Fun Spot America Theme Parks

Return to Orlando

Once a non-compete clause from the 1988 sale expired,^[7] Arie returned to the Orlando area with the opening of Fun Spot America on December 24, 1997.^[4] The $4-million park was built on 4.7 acres (1.9 ha) on the north end of I-Drive,^[7] relatively close to the original Fun 'n Wheels location.^[4] It debuted a new, patented go-kart elevated track design featuring three levels – considered the second of its kind – that was inspired by elevated tracks at Big Chief Carts & Coasters, owned by Nick Laskaris, in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.^[1] Laskaris and Arie became friends and shared ideas that led to four Fun Spot patents.^[1] The park also included a 102-foot-tall (31 m) Ferris wheel and a two-story video arcade among other attractions.^[3][4][7]

In 2010, Fun Spot purchased an additional 10 acres (4.0 ha) of vacant land next to their Orlando location. 2011 was spent researching nearly 30 parks and 50 roller coasters across the country planning a major expansion of the park. Late in 2011, they met with three professional roller coaster salesmen. Ground was broken in 2012 for the expansion that tripled the size of Fun Spot Action Park, turning it into Fun Spot America – Orlando.

$25 million was spent on two new roller coasters, the world's second tallest Skycoaster (second only to their Kissimmee location), and numerous other attractions. The two coasters are the wooden out and back roller coaster White Lightning and the Suspended Family Coaster Freedom Flyer. The skycoaster came from MGM Grand Adventures in Las Vegas, where it had been disassembled in storage for eight years. It is now the centerpiece of the park. Additional improvements include three new thrill rides, a new multi-level go-kart track, a new food court, a new ticket booth, additional parking, and rest rooms. A grand re-opening was held on June 8, 2013, celebrating the tripling of size of the park, as well as its 15th anniversary.^[4][8][9]

2015–present

Fun Spot, in collaboration with Gatorland, opened Gator Spot at the Orlando park on May 11, 2015. The $1 million attraction allows Gatorland to extend their brand to the I-Drive tourist area, with visitors able to hold, take photos with, and feed alligators. The star of the attraction is a leucistic alligator named Bouya, a white gator with blue eyes.^[10]

Fun Spot America opened a new location in 2017 on Highway 85 outside of Atlanta in Fayetteville, Georgia. The site was previously a Fun Junction USA park purchased by Fun Spot America.^[11] In June 2026, it was announced that Fun Spot America Atlanta would close permanently on August 2, 2026.^[12]

Orlando location

Fun Spot America – Orlando is an amusement park in Orlando, Florida, near Universal Orlando and I-Drive. It has four go-kart tracks and three roller coasters: An E&F Miler Industries family roller coaster named The Sea Serpent, a Great Coasters International wooden roller coaster named White Lightning, and a Vekoma Suspended Family Coaster named Freedom Flyer.

Kissimmee location

Fun Spot America in Kissimmee, Florida, is located adjacent to the Old Town entertainment and shopping complex. The park is designed as a circular walkway around the lagoon featuring the world's tallest skycoaster, the entrance of which is on the west side of the lagoon. The south end of loop features the signature multi-level go-kart tracks, the east side the flat slick tracks. In the north east side of the loop is the Arcade and Kiddie Area and the Rockstar Coaster is at the north end of the loop.

In 2004, Fun Spot purchased the site of the world's tallest Skycoaster located in Kissimmee, adjacent to the Old Town entertainment and shopping complex. The site was purchased from Bill Kitchen, the inventor of the Skycoaster and owner of Skyventure. The site also included a recently opened G-Force dragster ride. Fun Spot developed the 9 acres around the skycoaster into another amusement park call Fun Spot USA in 2007 (now Fun Spot America - Kissimmee). They added 2 multi-level go-kart tracks, family/thrill rides and an arcade. Summer of 2011 saw the arrival of Fun Spot's first major roller coaster, the Power Trip Coaster at the Kissimmee park (now Rockstar Coaster). The Wild Mouse roller coaster, manufactured by Zamperla, was relocated from Cypress Gardens, where it was known as Galaxy Spin, when Cypress Gardens closed and became Legoland Florida.^{[3][4][18][19][20][21]}