Mountasia Marietta and Malibu Norcross, both open for more than 3 decades, are closing.
Mountasia Marietta, an amusement park featuring miniature golf and other attractions, is closing after more than 35 years. (Courtesy of Mountasia Marietta)
This weekend is your last chance to visit two metro Atlanta amusement parks that have been around for decades.
Mountasia Marietta and Malibu Norcross, two “family fun centers” featuring miniature golf, go-kart tracks, bumper boats and arcades that opened more than 30 years ago, are closing permanently Monday. The attractions catered to young families and teenagers, promising wholesome, now-nostalgic thrills right in their own neighborhood.
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Angie Monday (front right) and her son Presley (center) have many memories visiting the Mountasia Marietta theme park with family. They are disappointed the place where Presley learned to drive a go-kart as a child is closing down. (Courtesy of Tonya Crowe)
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Mountasia Marietta, which counts go-karting and miniature golf among its attractions, is closing after more than 30 years in business. (Ken Sugiura/AJC)
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Taylor Croft is a general assignment reporter on the breaking news team.
