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In 1968, Roger Jourden purchased the park from then-owner Benny Bensinger for $ 115, 000 and began selling off the deer and purchasing attractions, eventually renaming it Deer Park Funland in 1972.

That same year, he added the first three flat rides: Tilt-a-Whirl, Merry-Go-Round and Ferris Wheel.

Every few years he would add a few more attractions, with the Scrambler opening in 1975.

1976, the park's 20th anniversary, introduced the Spider, a car ride named Mutley's Putt Putts, and two rides for children.