On Dec. 10, the Seattle City Council unanimously approved a shortened lease for the Fun Forest -- one that will not be renewed. The new lease slashes rent and concession fees to about $335,000 annually, in exchange for an agreement to close the park that... Read More »

According to a November report from the Seattle Center Century 21 Committee—which is tasked with revamping and rebuilding the Seattle Center—Fun Forest needs to go. Noting declining revenues and flagging attendance at the dilapidated amusement park, Centu... Read More »

Modernize the Seattle Center's stuck-in-the-'60s Center House, revamp the funky Fun Forest, demolish Memorial Stadium, fix up the Monorail and give Mercer Arena to the Seattle Opera for storage.

Seattle's Fun Forest, which is a remnant of the 1962 World's Fair, is running into tough times. The park has not turned a profit and is behind on rent, jeopardizing its future.