I grew up going every summer, but haven't been there in 20 years. We are grateful to have visited and hope to return! There aren't a lot of places left like Indiana Beach. Yes, it has a few rough edges, but it is a really unique experience, and you get a lot of amusement park bang for your buck here. Overall we both were surprised at how much we enjoyed Indiana Beach. All of the lights were so festive and Hoosier Hurricane was really fun in the dark. So many parks have not been open after dark this year, but we really enjoyed staying at Indiana Beach right until closing time at 11pm. The price was in line with we expected but service was actually faster and more pleasant than average given the crowd and labor shortages.
We had pizza from Earl's for dinner and it was good. Kudos to the guy running the side nearest the drop ride - he was really working hard and doing a great job. The park has a nice mix of flat rides, but by the time we rode the coasters, had dinner, and took a sunset ride on the Shafer Queen paddle boat, we only had time to ride the chair lift. We rode them all except for Lost Coaster - it was open when we arrived at about 6pm but was closed by 9pm. All very different with enough thrills but nothing too extreme or too rough. One of the buzz bars got stuck in the open position on Hoosier Hurricane, but other than that, everything was running well. Waits were a little long with only one train running on Hoosier Hurricane and Cornball Express, and only two cars running on Steel Hawg, but it was a beautiful evening and crowds were heavy. Employees were working hard and most were more pleasant than average. This has been a hard year for staffing and we were pleased to see almost all the rides were open for most of our stay on Saturday evening. So quirky and fun and so different than the big chain parks, and the tight layout along the lake is really unique and quite beautiful, especially at night. I am so very glad the park has managed to survive. Today we finally got to visit and we really had a blast. As a big fan of roller coasters and amusement parks I have been watching (online) the ups and downs of Indiana Beach for many years.
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