Rising costs force beloved amusement park to make toughest decision after 50 years

A beloved California amusement parkland is preparing to adjacent its gates for bully aft much than 50 years of household memories, day parties and archetypal dates.

Fiesta Village Family Fun Park successful Colton is permanently closing aft its last nationalist operating days connected July 10 and 11 — and it's thanking generations of guests who made the attraction portion of their household traditions.

"After much than 50 years of serving the Inland Empire, Fiesta Village Family Fun Park volition beryllium closing its doors," the parkland wrote successful a connection shared connected societal media and its website.

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"This determination has not been easy. For decades, Fiesta Village has been a spot wherever families gathered, friendships grew and memories were made."

The family-owned attraction archetypal opened successful 1974 and has been operated by Michelle and Patrick O'Brien since 2002, reports noted. 

Fiesta Village Family Fun Park (not pictured) successful California volition permanently unopen down pursuing its past nationalist operating days. (iStock)

Over the years, the parkland expanded beyond its archetypal mini-golf courses, go-karts and h2o slides to see amusement rides, laser tag and a roller skating rink.

Co-owner Michelle O'Brien told SFGATE that rising operating costs and declining attendance yet made it intolerable to support the parkland open.

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"The economics of the amusement parkland manufacture and what we're doing person changed dramatically," O'Brien told the outlet. "We've conscionable reached a constituent wherever continuing simply wasn't sustainable."

The owners besides told SFGATE they had hoped to find a purchaser consenting to support Fiesta Village operating but were incapable to bash so. Patrick O'Brien said determination was "just nary interest."

Fox News Digital reached retired to Fiesta Village Family Fun Park for comment.

The parkland gradually expanded its offerings beyond mini golf, go-karts and h2o slides, yet adding amusement rides, laser tag and a roller skating rink (park not pictured). (iStock)

The announcement prompted an outpouring of memories online from erstwhile visitors who recalled increasing up astatine the park.

"We utilized to instrumentality tract trips there," 1 Reddit idiosyncratic wrote.

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"I wonderment however galore radical had archetypal dates there? I did a mates of times," different commenter said. 

"Remember going to the arcade/batting cages/miniature play with my uncle erstwhile I was a kid. And my girl conscionable went determination for an end-of-school trip. Sad to spot it go," 1 idiosyncratic added.

Increasing operating costs and declining attendance yet made it unsustainable to support the parkland (not pictured) open. (iStock)

In its farewell message, Fiesta Village invited families to instrumentality 1 past clip earlier the attraction closes.

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"We invitation you to bring your household and friends to observe Fiesta Village 1 past time, to laugh, play and make 1 last representation together," the parkland said.

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"Thank you for allowing america to beryllium portion of your lives and your household traditions. We volition ever cherish the relation Fiesta Village has played successful bringing radical together."