After 48 successful years, the owners of SANDY LAKE AMUSEMENT PARK have sold the property.
Sandy
Lake Amusement Park has been a special place for families to visit for
almost five decades. While the history of the landmark swimming pool
dates back to the 1930’s, popularity of the park really blossomed in
1971 when the amusement rides, picnic grounds, and other attractions
were added. The school music festival FunFest was the largest and
longest running privately owned school music competition in the nation.
The park also hosted events like Santa Fe Days in the Park, DubSplash,
thousands of company picnics, reunions, birthday parties, and more.
Widely known for Bar-B-Que catering many groups planned their annual
events based on the food service provided by the park. Over the years
the variety of attractions and extensive picnic grounds became more and
more popular as the city grew up around the serenity of the park.
Thousands
of teenagers had their first job at the park. Adults and retirees have
supported their families while filling a variety of park positions.
Many former employees are and will always be dear friends of the owners
and coworkers. The Rush and Self families would like to thank all of
the former employees for their loyal work, time, and friendship! It
has been a joy working together and bringing happiness to the
community.
The owners truly appreciate the millions of
patrons, thousands of organized groups and special events we’ve hosted
at the park. If the park’s legacy is leaving most people with golden
memories or pleasant thoughts then the park has done its job.
THANK YOU!
*The property will no longer be available for public use.
Sandy Lake Amusement Park . All Rights Reserved. 1800 Sandy Lake Road Carrollton, TX 75006 972-242-7449.
