An appeal from several bird advocacy groups seeking to block Oaks Park from adjusting zoning code to build a new ride was denied by the City of Portland.

Oaks Park wants to let its light shine with a new thrill ride offering a sweeping view at the top of the Willamette River on one side and the city center’s only wildlife refuge on the other. The ...

Oaks Amusement Park's plan to add a new 135.5-foot drop tower ride in Southeast Portland can move forward after a neighborhood groups appeal was denied.

Some Portlanders are pushing back on Oaks Amusement Park’s plan to install a ride they worry would hinder the surrounding neighborhood and animal habitats.

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A neighborhood group called the decision “baffling,” saying it failed to require Oaks Park to take all practical steps to reduce impacts on fish and wildlife.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The City of Portland has rejected an attempt to block a new “drop tower” at Oaks Amusement Park. Portland hearings officer David Doughman struck down the appeal from ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Some Portlanders are pushing back on Oaks Amusement Park’s plan to install a ride they worry would hinder the surrounding neighborhood and animal habitats. The City’s ...

Oaks Park drop tower proposal. (Submitted to city of Portland) The City of Portland has given Oaks Park Amusement Park permission to install a new drop-tower ride on its midway despite an appeal ...