Scandia is a brand name of

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n-themed family

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s in

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. Although each location shares a similar name, nearly each location is owned and operated by different companies. Scandia Fun Center in

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and Scandia Family Fun Center in

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are owned by Scandia Amusements. Scandia Family Fun Center in Rohnert Park, California is owned and operated by "Skandia Funland Inc.", while Scandia Golfland in Fairfield, California is owned and operated by

Golfland Golfland Entertainment Centers are a chain of family amusement centers, miniature golf courses, and water parks located in California and Arizona. The company was founded in 1953. Locations *"Milpitas Golfland" in Milpitas, California (1199 Ja ...

. All locations are adjacent to a major freeway, and include attractions such as an arcade, bumper boats, batting cages, miniature golf, and a go-kart track.

History

The first park was opened in 1977 at 5070 Hillsdale Boulevaard, in

, with a second location opening in 1979 at 4300 Central Place, in Fairfield. Additional locations were opened in

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in 1984,

in 1986, and

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in 1992. The Ontario location was the only location to include a full

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, including two roller coasters, called the "Scandia Screamer" and "Little Screamer", along with twelve other amusement rides. On September 6, 2005, the Las Vegas park closed, and was replaced by a high-rise development project called Opus Las Vegas. On March 26, 2007, noise complaints from neighboring residents caused Scandia Fun Center in Sacramento to implement a "No-Shrieking" policy for riders on the Scandia Screamer. On August 30, 2011, a crane carrying the same ride collapsed onto the batting cages during maintenance, injuring two people. An investigation concluded that workers did not know the weight of the ride was too heavy for the crane that was used to move it. The Fairfield location filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2010. In 2012, it was later acquired by

and renamed Scandia Golfland. In April 2018, the Victorville location acquired an amusement park slide from

Neverland Ranch Sycamore Valley Ranch, formerly Neverland Ranch"Neverland Never More"
, by William Etling (author ...

and added it to the park as "Thriller". The Ontario location was sold in February 2019 to an unknown buyer, who did not plan to reopen the park. Some of the attractions were moved to the Victorville location while others, including the Miler Big Coaster, were listed for sale.

References

External links

Sacramento/VictorvilleRohnert Park, CAFairfield
Amusement parks in California Tourist attractions in Sacramento, California Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2010 Ontario, California Tourist attractions in San Bernardino County, California {{california-stub