Boardwalk and Baseball

Boardwalk and Baseball

Location	Haines City, Florida, USA
Status	Defunct
Operated	February 21, 1974 to January 17, 1990

Boardwalk and Baseball, originally known as Circus World, was an amusement park in Haines City, Florida, USA. The park originally had a circus theme before later changing to a baseball theme. The park closed on January 17, 1990 after it was purchased by Anheuser-Busch.

History

Circus World, a circus-inspired amusement park, was announced in September 1972 with plans for an amusement park, safari, and hotel. The project was developed by Ringling Brothers-Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows, Inc., a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Ground broke for the park's preview center on April 26, 1973, with Mercury Construction Co. building the center. The preview center included a large building themed as a circus tent, complete with an IMAX theater inside.

Mattel announced plans to sell the subsidiary in December 1973. At approximately the same time, the preview center was delayed from December till February 1974. Circus World Showcase, a preview center for the Circus World amusement park, opened on February 21, 1974 after a media preview the day before. It included a carousel as the only ride. At the time, the complete project was estimated to cost $50 million and be completed in early 1976.

An expansion to the park opened in 1977, including the Zoomerang roller coaster, a small children's play area named Clown-A-Lot, and the usage of former railway cars as decoration. It was expanded again in 1978 with Florida Hurricane and Center Ring.

Circus World closed on May 10, 1986 and was re-branded as Boardwalk and Baseball.

Boardwalk and Baseball closed on January 17, 1990.

Defunct coasters

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Dragon Coaster	Zamperla	Powered Family	1985	1989 or later	Unknown
Florida Hurricane	Marvin M. Black Co.	Wooden	June 18, 1978	January 17, 1990	Relocated to Magic Springs & Crystal Falls
Wiener Looping	Schwarzkopf	Shuttle	1985	1985-86	Travelling Germany
Zoomerang	Arrow Dynamics	Shuttle	1977	January 17, 1990	Relocated to Fun Spot Park

Defunct attractions

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Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
1001 Nights	Weber	Flying Carpet	1985	1990	Relocated to Geauga Lake
Big Wheel	Vekoma	Ferris Wheel	1983	1988	Relocated to Gillian's Wonderland Pier
Big Wheel	Nauta Bussink	Ferris Wheel	1989	1990	Relocated to Lagoon
Calypso	Unknown	Calypso	1981 or earlier	1987 or later	Unknown
Canoe Ride	Unknown	Unknown	1985	1985 or later	Unknown
Carousel	M.C. Illions	Carousel	1974	1981 or later	Unknown
Das Monster	Unknown	Polyp	1985	1989 or later	Unknown
Enterprise	HUSS	Enterprise	1978	1990	Unknown
Grand Rapids Log Flume	Arrow Dynamics	Log Flume	1987	1990	Relocated to SeaWorld San Antonio
Jaguar	Unknown	Unknown	1985	1989 or later	Unknown
Music Express	Unknown	Music Express	1985 or earlier	1985 or later	Unknown
Ranger	Unknown	Ranger	1985 or earlier	1989 or later	Unknown
Santa Maria	Schwarzkopf	Santa Maria	1985	1990	Travelling France
Schlittenfahrt	Mack Rides	Matterhorn	1985	1990	Travelling USA
Scooter Pavilion	Unknown	Dodgem	1981 or earlier	1989 or later	Unknown
Swiss Bob	Unknown	Unknown	1985	1989 or later	Unknown
Para Tower	Unknown	Parachute Tower	1985 or earlier	1989 or later	Unknown
Wave Swinger	Zierer	Waveswinger	1985	1990	Travelling Germany