Since 1878 · Shoreview, Iowa
From building coasters to building parks.
Ten theme parks, four water parks, and a chain of hotels from a California resort to a restored Gulf Coast motel strip — still in the wooden-coaster business.
Now underway
California Spectrum takes shape
With South Metro Studios, we are rebuilding SMS California into a Hollywood-and-SoCal resort. The boardwalk is already open.
Read the storyTheme parks
Ten parks. One company.
A historic trolley park in Iowa. A gold-rush boomtown. A Great Lakes harbor. Music in Tennessee. Hollywood in the making.
Flagship · California
Highland Lakes Resort
One of America’s largest theme parks: lakes, ridges, and a full day you will not finish.
Highland Lakes, California
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Hollywood · Southern California
California Spectrum Resort
Celebrating Hollywood and Southern California — the former SMS California lot, rebuilt with South Metro Studios.
Southern California
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Historic · Iowa
Shoreview Park
A classic Midwestern trolley-stop amusement park — the first property Fox Amusements purchased, so it would still be here.
Shoreview, Iowa
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Music & history · Tennessee
Fox Hollow
A Tennessee mountain park where music and history share the ridge — theater nights, wooden coasters, and Redtail Park in the same town.
Fox Hollow, Tennessee
ExploreWater parks
Indoor, outdoor, and a wave pool on the lot.
Redtail beside Fox Hollow. Buccaneer Bay and Harbor under glass. Surf City USA at California Spectrum.
Outdoor · Fox Hollow, Tennessee
Redtail Park
The outdoor water park in Fox Hollow — timber slides and a lazy river in the same city as the theme park.
Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day
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Indoor · Tennessee
Buccaneer Bay
Indoor water park near Fox Hollow — shipwreck slides, a wave pool, and a hotel on the same property.
Year-round
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Indoor · Iowa
Buccaneer Harbor
Indoor water park next to Miller’s Hollow — a harbor under a glass roof, with a modern hotel and a shuttle to the trails.
Year-round
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California Spectrum
Surf City USA
The water park inside California Spectrum — surf, palms, and a walk to the boardwalk and the Grand Hotel.
Year-round
ExploreHotels & lodges
Motels with neon. A Grand Hotel with a marquee. Water-park resorts with a shuttle to the gate.
California Spectrum · Art Deco
Grand Hotel
An Art Deco masterpiece at the center of California Spectrum — steps from Surf City USA, the boardwalk, Vibe shopping, and historic South Metro Studios.
From $349 / night
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Tennessee · Water-park resort
Buccaneer Bay Hotel
Hotel connected to Buccaneer Bay Indoor Water Park — family-friendly, affordable, elegant enough, with a daily shuttle to Fox Hollow Theme Park.
From $189 / night
ExploreTickets & passes
Come once, or come all season.
Day tickets, water-park days, and a Gold Pass that covers the whole Fox Amusements map. Listed for fun — nothing is sold here.
Any Fox Amusements park
Theme Park Day
One-day admission to a Fox Amusements theme park. Starting prices vary by park and season — Highland Lakes sits at the top of the range, Shoreview at the historic-park end.
$79
Theme + water
Same-City Hopper
Fox Hollow and Redtail in Tennessee, Miller’s Hollow with Buccaneer Harbor, or California Spectrum with Surf City USA — the park and its water park in one day.
$129
The whole map
Gold Season Pass
All Fox Amusements theme parks and water parks for the season, with hotel discounts and a refill mug.
$329
Dining
Ronnie’s 80s Cafe
Ronnie’s 80s Cafe puts the decade back on the table: teal booths, chrome, and food that has won awards rather than relying on the playlist. From coast to coast, it's morning in America again! Don't you forget about Ronnie's!
News
What’s on.
Parks · September 18, 2026
SMS California becomes California Spectrum
Fox Amusements and South Metro Studios are rebuilding the lot as a Hollywood-and-SoCal resort. The boardwalk is already open.
Preservation · September 4, 2026
Shoreview’s wooden coaster is certified for another year
The trolley park we bought to save is still doing what trolley parks do: running wood over a lake.
Tickets · August 28, 2026
2027 Gold Passes on the board
The all-park pass, listed at this year’s sample price. Nothing is sold on this website.