| 词条 | Peppermint Park, Texas | |||||||||||||||
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In 1979 Bobby and JoAnn Watkins purchased Peppermint Park and moved it to Highway 59 and what would become Beltway 8, painting the building a candy striped red and white.[3] In 1981, Mr. and Mrs. Watkins started Party On Wheels, basically a traveling amusement park for private parties, charity events and school functions.[4] They discontinued that in 1987. Mr. Watkins died in 1984 and it became too much to handle for Mrs. Watkins. Peppermint Park sold and closed in 1989. Jeff Love purchased Peppermint Park and moved it to Friendswood, Texas, against the advice of Mrs. Watkins, who said "Friendswood would come to Houston but Houston would not go to Friendswood." He made it considerably smaller and raised the prices, also against the advice of Mrs. Watkins. She was right. It was never successful and closed shortly thereafter. Mrs. Watkins learned, to her dismay, that Jeff Love had mortgaged all of her equipment and rides and she was unable to repossess them.{{cn|date=March 2018}} When the original location closed, the contents of the business were divided and sold. Jeffrey Love of Friendswood, Texas, purchased ten of the higher quality rides, including Merry Go Round, Boat Ride, Airplane Ride, The Whip, Bounce Houses, and Ball Pit. He created a fully indoor version of Peppermint Park from 1986 to 1994 in Friendswood. This incarnation of the business was located off of FM 528 in an old grocery store that was turned into a candy-striped interior filled with fun. In addition to the ten rides, the walls were lined with coin-operated rides, a long section dedicated as a party room, and the back wall was a snack counter that included the typical amusement park fare: cotton candy, hot dogs, snow cones, nachos, and popcorn. On Saturday, September 24, 1988, the park threw its 30th birthday party as a reunion for its birthday-party alumni, encouraging them to bring photos of their parties.[5] AttractionsList of attractions and rides throughout the park's history.[6][7]
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