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<blockquote data-quote="flatwins" data-source="post: 2506724" data-attributes="member: 5655">Sadly, no.&nbsp; Bell&#039;s Amusement Park used to be located on the fairgrounds and the property was leased from the fair board.&nbsp; Like most good things on fairgrounds (ahem- racetracks), the neighbors and the fair board ran them off.&nbsp; A few years ago, the fair board gave Bell&#039;s an ultimatum to have their property cleared by a certain date.&nbsp; Bell&#039;s was trying to carefully disassemble the rides so they could reconstruct them later at a new location but eventually they ran out of time and had to scramble to clear the property. What&#039;s left of the rides are stored in various locations around Tulsa in empty lots, etc.&nbsp; Bell&#039;s has tried several times to locate new property and recreate the amusement park and has to a certain degree but only with the smaller kids rides.&nbsp; Maybe someday the Zingo and the Phantasmagoria will live on but at the moment, no.&nbsp; Where Bell&#039;s was is now just a parking lot for the 8,652 horse shows hosted annually on the Tulsa fairgrounds.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="flatwins, post: 2506724, member: 5655"] Sadly, no. Bell's Amusement Park used to be located on the fairgrounds and the property was leased from the fair board. Like most good things on fairgrounds (ahem- racetracks), the neighbors and the fair board ran them off. A few years ago, the fair board gave Bell's an ultimatum to have their property cleared by a certain date. Bell's was trying to carefully disassemble the rides so they could reconstruct them later at a new location but eventually they ran out of time and had to scramble to clear the property. What's left of the rides are stored in various locations around Tulsa in empty lots, etc. Bell's has tried several times to locate new property and recreate the amusement park and has to a certain degree but only with the smaller kids rides. Maybe someday the Zingo and the Phantasmagoria will live on but at the moment, no. Where Bell's was is now just a parking lot for the 8,652 horse shows hosted annually on the Tulsa fairgrounds. [/QUOTE]

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