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Nut Tree Theme Park In Vacaville Closes Indefinitely Due To Continued Low Attendance
January 17th, 2009 categories: Local Stuff, Solano, The Economy
The Nut Tree “Family Park,” a small Vacaville theme park with kiddie rides is yet another victim of the woeful economy. Earlier this week, the Nut Tree announced that it was closing the park “indefinitely” due to two straight years of lagging business.
We took our grandson there three different times last year. Twice we went mid-week during the summer and it was like a ghost town — we pretty much had the park to ourselves; there couldn’t have been more than a dozen other patrons either time. The last time we went was on a weekend, but it was the same day they had a fall festival, so it was much more crowded that day. Even so, we never had to wait in any lines.
The Nut Tree concept was nice and the park was very clean and well planned. And it was nice to see a rebirth of the popular roadside destination that those of us who grew up in the 60s and 70s fondly remember. The timing, though, wasn’t right.
Hopefully “indefinitely” doesn’t turn into “permanently.”
Here’s the text of the park’s brief press release announcing the closure:
After considering the current economic conditions and nearly two years of struggling attendance levels, the owner of the Nut Tree Family Park has elected to close the park indefinitely. Despite the implementation of a variety of new marketing and operational strategies, the current economic environment was too much to overcome. We would like to thank everyone for their patronage and support these past two years.
