Adventureland

Adventureland
Altoona, Iowa

Located just to the east of Des Moines, this site was originally the Des Moines airport. In 1974, the land was turned into an amusement park. Its opening was delayed several months because the park was damaged by a tornado right before it was scheduled to open for the first time. Today the park has over 100 rides and attractions spread over its 180 acres. Adventureland is owned by Adventure Lands of America, Inc.

Two coasters have been built here since my last visit. Monster opened in 2016 and is a Gerstlauer Infinity Coaster with a 101° drop and five inversions. Phoenix was built in 2019 and is a spinning coaster built by Maurer Rides. Three coasters have left the park:

Der Flitzer (1975-1991) was a small steel coaster and was called Raylle Racers for its first two seasons. It was a "Flitzer" model coaster from Zierer. It ran at several European parks both before and after its time in Iowa. From 2000 to 2017, it was Silver Mine at Freizeitpark Plohn in Germany.
Dragon (1990-2019) was a looping steel coaster built by Hopkins. (See pictures below for more details.)
Super Screamer (1976-1999) was a 45-foot-tall "Galaxi" model from SDC. Since leaving Iowa, it was Screaming Mummy at Pharaoh's Lost Kingdom in California, 1970 Galaxy Rip Tide Coaster at Swampy Jack's Wongo Adventure in Florida, and Galaxy 500 at Hydro Adventures in Missouri. In 2020, it was being reassembled at Cedar Valley's Wild Frontier Fun Park in Michigan.

Dragon

Outlaw

Tornado

Underground