Great Southern Escape

Great Southern Escape (formerly known as Southern Wonderland) is an amusement park located in Columbus, Georgia.

History
The park opened in 1981 as Southern Wonderland, owned by Taft Broadcasting (later Kings Entertainment Company).

In 1989, X: Coaster of the Future opened.

In 1992, Kings Entertainment sold the park, along with it's sister park Baker's Marineland, to Baker Amusements, who renamed the park to Great Southern Escape in 1993.

In 1998, the kids area was refurbished, with the addition of Wacky Bus and Dino Road (formerly Flintstones Bedrock Raceway) becoming Junior Rally, losing it's dinosaur theming in the process.

Roller coasters

 * American Eagle (1993; A B&M Sit-Down looping roller coaster, given floorless trains in 2018, which operate with 1 of the original sit-down trains)
 * Boomerang (2000; A Vekoma Boomerang roller coaster)
 * Daredevil Fire Coaster (2016; A Premier Rides LIM launched roller coaster, given VR for a limited time in 2017, was originally planned to have trains facing backwards for the 2020 season, but this was later canceled due to COVID)
 * Dizzifier (2005; A Gerstlauer 420/4 Spinning Coaster, given VR for a limited time in 2016)
 * Little Dipper (1981; A PTC kiddie coaster, formerly known as "Scooby-Doo's Ghoster Coaster" [1981-1992])
 * Southern Thunder (1981; An Arrow Dynamics Mine Train roller coaster, formerly known as "Smurf Mountain Mine Train" [1981-1992], retracked by Chance Morgan in 2002, given VR for a limited time in 2014)
 * Timmy the Taxi Kiddie Coaster (1981; An E&F Miler kiddie coaster, formerly known as "Top Cat's Taxi Jam" [1981-1992] and "Taxi Jam" [1993-2012])
 * Wilde Beast (1981; A PTC wooden Coaster, retracked by GCI and given Millennium Flyer trains in 2006)
 * WonderCoaster (1997; A Zierer Large Tivoli coaster, given VR for a limited time in 2019)
 * XX (1989; A Vekoma Illusion coaster, formerly known as "X: Coaster of the Future" [1989-1992] and "X" [1993-2018], given VR for a limited time in 2015)

Flat Rides

 * Crash Test Bumper Cars (1981; A Bumper Cars ride)
 * Dragon Wing (1981; A Huss Enterprise ride, formerly known as "Apple Turnover" [1981-1992])
 * German Swings (1981; A Zierer Wave Swinger ride)
 * Greased Lightning (2017; A Larson Super Loop ride)
 * Great Skate Halfpipe (2012; A Zamperla Skater ride)
 * Sky Swinger (2018; A 300-ft tall Funtime StarFlyer ride)
 * Skyway Monorail (1981; A monorail ride with stations around the park, given the former trains of the Las Vegas monorail and Walt Disney World in 2007, retracked by RMC in 2021)
 * Tin Lizzies Turnpike (1981; An Arrow Dynamics antique car ride)
 * Ye Old Carousel (1981; A Chance Rides Carousel)

Kiddie Rides

 * Aerofield (1981; A Zamperla Mini Jet ride)
 * Balloon Wheel (1998; A Zamperla kiddie Ferris wheel ride with hot air balloon themed cars)
 * Junior Rally (1981; A miniature guided track car ride, formerly known as "Flintstones Bedrock Raceway" [1981-1992] and "Dino Road" [1993-1997], dinosaur theming was scrapped in 1998 when the kiddie area was refurbished)
 * Kiddie-Go-Round (1981; A kiddie carousel ride, formerly known as "Hanna-Barberry-Go-Round" [1981-1992])
 * Little German Swings (1981; A Zierer kiddie Wave Swinger ride, formerly known as "Top Cat's Swing Around" [1981-1992])
 * Wacky Bus (1998; A Zamperla Crazy Bus ride)

Flat Rides

 * Wild Nightmares (1981-2016; A Huss UFO ride, replaced with Greased Lightning, scrapped with parts being sent to Omaha Luna Park for their Huss UFO ride)