Hamel's Park

Several co-workers and I were talking about the good old days when Hamel's Park was alive and well, and we couldn't remember the name of the chimpanzee who would actually throw poop at spectators

I am a certified coaster junkie! Admittedly, I haven't indulged myself in very many coaster trips, but that's something that I hope to correct one day.

The smell of funnel cakes, the tiny roar of a dozen go-carts, the clackety-clack of the roller coaster, the screams of newly drenched log riders... Hamel's Park, for anyone older than 35, was a childhood wonderland on the edge of Shreveport.