Joyland owner David Dean: Buyers balked at workload

This second part of The Hub’s series on Joyland Amusement Park chronicles its owner’s perspective of its failed acquisition. Read the first part of the series here. By Reece Nations, Graduate Editor MACKENZIE PARK – The profits from the sales of Joyland Amusement Park assets will go towards reimbursing David and Kristi Dean for all […]

Joyless: Amusement Park Liquidation Underway, Owner Recalls Past

Understanding the 50 years of Joyland Amusement Park history helps explain why its future is murky. This is the first part in a series about the park’s past and failed sale. By Reece Nations, Graduate Editor MACKENZIE PARK — The gates of Joyland Amusement Park will remain closed this spring for the first time since […]