![]() The park never did open and in September 2007, another news story about Zoomers was found mentioning a second bankruptcy/reorganization. A news story mentioned work had resumed on the park and the park was to open for Labor Day. The listing appears to have been present since August 18th, 2006. The nearly completed park was listed for sale at LoopNet and mentioned that "All offers subject to Bankruptcy Court approval." Suggesting the project went bankrupt before being completed. There did appear to be an absence of any construction activity - as if construction has stopped. During an on-site visit the park was found to be mostly complete - multi-level go-cart tracks had been built, the roller coaster and a few other amusement rides where present, the sign was up, the parking lot was paved / painted and the building was mostly complete with a few arcade games inside. February 2006 was the last opening mentioned before the park's answering machine was shut off. The first opening mentioned was November 2005 and this was pushed back several times based on the outgoing message on the park's answering machine. Ron Heromin were the original partners in the 18 acre park. ![]() Notes The Zoomers project has been in the works since 2002. This gorilla ride is up for sale as part of the new look at the former Zoomers amusement park, which is bring revamped as FastTrax with some new games including bumper cars.Name Type Design Scale Opened Closed unknown Steel Sit Down Kiddie Cobra Steel Sit Down Family Details Former names Zoomers Family Amusement Park ( to ) The go karts at FastTrax will be electrically powered, a change from the gas powered go karts at Zoomers. Marc Ciniello, whose family purchased Zoomers, stands in front of the go kart track which is being refurnished under the facility’s new name FastTrax. The sign outside Zoomers will soon be changed to FastTrax, which is revamping the family entertainment center off of Summerlin Road near Fort Myers Beach The FastTrax owners hope their new entertainment center will be a major attraction for children and families in a location just off Fort Myers Beach and a standout visual attraction off Summerlin Road. The owners will let it go to whoever wants it. We’re going to make this work.”įor anybody who is a fan of the Transformers cartoon and with some extra space, the new owners have a massive Transformers figure that was put together with an artist, fitted with some old cutout record album covers. “We’re in it for the long haul,” Ciniello said. “It’s something fun for people to do,” he said. Ciniello expects the bowling to be a popular competitive game for friends and families. While friends and family have friendly bowling competitions against each other, there will be music videos and television playing in the background, Ciniello said. The arcade will include some new games including visual gaming options as well as the ever-popular Mario Kart. Marc Ciniello, whose family purchased Zoomers, stands in front of the new duck pin bowling, one of a number of new changes as the Zoomers amusement parl off Summerlin Road transforms into FastTrax. The duckpin bowling system also features automatic pin resetting and automatic scoring. The smaller ball also means its harder to knock down all the pins. Duckpin bowling features a much smaller lane, smaller bowling ball, smaller pins. In addition to the new games, there will be two new updated bars and expanded food options.Ĭiniello expects the duckpin bowling, located upstairs on the property, to be a key attraction. Ciniello and Stavich expect to combine the two tracks into one for certain days when adults want to race. There are two tracks – one is 700-feet long and the other is 330-feet long. The new go-karts can go up to 45 mph though the speed will not be as fast for kids. ![]() One of the biggest changes is the go-karts, which will go from gas-powered to electric-powered, making them faster. He expects the renovations to be completed in February. “There is a lot of work to do,” Ciniello said. “It caught our eyes,” Ciniello said of the decision by his family to purchase the park. Marc Ciniello, the son of the owners, is overseeing the revamping of the facility along with games and amusement manager Curtis Stavich. This unique transformer, complete with parts of old record album covers including Bananarama and the best of Tommy Dorsey, is available to anyone who might want to pick it up from Zoomers as part of a renovation of the property as it is turned into FastTrax.
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