. The ride is 3,113 feet long and 104 feet high, with a 91 foot drop.[1]
Challenge Park
Challenge Park is located on the southeast corner of the park. Challenge Park is a separate charge attraction and requires Valleyfair admission to participate in activities. Challenge Park features four different attractions: RipCord, Adventure Golf, Go-Karts and Bumper Boats.
White Water Country Waterpark
White Water Country is a water park located within Valleyfair. It is a no-additional-charge attraction open to all Valleyfair visitors.
Valleyscare
Valleyscare was put on by Valleyfair in 2006. The event featured 3 indoor haunted houses, one indoor/outdoor haunted house, and one scare zone. The following year (2007) the haunt expanded into 3 indoor haunted houses, one indoor/outdoor haunted house, and two scare zones. At this point, it has been confirmed that there will be a 2008 Valleyscare Halloween Haunt.
Accidents
18 people were injured on the Wild Thing on May 21, 2006.
See also
- Excelsior Amusement Park – a park that operated in the region from 1925 to 1973
References
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| Theme Parks | Canada's Wonderland · Carowinds · Cedar Point · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom · California's Great America · Kings Dominion · Kings Island · Knott's Berry Farm · Michigan's Adventure · Worlds of Fun · Valleyfair |
| Waterparks | Wildwater Kingdom · Geauga Lake's Wildwater Kingdom · Wild Water Adventure · White Water Country · WaterWorks · Splash Works · Boomerang Bay (Kings Island, Great America and Carowinds) · Soak City · Knott's Soak City (Buena Park, Chula Vista, and Palm Springs) · Oceans of Fun |
| Other | Star Trek: The Experience · Gilroy Gardens |
| Former | Camp Snoopy |
Revenue:  $831.4 million USD (2006) · Employees: 1,300 · Stock Symbol: NYSE: FUN · Website: www.cedarfair.com |
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