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Constructed in 1979, the area contained a number of attractions from the Riverview Park amusement center that had recently closed in nearby Des Moines. In 1990, the area was renamed Dragon Island when the Dragon roller coaster opened. While the Dragon was removed during the 2020 season, the area is still called Dragon Island.
Riverview Park was an amusement park in Des Moines, Iowa, from 1915 to 1978.What began in pre-1915 as a zoological garden and trolley destination in an area of Des Moines known as Highland Park would become Riverview Amusement Park, a popular family entertainment oasis in early Iowa history.
The father of an 11-year-old boy who died following an accident on a popular boat ride at an Iowa amusement park said that his son and other family members were trapped by the ride's seat belts ...
Amusement park City Years of operation Notes Ref. Dodge Park Playland: Council Bluffs: 1948–1970 Electric Park Waterloo: 1902–1933 Riverview Park: Des Moines: 1915–1978 Wacky Waters Adventure Park: Davenport: 1986–2007 Riverside Park Sioux City: 1890s–1920s Lakeview Amusement Park Carter Lake: 1917–1933 Courtland Beach Carter Lake ...
Celebrate the best Iowa has to offer at the Iowa State Fair Aug. 8-18 in Des Moines. This year’s grandstand entertainment includes Motley Crue, The Avett Brothers, Ne-Yo, Jelly Roll, Greta Van ...
The first phase for the park is estimated at $1.2 million, Fendrick said, much of which has been secured through grants and bonds, including $200,000 from the National Park Service's Land and ...
KCCI started on the air on July 31, 1955, as KRNT-TV, the third television station in Des Moines and the ninth in Iowa. [2] It was owned by the Cowles family, publishers of the still-operating Des Moines Register and the defunct Des Moines Tribune newspapers, along with KRNT radio (AM 1350 and the original KRNT-FM at 104.5, which went dark).
Friday night: Max Wellman and the crew at Noce, 1326 Walnut St., Des Moines, perform their new “Voix de Ville — A Modern Vaudeville Cabaret” during a 7 p.m. show that features original music ...