Indiana Beach

Infobox_Company
company_name = Indiana Beach
company_type =
company_
company_slogan = There's more than corn in Indiana
foundation = 1926 (Ideal Beach)
location = Monticello, Indiana
United States
key_people =
industry = Amusement Park
owner = Morgan RV Resorts | footnotes =
homepage = [http://www.indianabeach.com indianabeach.com]

Indiana Beach is an amusement park located in Monticello, Indiana, USA on Lake Shafer, a manmade lake on the Tippecanoe River. The park, originally named Ideal Beach, opened in 1926 with only a sand beach swimming area, bath house, and refreshment stand.

Today it is home to one of the state’s largest coasters, the Hoosier Hurricane, and dozens of other amusement rides. Some of its other coasters include two older steel coasters, the Galaxi and the Tig'rr, and two other wooden ones, the Cornball Express, and the Lost Coaster of Superstition Mountain. The park's 6th and newest coaster, the Steel Hawg was officially opened July 4, 2008.

There is a hotel and there are cottages for rent on the Indiana Beach property. Adjacent to the amusement park is the Indiana Beach campground with over 1,400 camping sites.

Indiana Beach is also home of The Shafer Queen, Indiana's largest regularly scheduled paddle wheel driven sightseeing vessel. The boat is convert|26|ft|m wide, convert|82|ft|m long, weighs 76 tons, and has a capacity of 250 passengers. Between 50,000 to 60,000 passengers per year cruise on the Shafer Queen.

One of Indiana Beach's slogans is "There's more than corn in Indiana." and this is frequently repeated on television advertisements alongside the park's mascot, "IB Crow".

Attractions

Roller coasters

* "Lost Coaster of Superstition Mountain"
* "Hoosier Hurricane"
* "Cornball Express"
* "Tig'rr"
* "Galaxi"
* "Steel Hawg"

Rides

* Air Crow - Flying Scooters
* Antique Autos
* Big Flush - Water slide
* Boardwalk Golf - Mini golf
* Bumper boats
* Den of Lost Thieves - Shooting dark ride
* Dodg'em - Bumper cars
* Double Shot - S&S Power Double Shot tower ride
* Falling Star
* Flying Bobs
* Giant Gondola Wheel - Ferris wheel
* Kiddyland
* Merry-Go-Round - Carousel
* Music Express
* Paratrooper
* Rocky Rapids - Log flume
* Scrambler
* Sea Dragon - Pirate ship
* Shafer Queen - Riverboat
* Skyride - Chairlift
* Splash Battle
* Tilt-a-Whirl
* Water Swing

Games

* Fascination
* Gallery of Ghouls - Shooting gallery
* Skee Ball
* Mini golf
* I.B. Games
* Video games

Water park

* Water slides
* Action River - Lazy river
* Sand Beach Swimming Area
* Splash Bash

Other

* Dr. Frankenstein's Haunted Castle - A walk-through attraction
* SkyCoaster

External links

* [http://www.indianabeach.com/ Indiana Beach Amusement Resort]