[2][3] Robert Bell built a miniature train around his Tulsa house in 1948 and, for a time, ran children's rides at the Admiral Twin drive-in.
The 2006 contract included the right of first refusal to expand Murphy's operation into the park's tract during the State Fair, if it was no longer a tenant.
This deal depended on the voters approving a quarter-cent tax increase to finance building the park; it was to go on the ballot in July 2010.
[19] As of August 2013, additional attractions had been installed and Robby Bell III (Robert's grandson) said he had plans to continue restoring more of the rides.
One thing that is certain is we're putting it back up, it's just a question of where.On November 4, 2021, it was announced in a press conference that land for a new Bell's Amusement Park location had been found and purchased in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
[22] On April 20, 1997, mechanical failures on the Wildcat roller coaster caused a car near the top of a chain hill to disengage and roll backwards, colliding with another one.
[23] It was disassembled following the accident and was afterward relocated to Jolly Roger Amusement Park in Ocean City, Maryland, where it operated for a year under the name "Avalanche.