LeSourdsville Lake Amusement Park (Middletown, Ohio, USA)

Facts

Amusement Park:	LeSourdsville Lake Amusement Park (2002 to present) Americana Park (? to 2001) LeSourdsville Lake Amusement Park
Address:	5757 Hamilton Middletown Rd.
Location:	Middletown, Ohio, USA
Postal Code:	45044
Status:	SBNO since 2003 Operated from 6/7/2002 to 2002 Operated from 6/10/1922 to 9/1999
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Notes:	After reopening for the 2002 season LeSourdsville Lake closed again for the 2003 season. In early 2003 a note was placed on the park's website stating: "LeSourdsville Lake will be closed in the interim while we are seeking a new management company.".
Owner / Operator:	LeSourdsville Lake was founded by Edgar Streifthau in 1922. Edgar brought in Don Dazey as a partner in the 1930s. In 1958 Don passed away and Edgar decided to sell the park. Howard Berni and Frank Murru, former concession operators from Cedar Point, purchased the park for $550,000 in 1961. They operated the park until forced into bankruptcy in 1990. Former park managers Joe Faggionato, Guy Sutton, Lenny Gottstein and Don Robison, formed Leisure International and reopened in in 1991. Guy Sutton left the park that same year and the remaining three operated the park until putting it up for sale in 1995. Park River Corp., owner of Coney Island Ohio, bought Americana in 1996 and invested $4 million in improvements. Jerry Couch bought the park in May 1999 from Park River Corp and is the owner as of this writing in early 2009.
Defunct Roller Coasters (6):	Name	Type	Design	Opened	Closed
	Jack Rabbit	Steel	Sit Down	1955	1968
	Little Dipper	Steel	Sit Down		2010 - 2012
	Screechin' Eagle	Wood	Sit Down	1940	8/2011
	Serpent	Steel	Sit Down	1989	2007
	Wild Mouse	Steel	Sit Down	1961
	unknown	Steel	Sit Down	1952

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