Chippewa Lake Park (fictional post-1978)

Chippewa Lake Park is an amusement & water park located in Chippewa Lake, Ohio, Medina County. It is owned and operated by Carwardine Parks.

History
The park opened in 1878.

In 1978, the park’s then-owner, Continental Business Enterprises, closed it due to lack of attendance.

In 1982, the park reopened under ownership of Carwardine Parks. It added a used Kiddie coaster from Hersheypark, a new family coaster, a kiddie ride and 3 flat rides.

In 1986, Pharaoh's Fury opened to the public.

In 1988, "Chippewa Double Trouble" was enacted, adding Carwardine River Rapids and Astral Shootout.

In 1991, the Tilt-A-Whirl was added.

In 1995, Chippewa Cannonball opened.

In 1998, StarFox: High Gear was added. At the time it was the world's first floorless coaster, and the first with on-board audio.

In 2000, the park announced that it would be removing two coasters at the end of the season: Astral Shootout and Wild Mouse. The removal of the latter caused some controversy since it was a classic, but the park later confirmed that the ride wouldn't be scrapped and would instead be relocated to another park. It reopened at a park in Paraguay in 2002, which is, ironically, the year Chippewa Lake Park also opened the ride's replacement - a Mack Wild Mouse, also named Wild Mouse.

In 2003, a "Kidspansion" occured, adding PBS Kids Castaway Cove, featuring water slides and a tipping bucket and The Nicktoons Experience, featuring a SpongeBob themed splash pad, a Fairly OddParents themed laser tag (with wands instead of laser guns) and a Rugrats/All Grown Up! themed FEC-style area with trampolines, playgrounds with slides, foam pits, a ropes course, an 18-hole mini golf course, jungle gyms, swings, and a studio where you can make your own Rugrats episode.

In 2004, Redwall: The Ride was added.

In 2005, the park added two new coasters - Chippewa Lake Beast and Double Dash Dueler. The dark ride Alien Planet also opened that year.

In 2009, Launchpads opened.

In 2014, Bashkodejiibik opened.

In 2015, Head Rush opened.

In 2016, Emerald Hill Hypercoaster opened.

Areas

 * Playville
 * The Midway
 * Action Town
 * Chippewa Kids Central (formerly known as “PBS Kids Neighborhood” [2003-2007])
 * Chippewa Springs (formerly part of Chippewa Kids Central [then PBS Kids Neighborhood] from 2003-2007)

Roller coasters

 * Bashkodejiibik (2014; a Vekoma Flying Dutchman coaster themed after Ojibwe culture (as Carwardine Parks founder Christopher R. Carwardine is of Ojibwe descent on his mother's side); the name is Ojibwe for "Sage") [Action Town]
 * The Big Dipper (aka The Coaster, 1925; a wooden roller coaster, gained an ACE Coaster Classic Award in 2005) [Playville]
 * Double Dash Dueler (2005; a Premier Rides dueling launched coaster themed to Mario Kart: Double Dash) [Action Town]
 * Emerald Hill Hypercoaster (2016; a B&M Hypercoaster, relocated from Hot Go Dreamworld) [Action Town]
 * Head Rush (2015; An S&S El Loco roller coaster, trains flipped backwards for the 2016 season) [Playville]
 * Kids' Koaster (1982; a B.A. Schiff & Associates Kiddie Coaster, formerly at ) [Chippewa Kids Central]
 * Launchpads (2009; A Vekoma Giant Inverted Boomerang, formerly Deja Vu at Six Flags Over Georgia) [Action Town]
 * Maggie Simpson's Adventure (1982; a kiddie coaster, formerly known as "Ladybug" [1982-2021]) [Chippewa Kids Central]
 * Power Rangers Coasterzord (2005; a Intamin prefab wooden roller coaster, formerly known as "Chippewa Lake Beast" [2005-2014]) [Action Town]
 * Redwall: The Ride (2004; a SED-Hopkins Redwall Clone) [Chippewa Kids Central]
 * StarFox: High Gear (1998; A B&M Floorless Coaster, one of the debut floorless coasters and the first one with on-board sound) [Action Town]
 * Wild Mouse (2002; A Mack Rides Wild Mouse "Large Park" model, formerly known as “The All-New Wild Mouse” [2002-2003]) [Playville]

Flat rides

 * Alien Planet (2005; A Sally Corporation dark ride) [Playville]
 * Carwardine River Rapids (1988; An Intamin River Rapids ride) [Action Town]
 * Chippewa Carousel (???; carousel) [The Midway]
 * The Claw (2008; A Technical Park Street Fighter ride) [Action Town]
 * Disco Spinner (2003; A Zamperla Disk'O Coaster, formerly known as "DragonflyTV Halfpipe Simulator" [2003-2007]) [Chippewa Kids Central]
 * Dodgems (???; Bumper cars, updated in 2015 with new lighting package and new vehicles by Bertazzon) [The Midway]
 * Family Guy: Stewie’s Chamber of Punishment (2022; A Wisdom Rides Gravitron ride) [Action Town]
 * Ferris Wheel (circa 1930s-1940s) [The Midway]
 * Mario's Wingflyer (1997; An upcharge Sky Fun 1 Skycoaster, opened May 31st) [Action Town]
 * Paratrooper (1982; A Hrubetz Lifting Paratrooper ride) [The Midway]
 * Pharaoh's Fury (1986; A Chance Rides Pharaoh's Fury ride) [Action Town]
 * Round Up (1982; A Huss Enterprise Wheel ride) [Action Town]
 * Scrambler (1982; An Eli Scrambler) [The Midway]
 * The Bug (1920s; A Traver Engineering Company Tumble Bug ride) [The Midway]
 * Tilt-A-Whirl (1991; A Sellner Tilt-A-Whirl; originally going to be added at the very first FairCon until they ran out of space and a year later, it opened up here) [The Midway]
 * Witches’ Dance (1995; A Zierer Hexentanz, relocated from Philly's Drive-In Theater Park) [Action Town]

Kiddie rides
All kiddie rides are located in the Chippewa Kids Central section.
 * Balloon Wheel (1995; A Zamperla Mini Ferris Wheel)
 * Barney's Very Merry-Go-Round (2018; a Zamperla kiddie carousel themed to Barney)
 * Flying Shoes (1982; A swing style kiddie ride with shoes)
 * Garfield’s Pounce Bounce (2000; A Zamperla Jumpin’ Star)
 * Pikachu Racers (2008; A Zamperla Speedway ride themed to Pikachu)

Water rides

 * Chippewa Cannonball (1995; a shoot the chute boat ride that splashes guests on nearby paths when the boat falls down the drop, originally had two stations, but due to dwindling popularity, one of the stations was converted into a Pizza Hut Express in 2006) [Chippewa Springs]
 * Chippewa Cove (2003; a RainFortress water play structure with slides, fountains, and a tipping bucket. Formerly known as “PBS Kids Castaway Cove” [2003-2007], originally going to be part of an entire water park, but due to space limitations, only the play structure was built) [Chippewa Springs]
 * Dragon Tales Log Chase (2003; a Hopkins Rides log flume ride) [Chippewa Springs]

Attractions

 * The Nicktoons Experience (2003; An FEC-style experience featuring Nicktoons characters)
 * Cosmo and Wanda's Magic Wand Battlefield (A laser tag arena that uses wands instead of laser guns)
 * Rugrats Playground (A FEC-style area with trampolines, playgrounds with dry tube slides, foam pits, jungle gyms, swings, and more)
 * Rugrats Reptar Golf (An 18-hole mini-golf course with a Reptar theme, located within Rugrats Playground)
 * Rugrats Reptar Nest (A ropes course with a Reptar theme, located within Rugrats Playground)
 * Rugrats Studio (A studio where you make your own Rugrats episode, located within Rugrats Playground)
 * SpongeBob's Splash Bash (A zero depth water play area with water fountain jets)

Former rides

 * Astral Shootout (1988-2000; a TOGO sitdown coaster, originally going to be scrapped, but was moved to Opryland in 2002 due to a deal with Latikuu Edacra / HRV Advertising, as they needed a Mole Miner coaster and the budget for the park was running out, so it became Mole Miner: Darren's Music Crash Course, replaced with Power Rangers Coasterzord)
 * Flying Cages (???-1978; replaced with Paratrooper)
 * Kirby's Daring Dash (1994-1996; an Intamin Flight Trainer, demolished and replaced with Mario's Wingflyer)
 * Little Dipper (????-1978; An Allan Herschell Little Dipper coaster, scrapped and replaced with Kids' Koaster)
 * Wild Mouse (1972-2000; a B.A. Schiff Hybrid Wild Mouse coaster, stood SBNO from 1979-1981, partially retracked by Allan Herschell before it's reopening in 1982, sold to a park in Paraguay and replaced with Wild Mouse)

Former Attractions

 * IMAX Dome (1984-1999; an IMAX theatre, abandoned between 1999-2002, save for a private Smash Melee contest among park employees, gutted in late 2002 to make way for The Nicktoons Experience)

Restaurants and food stands

 * Carvel
 * Dippin’ Dots
 * Jollibee
 * Pizza Hut Express
 * Roy Rogers
 * Subway

Trivia

 * This park is often considered similar to Boblo Island, but on a lake and not an island.