NewsPlusNotes: Bowcraft Amusement Park Appears to Have Closed for Good

Monday, November 12, 2018

Bowcraft Amusement Park Appears to Have Closed for Good

It looks like it took a couple years longer than expected, but it seems that Bowcraft Amusement Park, located in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, has closed for good to be redeveloped into housing.

Back in 2016 the plan popped up to build 190 apartments and 10 town homes on the land that the amusement park occupies, but there hadn't been much development since then. It seems that the plan was in place even further back, since Bowcraft was trying to sell their signature roller coaster as far back as 2009.

© Rides 4U

Currently, Rides 4U, a well known used ride company, is shopping the park's entire inventory as up for purchase. There was also a recent vote by the Scotch Plains government to allow the amusement park's site to be redeveloped, though this article says that there is more planning to be done before things are final. Plus, the park's website and Facebook page have been deleted. It certainly seems as though with all these things combined, the park is done for good.

Bowcraft's largest ride is a Zierer roller coaster that opened in 2006, named Crossbow. The family ride is now available for $499k, way down from the $1.7m they started at back in 2009. Other listed rides include a Musik Express, Scrambler, Galleon, Frog Hopper, Tilt-a-Whirl and more. Certainly a nice collection for parks looking for some gently used rides.

I'm not sure what the cost would be to relocate a ride like Crossbow, but for only $500k it seems like a good deal. Perhaps we will see the ride show up at another park in the future.

© Google Maps

0 comments:

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

All Original Content © 2006-2019 NewsPlusNotes

NewsPlusNotes is not affiliated with nor do we purport to represent the views, interests, intentions, or policies of any park, corporation, or entity. All original content found on NewsPlusNotes, including but not limited to all original written content, the NewsPlusNotes logo and all other static graphic and web design elements comprising the site, and all photos from NewsPlusNotes writers' personal collections, is the exclusive property of the NewsPlusNotes team and may not be used, reproduced, or distributed in any manner without the express written consent of the individual author/creator. Read our complete Terms of Use.

NewsPlusNotes Terms of Use

NewsPlusNotes is not affiliated with nor do we purport to represent the views, interests, intentions, or policies of any park, corporation, or entity. The opinions expressed herein are solely those of the individual writers. While we strive to achieve 100% accuracy in our news reporting, errors inevitably will occur from time to time and we make no guarantees that the facts presented in any given post will remain unchanged over time. For complete, up-to-the-minute information on any park, please visit that park's web site or contact the park directly.

All original content found on NewsPlusNotes, including but not limited to all original written content, the NewsPlusNotes logo and all other static graphic and web design elements comprising the site, and all photos from NewsPlusNotes writers' personal collections, is the exclusive property of the NewsPlusNotes team and may not be used, reproduced, or distributed in any manner without the express written consent of the individual author/creator.

All non-original content found on NewsPlusNotes, including but not limited to park logos, press releases, and photo contributions received from parks, corporations, and individual readers, remains the property of the original author/creator and may be subject to additional copyright, trademark, and/or intellectual property protection. The lack of an explicit copyright notice does not imply ownership by NewsPlusNotes or any of its writers unless the content in question has been produced by one of our team members as described in the paragraph above. NewsPlusNotes occasionally features guest writers, and these individuals retain ownership of all original written and/or graphic content that they publish on NewsPlusNotes. By contributing written or graphic material to NewsPlusNotes, you are implying that you are the owner of this material or are submitting it with the express consent of the owner. If you feel that we've made an error or omission in attributing proper credit to a particular piece of content found on NewsPlusNotes, please contact us and we will gladly investigate the matter and make any necessary corrections.

CLOSE