ORLANDO, Fla. – Your local fun zone, amusement center and theme park is facing an existential challenge these days. They need to lure you, the American guest, off your sofa with your high resolution, ...

ORLANDO, Fla. >> Your local fun zone, amusement center and theme park is facing an existential challenge these days. They need to lure you, the American guest, off your sofa with your high resolution, ...

The Balboa Fun Zone celebrated its 75th anniversary Saturday with roll-back prices such as 5-cent carousel rides, 10-cent Ferrris wheel rides and 25-cent harbor cruises during the afternoon. The Dave ...

NEWPORT BEACH – Elizabeth Escamillo was buying $3 bumper-car tickets when she heard the news – a trio of old-time rides at the Balboa Fun Zone are headed for the history books. “What a bummer,” moaned ...

Your local fun zone, amusement center and theme park is facing an existential challenge these days. They need to lure you, the American guest, off your sofa with your high resolution, interactive ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Your local fun zone, amusement center and theme park is facing an existential challenge these days. They need to lure you, the American guest, off your sofa with your high ...

It’s official, museum director says. Peninsula site changes hands, but much will remain.The Newport Harbor Nautical Museum is the new owner of the Balboa Fun Zone, museum executive director David ...

Two distinct odors waft over the Ferris wheel at Balboa’s Fun Zone: saltwater and cotton candy. They are smells that intersect at only a handful of places, where oceans and carnivals meet. This is ...

ORLANDO — Your local fun zone, amusement center and theme park is facing an existential challenge these days. They need to lure you, the American guest, off your sofa with your high resolution, ...