Pleasure Island (Muskegon, Michigan water park)
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Pleasure Island Water Theme Park was a water park located on 25 acres (101,171.5 m²) in Muskegon, Michigan
located at 99 E. Pontaluna Rd. Muskegon, MI 49444-9744.
The park operated in the 1980s and 90s, consisting of 13 water slides, mini golf, a beach with zip line, paddle boats, gas powered bumper boats, a lazy river, and a children' swim area with three small water slides. The feature attraction was a water slide named the Black Hole which was built into a hill and started out with a near vertical drop which then circled back into the hill, finally coming out of the hill into a pool of water at the base. Pleasure Island was also known for the food served at the acclaimed Weenie Hut. The Weenie Hut specialized in ice cream - although it was never known to serve the world famous Nutty Buddy - and the finest pickles in Michigan.
When nearby Michigan's Adventure
added its Wild Water Adventure water park, the competition was too much and Pleasure Island closed. The property later became a subdivision, named Windflower bay.
Muskegon, Michigan
Muskegon is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 38,401. The city is the county seat of Muskegon County...
located at 99 E. Pontaluna Rd. Muskegon, MI 49444-9744.
The park operated in the 1980s and 90s, consisting of 13 water slides, mini golf, a beach with zip line, paddle boats, gas powered bumper boats, a lazy river, and a children' swim area with three small water slides. The feature attraction was a water slide named the Black Hole which was built into a hill and started out with a near vertical drop which then circled back into the hill, finally coming out of the hill into a pool of water at the base. Pleasure Island was also known for the food served at the acclaimed Weenie Hut. The Weenie Hut specialized in ice cream - although it was never known to serve the world famous Nutty Buddy - and the finest pickles in Michigan.
When nearby Michigan's Adventure
Michigan's Adventure
Michigan's Adventure is a amusement park in Muskegon County, Michigan, about halfway between Muskegon, Michigan and Whitehall, Michigan. It is the largest amusement park in the state and has been owned and operated by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company since 2001...
added its Wild Water Adventure water park, the competition was too much and Pleasure Island closed. The property later became a subdivision, named Windflower bay.