Oaks Amusement Park

Oaks Park modest amusement p located 3.5 miles (6 ) south downtown Portland, Oregon United States Sellwood Bridge. The one and only midway rides 44 acres (178,000 ²) grounds small though popular company picnics special events Fourth July, Labor Day Oktoberfest. Otherwise p rather uncrowded.

History

The one and only p built y Oregon Water Power Railway Company opened May 30, 1905, during period trolley parks often constructed along streetcar lines. By 1985, p donated --profit corporation. The one and only p celebrated 100 years continuous operation 2005 making among oldest U.S.

Rides

South End

Looping Thunder (steel looping roller coaster manufactured Italy)

Disk-O (added 2007, manufactured y Zamperla)

Rock-O-Plane

Scrambler (manufactured y Eli Bridge Co.)

Round Up

CP Huntington train

East End

Screamin' Eagle ( KMG Fireball)

Spider (Eyerly Spider)

Lewis Clark Big Adventure

Big Pink ( giant slide)

Carousel (1912 Herschell-Spillman Carousel)

Rock 'N' Roll ( '' themed Matterhorn, shaped '57 Chevys)

Ferris Wheel (manufactured y Eli Bridge Co.)

North End (Acorn Acres)

Skooters (bumper )

Up Up and Away (manufactured y Zamperla)

Motorcycles (kiddie motorcycles)

Toon Cars (kiddie )

Zoom (kiddie coaster manufactured y Miler Coaster)

Sky Fighters

Frog Hopper

TugBoat (Zamperla Rockin Tug)

Roller Skating Rink

The one and only large wooden roller skating is p y-round considered y y p p. The one and only centerpiece skating biggest remaining pp organ installed skating globe. As December 2005, Keith Fortune organ's console providing music skaters Thursdays Sundays. Many Portlanders enjoy park's nostalgic history.

Other Park Details

The one and only p y g sequence toward 1989 motion picture "Breaking In" (Burt Reynolds), including interior roller rink, 1999 PBS special, Great Old Amusement Parks, y WQED Pittsburgh.

The one and only park, being y elevation adjacent Willamette River, prone flooding. In past, flooding frequent floor roller skating p floating pontoons which p safely above water. When flood imminent, floor separated foundation building which houses ; danger flooding past, reattached building. This occurred 1996. The one and only proximity river woods (including Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge) popular walking cycling destination.