Beloved Northeast Ohio household attraction up on the market after 4 a long time

OLMSTED TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Tim and Joanne Sorge are stepping away from the enterprise they constructed right into a Northeast Ohio household vacation spot, placing Swings-N-Things Fun Park up on the market after greater than 4 a long time of operation.

The Sorges have enlisted funding banking agency Finnea to deal with the sale whereas they proceed working the park till new possession takes over. A sale worth was not listed in a Monday information launch asserting the sale.

“For 44 years we’ve been dedicated to making Swings-N-Things a special place for families right here in Northeast Ohio,” Tim Sorge mentioned in a press release. “We have loved every minute, but it is time for us to retire and let the next generation continue the tradition. We know the right person or family is out there.”

The Olmsted Township attraction, situated on the nook of Stearns and Bagley Roads since 1982, started as a free-standing batting vary, however has grown over time into 12-acre park that’s open year-round and options miniature golf programs, go-kart tracks, bumper boats, out of doors laser tag, paintball, an indoor sport room and an ice cream shoppe.

It has garnered nationwide and native recognition all through its 44-year run.

“The World’s Greatest,” a nationwide tv present, just lately named Swings-N-Things “The Greatest Fun Park in the World.” The present’s producers examine over 75,000 companies and industries yearly to establish the most effective of their respective fields.

“The most humbling part of the award was that it was unsolicited, and we had no idea we were under consideration,” Tim Sorge mentioned.

The park’s administration staff, together with two staff with greater than 30 years at Swings-N-Things, plans to stay with the enterprise following the possession transition.

This story was written with the help of AI.