{"id":2228831,"date":"2026-01-09T20:40:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T20:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2228831"},"modified":"2026-01-09T20:40:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T20:40:05","slug":"ib-parks-entertainment-to-operate-lake-winnepesaukah-amusement-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ib-parks-entertainment-to-operate-lake-winnepesaukah-amusement-park\/","title":{"rendered":"IB Parks &#038; Entertainment to Operate Lake Winnepesaukah Amusement Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wdef.com\/content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/f\/h\/LW-8-2002-WL-Top-2.jpg\" data-lb-width=\"550\" data-lb-height=\"369\" class=\" photoswipe gtxlightbox\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">IB Parks &amp; Entertainment has announced they will begin operating Lake Winnepesaukah Amusement Park beginning the 2026 season under a long-term commitment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>They say the <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">agreement comes following a shared focus on preserving the park\u2019s heritage and ensuring its success for generations to come.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">\u201cLake Winnie is a place that holds deep meaning for generations of families. Our role is to operate the park with respect for its history, its people, and its community. Guests can expect the same familiar experiences, the same character, and the same commitment to family fun that has defined Lake Winnie for generations.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">IB Parks &amp; Entertainment Owner and Chief Executive Officer Gene Staples said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The transition in operations will not impact guests or season passholders. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">All 2026 Season Passes remain valid, with no changes to benefits, pricing or perks, according to IB Parks &amp; Entertainment<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The 2026 season will also coincide with the 110th anniversary of Lake Winnie\u2019s Antique Carousel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit\u00a0<b><u><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"http:\/\/www.lakewinnie.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lakewinnie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"3\">www.lakewinnie.com<\/a><\/u><\/b>.\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Simple Share Buttons Adder (7.6.21) simplesharebuttons.com -->\t<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id){\n\t\t\t\t var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\t\t\t if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n\t\t\t\t js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n\t\t\t\t js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.6\";\n\t\t\t\t fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t\t\t   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '1987193878228619');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.wdef.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IB Parks &amp; Entertainment has announced they will begin operating Lake Winnepesaukah Amusement Park beginning the 2026 season under a long-term commitment. They say the agreement comes following a shared focus on preserving the park\u2019s heritage and ensuring its success for generations to come. \u201cLake Winnie is a place that holds deep meaning for generations [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2228832,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[431171],"class_list":["post-2228831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-lake-winnepesaukah-amusement-park"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IB-Parks-Entertainment-to-Operate-Lake-Winnepesaukah-Amusement-Park.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2228831"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2228833,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228831\/revisions\/2228833"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2228832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2228831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2228831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2228831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}