The water park was originally scheduled to open in 2003, however its grand opening was postponed, and Splash Lagoon opened on May 22, 2004. In late 2002, construction began on Splash Lagoon water park, which included the existing olympic-sized swimming and added the Ragin' Rapids Water Slides, and Lotta Wotta Island, a children's play structure. The Gold Rush Miniature Golf course was added to the park for the 2003 season. In 2001, the park introduced the Looping Star roller coaster, which was 31-feet tall and 1,202 feet-long. It hosts the annual National Hot Rod Reunion. In 1998 the pool was reopened along with some new amusement rides being added to the park - much as Charles Garvin had done in the park's early years. No work was done on the old park until the 1990s, when the Jones' began to clear out the park and renovate the campground. The racetracks did well, and three years later, the couple purchased the rest of the park, which had by then fallen back into nature.
In 1984, Dallas and Alfreda Jones purchased the racetracks and began hosting national drag racing events sanctioned by the National Hot Rod Association. The park closed again, with ownership reverting to Garvin's heirs. Varney's character was advertising an appearance by the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders in 1980. Jim Varney's first television commercial as character Ernest P. The park was purchased by an ownership group that included country music singer Ronnie Milsap, which operated it in 19. When he died in 1979, the park closed, though the racing facilities stayed open under a lease agreement to a third-party operator. Garvin's health was also in steady decline. In the 1970s, the park went into a state of decline, largely due to competition from theme parks such as Opryland USA in nearby Nashville, Tennessee. (The campground was home to the original store of what is now Camping World, a large camping supply retailer founded by David Garvin, Charles Garvin's son.) A small zoo was also added. The campground grew over the years, with more than 1,000 spaces advertised at its peak, billed at one time as the world's largest. Carnival-type rides were abundant, with the famous Wild Mouse the most popular midway games such as Skee ball and Fascination were a hit with guests. Gate admission was ten cents, with promotions known as "County Days," spotlighting a county within the Bowling Green, Kentucky area each week. Auto racing began on a 3/8-mile (600 m) oval dirt track that same track, now paved, is still in use today. Racing began about that same time with motorcycles. Shortly after World War II, Garvin added mechanical rides to Beech Bend Park, beginning with a Ferris wheel purchased from the Chicago World's Fair. The first ride was a pony ride, followed by a roller skating rink, dance hall, bowling center and swimming pool. Charles Garvin purchased the park property in the early 1940s, adding amusements both rides and recreational activities over the years. The area was used for picnics as early as the 1880s.
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