IndyGuy4KI Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Another Apex park that closed. It seems they were out of their league. https://buffalonews.com/2020/02/20/fantasy-island-a-new-owner-then-complaints-now-closure/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondbackFan Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Gene Staples is building a nice little chain of parks. https://www.wgrz.com/article/money/business/chicago-investor-negotiating-to-reopen-fantasy-island/71-2b82a131-f3a6-4ea9-adec-2b56ea8cc2fd Quote GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. — The shuttered Fantasy Island amusement park may soon find new life, thanks to the same Chicago investor who recently revived an Indiana amusement park. Chicago investor Gene Staples is negotiating with Store Capital Real Estate Investment Trust Co. of Scottsdale, Arizona, for a long-term lease for the closed amusement park at 2400 Grand Island Blvd., Grand Island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimParker85 Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 10 minutes from my house. The property is now in a sorry state after some summer vandalism last year. Even before that, Apex had let the park deteriorate significantly over the last few years. Silver Comet is a decent CCI, but there is not much else to work with. It'll be interesting to see how this goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grsupercity Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Gene seems to find diamonds in the rough with used rides and refurbs them. He might be able to go on a used ride spending spree and build this and Clementon up! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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