Lubbock’s Joyland

Lubbock’s Joyland (formerly known as Joyland Amusement Park) is an amusement park located in Lubbock, Texas, that is currently owned and operated by Carwardine Parks. It opened in 1948 as a small family owned traditional theme park owned by the Dean Family, but was put up for sale by the owners in late 2022. Carwardine purchased the park and reopened it in 2023 under a new name.

History
The park reopened in 2023 as “Lubbock’s Joyland”.

Roller coasters

 * Dragon Wagon (2017; A Wisdom Rides Dragon Wagon)
 * Garfield's Pounce Coaster (2023; A Vekoma Roller Skater 247m)
 * Speedin' Bobcat (1990; An S.D.C. Galaxi, formerly known as "Galaxi" [1990-2022])
 * Super Mario's Super Coaster (2019; A Cavazza Diego Blizzard, formerly known as "Sand Storm" [2019-2022])

Flat rides

 * Arachnid (1980; An Eyerly Spider ride, formerly known as “Spider” [1980-2022])
 * Bowser's Shell Game (2002; An SBF Visa Dizzy Dragons ride, formerly known as "Dizzy Dragons" [2002-2022])
 * Character Skyway (1979; A Hopkins Chairlift, formerly known as "Skyride" [1979-2022])
 * Diskusaurus Rex (2018; A KMG Freak Out, formerly known as "The X-Factor Extreme" [2018-2022])
 * Grizzly (2005; Wisdom Genesis)
 * Italian Automotive Jam (1982; A Pinfari Bumper Cars, formerly known as “Bumper Cars" [1982-2022])
 * Joyland Carousel (1960; C.W. Parker carousel, formerly known as “Carousel” [1960-2022])
 * Joyland Express (1979; A Crown Metal Products train ride, formerly known as "Train" [1979-2022])
 * Musik Express (1990; S.D.C. Musik Express)
 * Rock-50-Plane (1973; Eyerly Rock-O-Plane, formerly "Rock-O-Plane" [1973-2022])
 * Sandy’s Rocket (1988; Morgan swinging ship ride themed to a space shuttle, formerly known as “Space Shuttle” [1988-2022])
 * Scrambler 73 (1973; Eli Bridge Scrambler, formerly "Scrambler" [1973-2022])
 * Simpsons Fear Drop (2009; 140-ft-tall Larson/ARM Rides Drop Tower, formerly known as “Dare Devil Drop” [2009-2022])
 * Swindler (1983; Eyerly Roll-O-Plane, formerly "Roll-O-Plane" [1983-2022])
 * Tilt-A-Whirl (1988; A Sellner Tilt-A-Whirl)
 * Trabant (1968; Chance Trabant)

Kiddie rides

 * Bluey’s Barky Boats (1980; Ramagosa carousel-style ride with boats, formerly known as “Boats” [1980-2022])
 * Bratz Cool Carz (1982; An Arrow Dynamics umbrella ride, formerly known as “Antique Cars” [1982-2022])
 * Bullet Bill Launcher (1979; Allan Herschell Company plane ride themed to Bullet Bills, formerly known as “Sky Fighters” [1979-2022])
 * Jimmy Neutron’s Particle Accelerator (1982; Ramagosa kiddie Musik Express ride, formerly known as “Rock-It-Express” [1982-2022])
 * Flynn’s Fire Engines (2001; Visa International tracked car ride themed to fire trucks, formerly known as “Big Trucks” [2001-2022])

Water rides

 * SpongeBob’s SplashDown (????; Reverchon Log Flume, formerly known as “Wild River” [????-2022])

Lubbuck's Joywaters

 * American Dad: Triple Terror Alert (2023; A ProSlide Tornado 18 with 3 funnels)
 * Dora's Water Adventure (2023; A zero-entry kiddie pool with ProSlide children's slides)
 * Fairly OddSlide (2023; A ProSlide RocketBlast with FlyingSaucer turns)
 * Family Guy 500 (2023; A ProSlide RallyRacer)
 * Fort Nick (2023; A ProSlide RideHouse)
 * Futurama: Bender's Bowl (2023; A ProSlide CannonBowl)
 * Invader Zim Splashdown (2023; A ProSlide SuperLoop)
 * King of the Hill: Propane Wave (2023; A ProSlide TornadoWave)
 * Skooter (1980s; a Bailey Rides AquaSkoot, formerly known as “Big Splash Speed Slide” [1980s-2022])
 * Turbo Falls (1990s; Hopkins Rides Inline Raft Slides, formerly known as “The Vortex” [1990s-2022])

Roller coasters

 * Dipsy Doodle (????-2016; Miler Manufacturing Oval Coaster, formerly known as “Little Coaster” [????-2008], replaced with Dragon Wagon)

Trivia

 * The park’s name was changed from “Joyland Amusement Park” to “Lubbock’s Joyland” to avoid confusion with Joyland Amusement Park, another Carwardine owned theme park in Wichita, Kansas.
 * Simpsons Fear Drop was originally planned to be called “Simpsons Death Drop”, as a reference to the Krustyland ride from the show, but the name was changed due to claims that it would be too dark for younger guests.