Rose Park

Rose Park is an amusement park owned by Carwardine Parks located in Thomasville, Georgia, U.S.

Carwardine purchased the park in 1983, ironically after purchasing two of the park's former rides for Carwardine Colony a few years earlier.

History
The park opened in 1922. The park opened with expected amusement park fare for the time, like a dance hall, a bowling alley, a swimming pool and a few flat rides.

In 1924, the park added it's first coaster, The Upstop, named after it using upstop wheels, which were a rarity on coasters at the time.

In 1999, after being disappointed with the park, Eito Carwardine proposed a 10-year refurbishment plan to the city of Thomasville, they got permission, and thus, the "Rose Park Refurbishment Committee" was born.

Lands

 * Thrilltropolis
 * Land of Nintendo
 * Redwall Abbey
 * German Village
 * African Outpost
 * Rock 'n' Roll City
 * Life-Size Macros
 * Diabloland
 * Springfield
 * Train World (formerly Thomas Town)

Roller coasters

 * The Black Bear (1948; A PTC Wooden coaster with a near-identical but slightly taller and faster layout to their former "The Upstop") [Thrilltropolis]
 * Daring Freefall (2022; An RMC Raptor, clone of Wonder Woman Golden Lasso) [Thrilltropolis]
 * Double Dash Dueler (2006; A Premier Rides Launched Coaster) [Land of Nintendo]
 * Redwall: Of Mice & Beasts (2003; A flying rollercoaster, last coaster they made before they went defunct and bought out by B&M) [Redwall Abbey]
 * Rosie's Railroad (2000; A Vekoma Junior Coaster 207m, formerly known as "Mr. Conductor's Railroad featuring Thomas the Tank Engine" [2000-2005]) [Train World]
 * Storm (1986; An Arrow 4 inversion looping coaster, originally painted Black/White, but repainted Black/Yellow in 1996 and finally, Red/Black in 2006) [Thrilltropolis]
 * Swiss Bobs (2007; An Intamin bobsled coaster, once operated at as "Screamin' Delta Demon") [German Village]
 * Zyklon (1969; A Pinfari Zyklon roller coaster) [German Village]
 * Zymbezi (2005; A B&M Floorless roller coaster) [African Outpost]

Flat rides

 * 50's Turnpike (1984; An Arrow Dynamics guided track ride with cars styled after the Ford Thunderbird) [Rock 'n' Roll City]
 * Carwardine River Rapids (1991; Intamin River Rapids) [Thrilltropolis]
 * Caterpillar (1942; A Traver Caterpillar ride) [Life-Size Macros]
 * Doomed Drop (2009; An Intamin Gyro Drop Tower) [Diabloland]
 * Falling Star (1992; A Chance Falling Star ride) [Thrilltropolis]
 * Ghost Ship (1981; An Intamin Pirate Ship) [Diabloland]
 * High Voltage (2013; A Technical Park Street Fighter Revolution ride) [Life-Size Macros]
 * Ladybug (1936; A Traver Tumble Bug ride) [Life-Size Macros]
 * Scrambler (1959; An Eli Scrambler ride) [Life-Size Macros]
 * Simpsons Skateboard Halfpipe (2008; A Zamperla Mega Disk'O ride, formerly known as "Mega Disk'O" [2008-2021]) [Springfield]
 * Skycoaster (2000; An extra charge Sky Fun 1 Skycoaster ride) [Thrilltropolis]
 * Star Flyer (2010; A Funtime Star Flyer ride, last ride in the Rose Park Refurbishment Committee era) [Thrilltropolis]
 * Super Wheel (1977; A Chance Ferris Wheel) [Life-Size Macros]
 * Thunderbolt (1985; A Chance Thunderbolt ride) [Life-Size Macros]
 * Top Star (2004; A Mondial Top Scan ride) [Thrilltropolis]
 * The Whip (2001; A HUSS Top Spin ride) [Thrilltropolis]

Kiddie rides

 * Crazy Bus (1996; A Zamperla Crazy Bus ride) [German Village]
 * Kiddie Gliders (2005; A Zamperla Kite Flyer ride) [African Outpost]
 * Kiddie Whip (2002; A SBF Visa kiddie ferris wheel) [Thrilltropolis]
 * Lighthouse Drop (2023; An SBF Visa Drop’n Twist tower themed to a lighthouse) [Life-Size Macros]
 * Musical Chairs (2023; An SBF Visa Mini Tagada ride) [Rock ‘n’ Roll City]
 * Rock ‘n’ Roll Roadsters (2023; An SBF Visa Tour de Paris ride) [Rock ‘n’ Roll City]
 * Turtle (1953; A Traver kiddie Tumble Bug ride) [Life-Size Macros]

Rose Park H20WORX

 * Luigi's Darkline (2002; An enclosed ProSlide PipeLine in the dark)
 * Mario's Pipeline (2002; A ProSlide PipeLine)
 * SplashZone (2002; A WhiteWater West RainFortress)

Former Rides

 * Children’s Coaster (1960s-1999; A B.A. Schiff kiddie coaster, removed to make way for Rosie’s Railroad)
 * Crash 'n' Burn (1978-1985; An Arrow Launched Loop coaster, closed to make way for Storm, with the original ride op panel moving to Storm, the ride was originally going to be moved to Carwardine Corners, but the plans were cancelled and the ride remained in storage until 2008, when the ride was scrapped, save for the trains and launch mechanisms, which were sent to Screamin' Safari)
 * Daredevil Drop (1982-2008; An Intamin 1st Generation Freefall ride, removed to make room for Doomed Drop)
 * Enterprise (1975-2021; A Schwarzkopf Enterprise ride, removed to make room for Daring Freefall)
 * Flying Machine (1942-1990: A Bisch-Rocco Flying Skooters ride, relocated to Carwardine Corners to make room for Falling Star)
 * Rotor (1971-2012; A Chance Rotor ride, removed to make room for High Voltage)
 * The Upstop (1924-1942; A John Miller Wooden Coaster, one of the first coasters to use upstop wheels, hence it's name, demolished for scrap materials during World War II, train later found in a private warehouse in West Germany and sold back to the park in the early 50s for display, in which the train is still on display outside The Black Bear to this day)

Calendar

 * March 5-May 5 (10:00 am-8:00 pm)
 * May 5-May 25 (9:30 am-8:30 pm)
 * May 25-July 3 (9:00 am-9:00 pm)
 * July 4 (9:00 am-9:30 pm)
 * July 5-September 5 (9:00 am-9:00 pm)
 * September 6-December 6 (9:30 am-8:30 pm) [FRIGHT MAZES 6:00 pm-9:00 pm]

Map
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Trivia

 * The height limit of the park is 234 ft due to complaints from local residents.