Executives at an Alabama theme park say they plan a more visible security presence after fighting among teenagers broke out this week at Alabama Adventure water and theme park. Park General Manager E.J. Randolph told WBRC-TV that visitors will see a la... Read More »

Executives at an Alabama theme park say they plan a more visible security presence after fighting among teenagers broke out this week at Alabama Adventure water and theme park. Park General Manager E.J. Randolph told WBRC-TV that visitors will see a la... Read More »

A 280-room hotel with an indoor water park is part of a 70 million dollar development in Bessemer pitched by the owners of the Alabama Adventure theme park. Park officials made the presentation to the Bessemer City Council today. The council gave Mayor Ed May the authority to work out a development deal for the project, which would complement the theme park. A 320-site campground is also planned near the site. Overall, 250 jobs are expected to be created from the project. Park owners say the projects are occurring five to seven years earlier than planned. A spokesman for the park owners says they felt it was best to move forward now. He says the new development should bring almost 1 million dollars in new revenue to the city.

Christian music performers will be taking part in two separate competitions this Saturday, at Alabama Adventure and at Century Plaza, which both drew large slates of entries.

The VisionLand amusement park is getting a new name to go along with millions of dollars in improvements. Southland Entertainment Group said Monday the park, located west of Birmingham, would now be called "Alabama Adventure." The California-based company purchased the park three years ago, and president Kent Lemasters said a name change was planned all along. But Southland said the company wanted to make sure it "changed the park" before altering the name.