There are 4 article(s) tagged Lakeland amusement park:

• March 2026

  • Bailey: Memories of Libertyland, Lakeland and the Cunninghams’ collection

    Former Lakeland Mayor Mike Cunningham and his brother Bill keep the memories of local attractions alive with items from the past.

    By Clay Bailey March 13, 2026

• May 2025

  • Bailey: From shoe stores to amusement parks to golf course, a tour of the suburbs

    A tour through the suburbs this week, checking on a shoe store closing, memories of the Lakeland Amusement Park and the question of Quail Ridge.

    By Clay Bailey May 02, 2025

• April 2025

  • Lakeland park once envisioned as Disneyland of the Mid-South

    Before Lakeland became a city in the late 1970s, the area north of Canada Road and Interstate 40 was an amusement park with hopes of becoming a Disneyland-type destination,

    By Michael Waddell April 27, 2025

• November 2023

  • Bailey: Reminiscing on Garner Lake and days of Lakeland past

    Growing up in the 1960s and ‘70s, Lakeland was a far-off destination with an amusement park and nearby drag strip.

    By Clay Bailey November 24, 2023