Akron Acres (theme park)

Akron Acres is a historic long-standing amusement park on the outskirts of that opened in 1924. It is owned by Carwardine Parks since 1990.

Bus rides to and from Geauga Lake
This park has bus rides to and from Geauga Lake, due to the closeness of the two parks since 2008.

History
In 1924, Akron Cannonball opened, due to how old the coaster is, not much is known about it's opening.

In 1935, Akron Cannonball caught on fire, the coaster was quickly rebuilt after that.

In 1946, the park gained a new entrance.

In 1957, the dance hall was torn down to make way for the Wild Mouse.

The park was purchased by Ecstatic Parks, Inc. in 1969.

The operator of the park Ecstatic Parks, Inc., went into bankruptcy in 1989, so, Carwardine bought Akron Acres.

The park reopened on June 1, 1990, before then, some rides were open to employees of the park and other Carwardine parks, including an event in May 1990 where several Carwardine employees from across the country came to the park to see which of the new rides they wanted to add to their parks.

In 2001, the park was forced to add something new to avoid risk of being written off as a tax write-off in order to rival Six Flags Worlds of Adventure and Cedar Point, so, the park added Lost Mill, the world's first log flume with a vertical drop, done via a guide rail.

In 2002, Wild Pikachu was added as Ohio's largest wild mouse coaster.

The park's newest area, Devo Land, opened in 2019.

Areas

 * Akron Acres Central
 * Midway
 * Kids Kountry (formerly known as "PBS Kids Neighborhood" from 2003-2007)
 * Redwall Abbey
 * Devo Land

Roller coasters

 * Akron Cannonball (1924; a Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters wooden roller coaster; gained an ACE Coaster Classic Award in 2013) [Akron Acres Central]
 * Bobsled Run (1930; a John Miller Flying Turns bobsled coaster; gained an ACE Coaster Classic Award in 2004) [Akron Acres Central]
 * Catapult (2018; A B&M Invert, formerly "Dragon Challenge: Hungarian Horntail" at Universal Studios Florida)
 * DE-VOLLER COASTER (2019; a BAMECO Supersonic Coaster) [Devo Land]
 * Double Dash Dueler (2004; a Premier Rides launched coaster)
 * Orient Express (1990; A Wisdom "Orient Express" kiddie coaster, part of the "Triple Threat" Carwardine added for their rebranding of the park) [Kids Kountry]
 * Sandstorm (1990; a Schwarzkopf Looping Star handed down from the Zábava Park in Czechoslovakia, originally "Mini Beam", but renamed "Sandstorm" in 2000 after a massive refurbishment adding on-ride speakers with Darude's Sandstorm playing and "Koaster Killers" [essentially laser tag on a coaster] added too) [Midway]
 * Simpsons Road Trip Coaster (2022; A Zierer Force Three)
 * Steel Beamer (1990; An Arrow Looping Coaster, named that way due to the amount of steel beams, repainted in 2010, studies have shown this coaster to be resistant to earthquakes) [Akron Acres Central]
 * Wild Pikachu (2002; A Mack Large Park Wild Mouse) [Midway]

Flat rides

 * Booster (2022; A Huss-TechEruo Booster, relocated from Linnanmaki)
 * Carwardine River Rapids (1990; Intamin River Rapids)
 * Lost Mill (2001; a Hopkins log flume, world's first log flume with a vertical drop)
 * Mario's Vertical Adventure (2000; An S&S Space Shot)
 * Red Baron (1990; Larson Flying Scooters ride)
 * Twister (1990; Scrambler ride)

Kiddie rides

 * Crazy Bus (1990; A Zamperla Crazy Bus ride)
 * Samba Balloons (1990; A Zamperla Samba Balloons ride)
 * Turtle Tracks (1990; An Arrow Dynamics small carousel style kiddie ride with turtles)

Akron Acres H20WORX

 * Bowldozer (2000; A ProSlide ProBowl)
 * Tornado (2005; A ProSlide Tornado "Rattler")

Soda Pop

 * Dippin’ Dots (1992; only one of the multiple stands throughout the park serves soft drinks)
 * Subway (2005)

Non-Pop

 * Dippin’ Dots (1992; all other stands)
 * Tim Hortons (1998; replaced Starbucks Coffee due to an exclusivity contract signed in 1998, contract phasing out since 2018 since a deal with Dunkin')

Roller Coasters

 * Wild Mouse (1958-1989; A classic Wild Mouse torn down in 1989 to make way for Sandstorm)

Flat rides

 * Kirby's Daring Dash (1994-1998; An Intamin Flight Trainer, demolished and later replaced with Mario's Vertical Adventure)

Trivia

 * The tape on the rebranding's opening was the first to be cut by Amaya Carwardine, who would cut most tapes afterward.