Eric Bertch

@coasterchitchat @WesternTrainCo Western Train only gets credit for delaying this installation. If we hadn't recovered the components from Temecula to complete it ourselves, this carousel would never have been delivered.

Assembly of Nika's Gift, a new wooden carousel from @WesternTrainCo, has begun at Lost Island Themepark with the installation of a beautiful shark figure! 📸 Lost Island Themepark #lostisland #lostislandthemepark #coasterchitchat #carousel #assembly #update #waterloo #iowa

@IowaChill We also have two Lost Islands...

First of all we also have the World’s Largest Truck Stop

Hiring Event Today! We need ride operators! Come visit!

#C101ParkMania The Semi-Finals @LostIslandChief v. @HolidayWorld @IndianaBeach v. @cedarpoint VOTE: coaster101.com/2024/04/04/coa…

@fulllaunch @RyanWoirol @OJAY_Music Halloween is future. Once regular operations are in good shape, we will look at shoulder season. Opening weekend is Memorial Day 2024!

@LostIslandChief @RyanWoirol @OJAY_Music I’m surprised you’re not doing anything for Halloween given how big of a moneymaker it is for so many parks…hopefully could do mazes indoors or such even if the rides are only a “maybe” due to weather. Maybe in future seasons! Keep up the great work. When’s opening weekend? 😁

And that's it! Season 2 in the rear view. Thanks to all our wonderful guests for visiting, and our staff for making those visits extraordinary. We will see you all in May 2024!

@PatBatemann123 Much better than last year.

@LostIslandChief How was the bottom line this year, pal.

@RyanWoirol @OJAY_Music Ryan is right - seasonal staff all go back to school, and it may be 90 right now, but it could snow next week.

@OJAY_Music @LostIslandChief Midwest seasons are wild. Winter hits fast.

Show of hands - any parks had a couple meth heads try peddling water to guests in their parking lot? Just curious.

Is this heaven? No it’s Iowa! Good morning from #LostIsland @LostIslandChief

Yes ma'am, your vehicle was towed. Well whether you were at breakfast or not, it was left in a No Parking zone for an hour, so...

@assetmarie Season pass sales were promising. Hopefully even more over Christmas!

@LostIslandChief I'm curious if the sales were good for the 2024 Themepark season pass sale you had going on the past 5 days? Better than expected maybe?? 🙏🙏

@JacksonSeyl Nika's Gift will finally be arriving this fall. Future attractions are planned, but we would Rather a few more guests experience the park as is before announcing more new stuff.

@LostIslandChief Mr. Bertch, Lost Island Theme Park looks amazing. I just have two questions. One, are you going to open Nika's Gift next year? And two, what other attractions do you have planned for the future?

I'm very sorry you drove all the way here from somewhere else... Well, all our staff are either back at school or back at their homes abroad, so no one is here to operate the rides... Yes, we will do a better job informing people who don't check the website when we are open.

@Jcoaster95 Wut.

@LostIslandChief don't feel bad... this was Great America on Monday morning 😂

@sodaboi45 Alzanu's Eye is our Ferris Wheel. The guest was jumping up and down at the top of the ride.

@LostIslandChief What is the lore?

Standing up on Alzanu's Eye is a quick way to get an escort out of the park.

@Pensfan0612 @ITPEnthusiasts Unfortunately this was not the first time. It was one of the reasons we weren't to date-specific tickets online, but if you never visit the website...

@ITPEnthusiasts @LostIslandChief Something stinks about this one.

@kickEvevy So sorry!

@LostIslandChief My family and I drove all the way from Guadalajara just for you to be closed. Thanks for nothing 😤

@LostIslandChief @SoCal360 And that is an enormous omission. Volkanu is probably the best dark ride I’ve done outside of Disney and Universal.

@SoCal360 You are also missing the 2022 Brass Ring AND Golden Ticket Award winning VOLKANU: Quest for the Golden Idol at Lost Island Themepark in Waterloo, Iowa

We love Dark Rides! These are some of our favorites. Wish more theme parks around the world would make more immersive dark rides #DarkRideDay