Boomers Parks (stylized Boomers! until 2018) is a chain of
family entertainment center
A family entertainment center (FEC) in the entertainment industry, also known as an indoor amusement park, family amusement center, family fun center, soft play, or simply fun center, is a small amusement park marketed towards families with small ...
s which feature indoor activities such as
carousel
A carousel or carrousel (mainly North American English), merry-go-round (International English), or galloper (British English) is a type of amusement ride consisting of a rotating circular platform with seats for riders. The seats are tradit ...
s, kiddie
swings,
restaurant
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s, and
video game arcades, and outdoor activities such as
miniature golf
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,
kiddie rides,
bumper boats,
batting cages,
go-karts, kiddie
roller coaster
A roller coaster is a type of list of amusement rides, amusement ride employing a form of elevated Railway track, railroad track that carries passengers on a roller coaster train, train through tight turns, steep slopes, and other elements, usua ...
s, and
laser tag. The Modesto and Irvine locations each have a ride called the Flamethrower.
History
The first Boomers was opened in 1998 in
Boca Raton, Florida
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, by Alexander Weber Jr.
The former
Huish Family Fun Centers and Bullwinkle's Restaurant locations in Anaheim, El Cajon, Escondido, Fountain Valley, San Diego, Upland, and Medford were sold to Palace Entertainment by 2001. These rebranded to Boomers and removing the
''Rocky and Bullwinkle'' theming (except for Medford, which was mostly intact until that location's closure in 2020).
Boomers became a DBA name by the
Palace Entertainment chain in 2001, which resulted from the merger of several entertainment centers, including Camelot Parks, Palace Park, Boomers!, Grand Prix Race-O-Rama, and Family Fun Center. The official slogan of Palace (now Herschend)-owned Boomers! Parks is "Where Family Fun Rules!".
In September 2014, Apex Parks Group purchased 10 Boomers locations from Palace Entertainment. In 2015, Apex Parks Group rebranded one of the last Mountasia Family Fun Centers to a Boomers. Closure of the Fresno and Houston locations in later years has resulted in 9 total Boomers parks currently owned by Apex Parks Group.
On April 8, 2020, Apex Parks Group announced it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and undergoing a financial restructuring.
On June 8, 2020, Boomers announced that they would be closing locations in El Cajon, California, Upland, California, and Kearny Mesa, California. The Fountain Valley, California location also has closed down.
After restructuring Apex Parks Group would become Boomers Parks. In addition to owning six Boomers! locations the company also owns
Big Kahuna's water park in
Destin, Florida, and
West Berlin, New Jersey.
In early 2025,
Herschend Family Entertainment acquired Palace Entertainment, including Palace's remaining Boomers locations in Palm Springs, California and Vista, California.
Operating Boomers! Branded Locations
Former Boomers! Locations
References
External links
Official websitePalace Entertainment websiteApex Parks Group website
{{Theme Parks of Florida
1998 establishments in the United States
Amusement park companies
Parques Reunidos
Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2020