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Excelsior Amusement Park
"The Cyclone"
LocationExcelsior, Minnesota
Coordinates44°54′12″N 93°33′45″W / 44.90333°N 93.56250°W / 44.90333; -93.56250
StatusDefunct
Opened1925
Closed1973
OwnerFred W. Pearce
Operating seasonMemorial Day through Labor Day

Excelsior Amusement Park was an amusement park on Lake Minnetonka in the town of Excelsior, Minnesota, United States. The park, which operated from 1925 to 1973, was a popular destination for company picnics and day trips from the Twin Cities.[1]

  1. ^ Amusement parks of the Twin Cities Archived 2013-04-05 at the Wayback Machine slphistory.org. Retrieved: December 14, 2012.

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