Libertyland was an amusement park located in Memphis, Tennessee. Opened on July 4, 1976, it was located at 940 Early Maxwell Blvd. It was structured under the nonprofit 501(c)4 US tax code. It closed due to financial reasons in 2005. History Libertyland opened as an amusement park on the Mid-South Fairgrounds on July 4, 1976. Before then, the fair had operated on the land, including the Coaster Pippin renamed Zippin Pippin with the opening of Libertyland and the Grand Carousel. The city of Memphis decided it was time for a theme park for the city. It opened in 1976 with several rides, including the pre-existing rides that had operated in that place before. The Zippin Pippin was widely popular as it was Elvis Presley's favorite wooden roller coaster. In fact, on August 8, 1977, just eight days before his death, Elvis rented Libertyland as a gift for his 9 year old daughter, Lisa Marie Presley. From 1 am until dawn, Elvis, Lisa Marie, Elvis' then-fiance Ginger Alden and about a dozen friends rode the park's then fourteen rides. The Grand Carousel was also a classic and was widely appreciated. The park gradually drew in decent crowds over the years, but never made a great profit. It continued to add attractions, such as a steel coaster called the Revolution, and others. During the late 1990s, it added a Top Spin ride, dubbed "Tidal Wave." It was removed later, and in April 2002, the drop tower Rebellion was added. It featured a drop and drew larger crowds to the park. Attractions Libertyland featured around 24 attractions. Bumper Boats Car-Go-Round Casey's Cannonball Train Ride Dragon Wagon Fun Run Grand Carousel Kamikaze - Fabbri Kamikaze Little Bumper Boats Old Hickory Log Flume Paratrooper Park's Peak Pirate Ship Rebellion - Drop Tower Red Baron Revolution - Arrow Loop & Corkscrew Screamer Sea Dragon Surf City Water Slide Tennessee Tilt - Tilt-A-Whirl Thriller Turnpike Antique Cars Twain's Twister - Eli Bridge Scrambler Umbrella Ride Wipeout - Chance Wipeout Zippin Pippin - Wooden Coaster Financial troubles For many years, it was widely known that Libertyland was having financial difficulties, failing to turn a profit. Few new attractions were being added, and crowds began to diminish. In 2005, it commissioned a firm to redo its image. A new logo was designed and buildings were repainted, but the effort did not bring in enough of a profit, if any,