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Park News - (3/18/09) Indiana Beach has revamped their website for the 2009 season and made some operational changes for the season. For the 2009 season there is now no “admission” charge to get into the park. They have also removed the unique “2 session” format for the POP (pay one price) ride ticket, instead allowing the POP tickets be good for the entire day. Though there will be a discounted evening POP price as well.
  (2/12/09) Indiana Beach has posted their 2009 season schedule online now. From what I’ve been told the schedule looks more like the park is going back to it’s more traditional season schedule with 11pm closings on Friday and Saturdays, no mention of Octoberfest, but the park may still extend the season a bit close to the end of September.
  (1/28/09) As a quick follow-up to our reports about the new Mumbo Jumbo coaster under construction at Flamingo Land (UK), we have confirmed with S&S that Steel Hawg’s drop is indeed only 111º and not 120º as the park currently states. According to the statement I received, Steel Hawg was indeed intended to be 120º but during the final design approval phase it became necessary to change it to 111º. So once Mumbo Jumbo opens later this year, it will take the record for steepest drop on a steel coaster with it’s 112º drop.
  (1/13/09) A general photo update from Indiana Beach taken back in September has been posted to Negative-G.
  (12/29/08) A Screamscape reader tells us that the missing second train from the Hoosier Hurricane is apparently back at the park and getting a winter rehab to return it to action for next season.
  (10/6/08) According to the latest rumors the new owners of Indiana Beach, Morgan RV Resorts, may already be looking to put the park up for sale. If the rumors are true, Morgan wants to keep the campgrounds, which is their primary business, but may have already put in a few phone calls to see if anyone is interested in buying the park.
  (8/17/08) One of our readers has confirmed that the Hoosier Hurricane has been running only one train for most if not the entire season. The second train is currently missing from the transfer track and if anyone asks they say that it has been “sent out for service”. As for the other coasters in the park, it was noted that Tig’rr is only running two trains and Lost Coaster has only been running one train lately.
  (8/15/08) I’m not really sure what happened but according to the latest rumors the Hoosier Hurricane has only been running one train lately following an incident that took the other train out of service. According to our source no effort is currently being made to repair it and even worse, the plan may be to just use it for spare parts for the one remaining train for the rest of the season. If this is true, get used to the longer lines.
  (8/3/08) I don’t know how true this is, but we’ve heard a rumor that the new owners of Indiana Beach may be considering the idea of switching the park over to a more standard form of all day admission, similar to what you would find at any other major park these days. For those who haven’t been before, Indiana Beach has long had a unique form of payment, asking only that each guest to the ground pay a $2.50 Gate Admission fee and then allowing them the choice to purchase either individual ride tickets or a Ride Pass good for one of two daily 7-hour long ride sessions (typically 11am to 6pm or 3pm to 10pm) for $23. Note that admission to the water park requires a separate water park pass or a combo ride/waterpark pass. If the rumors are true, the new owners are said to be looking into a new plan that would just require everyone to pay a flat $30 or so for the day.
  In the meantime the park has announced a couple of special events they will add to the new extended season this year. The park will hold an Oktoberfest event during the last two weekends in September as well as something called Monster Beach Party during the weekends in October.
  Now onto a touchier subject… which is the first season’s impression of the new management. From the sound of this blog report… things are not going well. Many major attraction were reported as being down or in various states of disrepair along with many references as to how dirty the park is this year compared to previous seasons. We’ve also heard that to help boost the failing attendance this season the park has been offering BOGO offers for all weekday visits, something that traditionally was only done in the slower month of May and never in the peak of summer.

2009 - Nothing is known at this point in time...