Updated · The Atlanta Journal Constitution · Jul 31
ArieForce One Closes After 3 Years as Fun Spot Makes Way for New Attraction
Updated
Updated · The Atlanta Journal Constitution · Jul 31
ArieForce One Closes After 3 Years as Fun Spot Makes Way for New Attraction
3 articles · Updated · The Atlanta Journal Constitution · Jul 31
Summary
ArieForce One will shut for good Sunday at Fun Spot America in Fayetteville, ending the acclaimed coaster’s three-year run after drawing a devoted following.
Fun Spot said the closure is a strategic move to clear space for a new attraction, even though the ride reaches 64 mph and features the country’s longest zero-gravity stall.
James Fordham, one of the coaster’s most obsessive fans, took his 28,466th ride this week and said he had spent more than 40 full days aboard it.
The ride opened in March 2023 and won broad praise from coaster enthusiasts, but the park struggled to turn that acclaim into enough attendance and visibility.
Fun Spot later said the Atlanta park would close on Aug. 2 and that the roughly $6 million ArieForce One would seek a new home.