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Enchanted Forest, Turner OR | Nearby Businesses


8462 Enchanted Way SE
Turner, OR 97392

(503) 371-4242

Quaint family theme park owned and operated by the Tofte family. The park opened in 1971. It has Storybook Lane, Western Town, Haunted House, Ice mountain Bobsled Roller Coaster, Summer Comedy Theatre, English Village, Big Timber Log Ride, and in 2006, Challenge of Mondor (interactive dark ride).

Amusement and Theme Park Near Enchanted Forest

Thrill-Ville USA
Distance: 0.1 mi Competitive Analysis
8372 Enchanted Way SE
Turner, OR 97392

(503) 363-4095

Thrill-Ville USA was an amusement park in Turner, Oregon, United States. The park was located next to the Enchanted Forest south of Salem on Interstate 5. Opened in the 1970s, the park grew to more than 20 rides before closing in 2007. Rides included roller coasters, go-karts, classic carnival rides (such as Octopus, Rock-O-Plane, Tilt-A-Whirl, Paratrooper, and many more) a 55ft double water slide, and a regular slide. The park also had an area called "Thrill-Zone" which included a Sky Coaster, Big Sling ride, SCAD Freefall Tower, and Turbo Force. De-construction of the park's major roller coaster, the "Ripper" started in spring 2010.HistoryIn the early 1970s what later became Thrill-Ville USA opened as a go-cart track. The Vettrus family added the go-carts as a children’s amusement feature next to the family’s recreational vehicle (RV) park. The Vettrus brothers later owned and operated the amusement park that grew to more than 20 different rides. In 1984, the park added a 55ft waterslide.The park was renamed as Thrill-Ville USA in the early 1990s. Marion County told the operators in the early 1990s that the park’s land needed to be rezoned or face possible closure. In 1995, Thrill-Ville was allowed to stay open after meeting a variety of conditions set by the county including noise abatement and establishing a parking plan. By 1999, the park had an annual attendance of 200,000 people. In May 2008, the park announced that due to higher insurance costs and a slowing economy that the park would not open for its usual season of Memorial Day to Labor Day in 2008. The park also said that Thrill-Ville USA may not ever re-open.