National Roller Coaster Day Is August 16 (Photo)
-08/10/25
Next Saturday, August 16, 2025, it’s National Roller Coaster Day — and Oaks Park is dropping prices faster than Adrenaline Peak drops riders!
Guests can score ride bracelets for just $20.18 — a shoutout to our heart-pounding coaster that’s been flipping thrills since 2028!
Only 120 discounted bracelets are up for grabs, and they’re rolling out online at oakspark.com/coasterday. Once they zoom away, they’re gone for good! Grab yours before this deal takes its final plunge!
It's National Carousel Day!
-07/25/25
Visit Oaks Park today from noon to 8 PM for free carousel rides on National Carousel Day!
Oaks Park's antique carousel is a 48-foot-diameter, three-row, bi-level menagerie carousel with 46 hand-carved wooden animals mounted on brass poles. It also features 10 pairs of various animals, 19 horses, and seven other animals, including an extremely rare kangaroo and sea dragon. Due to the high number of animal pairs, this carousel type is known as a "Noah's Ark" style attraction. The carousel is decorated with 18 rounding boards and shields studded with hand-carved masques, and the hub is enclosed with 18 lighted scenery panels below and above the sweeps.
Oaks Park carousel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
During standard operating hours, rides on the carousel are always FREE!
National Carousel Day Is This Friday! (Photo)
-07/21/25
This Friday, July 25, is National Carousel Day. Celebrate with FREE CAROUSEL RIDES at Oaks Amusement Park from 12-8 PM!
Oaks Park Carousel Fun Facts:
- The Oaks Park carousel is known as a Noah's Ark Carousel because it features 10 pairs of various animals.
- The carousel was installed on the Oaks Park midway in 1926. Next year we celebrate the carousel's 100th anniversary!
- The carousel was constructed in 1912 by the Herschell-Spillman Company. All of the animals were hand-carved in the U.S.A.
- Only one of the animals is named. Keep an eye out for Ginger the Giraffe!
- The Oaks Park carousel was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
- During standard operating hours, rides on the Oaks Park carousel are always FREE!
Visit oakspark.com for more info and to plan your visit.
