Photo TR: Oaks Amusement Park.

Father's Day. This is the one day where I get to decide what to do. Normally, I spend Father's Day drag racing, but this year I decided to do something more for the whole family, so we headed to Oaks Amusement Park. Oaks is only about a 15 min drive from our house but it had been probably at least three or four years since we had been there. It isn't a very large park, so we just don't go that often, but it is a fun park for how close it is. It is also one of the ONLY parks in the entire state of Oregon, so our options are limited.

Anyway, enough talk. On with the pictures.

And finally, we end the day with some ice cream back up on the river walk.

It really was a great Father's Day. Nice and relaxing. Just what I needed.

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A view of the city from the restaurant.

Hey Derek, can you guess what this very cloudy beer is I'm drinking?

Ellie isn't too sure about the calamari.

Since we were close to the waterfront, we stopped by at this great seafood place in Portland down on the water.

One last shot down the midway before we head out.

Poor kid. All alone on the pretty pink slide.

Whatsup?

I mean, they let this ACEr on, so I knew it would hold me OK.

Hey, I rode the kiddie coaster, why stop there?

Check out that theming.

The whole family on the kiddie coaster. Ellie still is not impressed.

"You've got to be kidding me Dad?"

And now it is time for me to use my children to get a missing credit.

BUT, they do have some very good bumper cars here.

They used to have this really cool old cheesy haunted house dark ride here. I loved it as a kid. Now, they have a Lewis and Clark themed dark ride. WOW! Give me a freakin break.

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Looping Thunder: "THROUGH THE SCRAMBLER!"

I know, I know. Amazing.

Another view of Looping Thunder from the train.

That crow was enjoying someones pizza.

From the train you get a view of the river with the Portland skyline in the distance.

The train takes you out away from the midway and around the picnic area along the Willamette River.

Chad and I want to be famous too!

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Time for a relaxing ride on the train.

A view of the rink from the parking lot.

It is most famous, however, for its historic roller skating rink.

Oaks Park is actually known as much for its large picnic area's as much as for its rides.

Dance Dance Revolution baby.

And the Spider. After that, she had had her fill of puke-n-spins for the day.

Amazingly, Sandi did get on the Scrambler.

Well, one of them looks like there having fun.

Sandi says "no thank you!".

Ellie and Chad decide to do the Round-up next.

How did you two like you ride?

Low to the ground helix of pain.

There's no turning back now for those poor riders.

Looping Thunder. Might as well start him out with this baby.

Chad is very excited that he is JUST tall enough to do all of the rides this year.

Screamin Eagle. This one runs a pretty good program.

Pretty overcast , but it never did rain, so it ended up being very pleasant day.

Here we are. Oaks Amusement Park.

Oaks Park would actually be a kind of hard park to find of your weren't familiar with the area. This sign lets you know you're heading the right way.

Nice photos Justin!

I could have visited Oaks Park a few years ago when I had a friend who lived over in Portland, but plans fell through so I never got to ride the awesomeness of their Pinfari Looper.

Thank you Justin!!!

I was just doing the photo index page for Oaks Park a couple of weeks ago and desperately needed photos and a TR! Awesome!

Nice pics....seems like you had a good Fathers Day!

--Robb

What a great TR! I just love Oaks Park... I think it's the history of the place that does it for me.

Back in the early days Oaks has the whole gambit of great old rides. The Whip, a great old wood coaster (long since torn down) water slide into the Willamette river (wouldn't swim in there now unless you want to grow a 3rd eye) It was just a great trolley park.

It originally opened up as a competing attraction to the 1905 worlds fair and then had to compete against Council Crest Amusement park, Jantzen Beach amusement park and Lotus Isle Park. But Oaks is all that's left of those great old Oregon parks...It's a real Treasure.

Thanks Skylark!

Awsome TR! Looks like a cute park! thoguh I gotta say, what impressed me most was the cool bridge over the marina.

Tomi "wanted to be an engineer growing up" Zandshtein.

Great TR for oaks I lived in Portland 7 years no and have only been there once maybe I will have to take the boy down for a ride or to some time. I love the shots of the river can you say SUPERFUND site haha nothing like a river full of salmon and sewage got to love Portland haha rp

Fantastic pics Justin! The Portland area is on our very short list of places to visit in the U.S. next year. Just the other week, Kim, and Derek, and I were watching an old PBS special on classic amusement parks and Oaks was featured. I was most intrigued not only by the classic Lusse auto skooters but also that fantastic looking roller rink. Do you know if they still have the guy in there that plays the organ while people skate?

^ Yeah, Heath, they still have the organ player. That rink is really the biggest draw to the park, and, probably the real reason it has lasted all these years. I was really hoping to get some pics of the inside of the rink when we were there but they had it closed for some private event.

Make sure and let me know when you guys head over this way. I've lived in Portland my whole life, so I know the area pretty well. We even have a few breweries in town too.

^ Just a few, right? Sounds like a plan. That roller rink is one of the reasons why when we do the Portland area, we want to do it right and spend a few days there. I'd hate to just rampage through parks like Oaks and Enchanted Forest and miss out on the little things.

Nice TR. I really liked this small park when I went a few years ago. Didn't they get a Disk-O and a Rockn' Tug this year? No pics?

Now that I'm back from my deployment, I need to hit this park. I've already hit Enchanted Forest and Thrillville down in Salem, and Oaks is the next small park on my list to get me eased back into the big parks and coasters. The Screaming Eagle is SO much better than the crappy one at Knotts. The bumper cars are some of the fastest I've been on! I miss the mouse coaster that use to sit where the looping one is now.

Nice TR. I really liked this small park when I went a few years ago. Didn't they get a Disk-O and a Rockn' Tug this year? No pics?

No Disk-O. They did get a Rockn' Tug but I did not get any pics. Sorry.

oakspark.com/newrides.html

I guess it hasn't come or hasn't opened yet. It says coming June.

Yeah, they did get a disk-o and a rockin' tug. The Disk-O was boring though, it wasn't that fast or forceful.