History

In March of 1951. After Robert Bell returned home from WWII. He started building "kiddie" rides. From the belly tanks of WWII fighter planes. Most of whitch ended up at drive-in movie theaters. Little did he know at the time. That a 12 guage train and four shetland ponies, would grow into a Tulsa family tradition. Containing over 50 rides and attractions. Including Zingo, Oklahomas largest wooden rollercoaster. White Lightin' Log Flume, half of a double flume built for the 1964 Worlds Fair in New York City. The other half was located at Dollywood in Tennessee as County Fair Falls. It was demolished in November 2004 to make way for a new ride. Through the sixties and seventies the park grew. But with competition from area lakes and new waterparks. The parks day business suffered, and forced the park to open in the evenings. Yet beat out all the Amusement Park competition. Such as Lakeview Amusement Park, and The Skyline Amusement Park (later known as Indian Nations Park). In 1976 Bob Bell became president of Bells Amusement Park. Later in the eighties Oklahomas economy slid. And Bells suffered again but stuck it out. Now in its third generation of family managment, the Bells look forward to the future. After losing the lease for the land the park is on. Relocation and expansion plans are in the works.