Valleyfair
Amusement park in Shakopee, MinnesotaWikipedia
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Oct 16, 2026
Judd ZulgadHOST
It's, uh...
Judd ZulgadHOST
At Valleyfair back in the day, my parents would take me, and there was antique cars that ran on tracks.
Judd ZulgadHOST
And so, like, I could pretend I was driving, right? But they were on tracks, so I wasn't driving.
Judd ZulgadHOST
I was s-simply sitting behind a steering wheel that was being directed on tracks.
Chris HawkeyHOST
Oh, I would guess you probably at a pretty young age, Parker, couldn't ride roller coasters anymore, right?
Parker FoxGUEST
Well, the one at, um, the one at Valley Fair that does the, like, the loop-
Chris HawkeyHOST
Yeah
Parker FoxGUEST
... with like, the highs, the lows.
speaker_6SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I mean, the state should oversee them, and I assume the state o- oversees wh- whether it's Georgia or, in this case ...
speaker_6SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Like V- I just drove by Valleyfair yesterday.
speaker_5SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Mm-hmm.
speaker_6SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And it was so funny that you were bringing this story up, because I hadn't driven by Valleyfair-
speaker_5SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Mm
speaker_6SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
...
Adam CarterSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And I assume the state oversees whether it's Georgia or in this case.
Adam CarterSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I just drove by Valleyfair yesterday.
Jordana GreenSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And
Adam CarterSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
it was so funny that you were bringing this story up because I hadn't driven by Valleyfair many years.
Adam CarterSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And I'm thinking, oh, I remember how excited I'd be.
Adam CarterSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It was fun.
John HeidtCORRESPONDENT
When's the last time you were at an amusement park?
Kenny OlsonPANELIST
High Roller at, uh, Valleyfair?
Joe SoucherayHOST
Probably goes back to Excelsior Amusement Park.
Kenny OlsonPANELIST
No way.
Joe SoucherayHOST
No.
Kenny OlsonPANELIST
You took your kids to Valleyfair in the-
Joe SoucherayHOST
Yeah, but I didn't get on the damn thing.
Joe SoucherayHOST
I'm not getting on that thing.
MikeHOST
Cedar Fair didn't do this, man.
MikeHOST
Cedar Point and Valleyfair were the only thing that, were the only, only parks that had a Cedar Fair name in it.
CalebHOST
Right.
MikeHOST
That was it.
Bradlee DeanHOST
... is all this is
speaker_16CORRESPONDENT
... or the Valleyfair around Christmas before he settled on the October date.
speaker_16CORRESPONDENT
He allegedly wanted to kill 30 to 60 people, and said he chose the mall in part because he believed its owners were Jewish.
speaker_16CORRESPONDENT
The FBI says Mahamud-
Ben ShapiroHOST
Probably not, though.
Ben ShapiroHOST
Muhammad allegedly went on to say in a direct message to the source that he considered carrying out an attack at the Mall of America in Bloomington or Valleyfair Amusement Park in Shakopee.
Ben ShapiroHOST
An FBI affidavit said he wanted to buy two pistols online first.
Ben ShapiroHOST
Why did he want to attack the mall? You won't believe it.
Larry KirchnerGUEST
...
Larry KirchnerGUEST
Valleyfair.
David DetlingHOST
That was a Paramount park?
Larry KirchnerGUEST
Yeah, Minnesota was Valleyfair, and then they had the Dorney Park, Carowinds, Kings Island, and then maybe they had one other one.
David DetlingHOST
Okay.
Larry KirchnerGUEST
And yeah, just as we're, a check is about to be cashed, you know, [laughs] the whole thing gets canceled.
Chris HawkeyHOST
But, but they would rent out the entire amusement parks, you know, and, and for just the band, and, and just spend the entire day, and there'd be, like, nine people there.
Chris HawkeyHOST
They'd rent out, you know, Valleyfair for nine people or Disneyland or whatever.
Chris HawkeyHOST
Fascinating.
Cory CoveHOST
Would it have been the greatest moment in the history of the Power Tripper Morning Show, as we're coming up on 25 years-
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