Marco Polo Park
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[edit] Marco Polo Park
Marco Polo Park was a theme park located just off Interstate 95 between Jacksonville and Daytona Beach near Bunnell in Flagler County, Florida. The park's theme was based on Marco Polo's legendary travels through Europe and the Far East with amusements and rides located in the different sections or "lands" of Venice, Turkey, China, India and Japan.
[edit] Lands and Rides
[edit] Venice
Steam Engine Train Station - a steam train with two passenger cabs ran around the perimeter of the park.
Automobile Ride - an automobile ride designed to look like Model T's on a track through the woods.
[edit] Turkey
[edit] India
Log Plume Ride
[edit] China
[edit] Japan
[edit] History
The park opened in 1974 to much fanfare but was never profitable and closed in 1975 after two fires ravaged the property just 8 days apart. After repairs, it briefly re-opened again that year as Passport to Fun World, keeping the same world travel theme but eventually closed for good. The remaining equipment was finally sold off at auction on March 14, 1978. No structures from the former park remain.
What was formerly known as Marco Polo Park Boulevard, Interstate 95 Exit 323, has been renamed Intenational Golf Parkway after the World Golf Village which is now located where the park once stood.
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