History
The park was opened by the Rinard brothers on the Blands' family farm in 1907 and was originally called Bland's Park. It was purchased in 1946 by Ferdinand "Fred" DelGrosso at which time the park was home to a number of rides installed by the Rinards including the current Carouselle. Since purchasing the park, the DelGrosso family has continued to invest in the park with various ride and attractions such as a waterpark addition in 1997 and expansion in 1999 and 2016. Even after the purchase of the park by the DelGrossos, the park retained the Bland's Park name until 2000 when it was finally renamed DelGrosso's Amusement Park. The DelGrosso family is also the founder of DelGrosso Foods, Inc., which produces and distributes pizza sauce, spaghetti sauce, pasta, and other Italian specialty items.Roller coasters
The first roller coaster to operate at the park was the Little Dipper, a steel children's coaster opened during the 1950s. In 1986, the Little Dipper was removed and replaced by the Zyklon, a larger steel coaster built by Italian manufacturer Pinfari the following season. Before being installed at the park, the Zyklon had operated at three other amusement parks between 1969 and 1986, originally opening as the "Super Italian Bobs" at the now-defunct Adventureland (Illinois), Adventure Land in Illinois. In 2003, the Zyklon was removed from DelGrosso's and sold to Blue Diamond Park in Delaware. A Reverchon Spinning wild mouse, Crazy Mouse spinning coaster was installed in its place in 2004. In the same year, a Fajume "Wacky Worm" kiddie coaster was added to the park. In 2006, the park purchased the "Revolution," an Arrow Dynamics loop and corkscrew coaster, from Libertyland for US$55,000 at auction. The coaster was never installed at the park and after many years of sitting in storage on site at the park, the coaster was purchased by Gloria's Fantasyland in the Philippines where it now operates as the "Zimerman".Attractions
Roller coasters
Thrill rides
Family rides
Kids Kingdom
Past roller coasters
Past attractions
* Allan Herschell Company, Little Dipper * Allan Herschell Company, Sky Fighter * Roto The Whip (ride), Whip * Two Bumper Car Rides * Mack Rides, Calypso * Roller rink, Roller Rink * Pony ride, Pony Rides * Flying Scooters * Pirate ship (ride), Sea Dragon * Balloon Race (ride), Balloon Race * Ferris wheel, Ferris Wheel * Red Baron (ride), Red Baron * Caterpillar (ride), Space Odyssey * Matterhorn (ride), Flying Bobs * Music Express * Championship Miniature golf, Miniature Golf * Kart racing, Tipton SpeedwayLaguna Splash Waterpark
The first phase of the waterpark opened in 1997 with the addition of Tipton Waterworks, a children's water play structure with three small water slides and a large bucket that fills with water before tipping over onto guests below. In 1999, the second phase of the waterpark, five full-size water slides named the Tipton Rapids opened. After many years without any major additions, the waterpark received a $12.5 million expansion in 2016, which saw the addition of a lazy river, a wave pool, a children's activity pool, five new refreshment stands, and a brand new entrance plaza. Along with the expansion, the complex received a brand new Italian theme to reflect the DelGrosso family's Italian heritage, and was named Laguna Splash (previously, the waterpark as a whole had no official name).Attractions
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