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Owner Roger Tofte He initially thought it might take about 2 years to complete. It took 7! But he persevered and on Sunday, Aug. 8th, 1971, they opened. It was an instant success! That first weekend, they had 75 people. The following weekend, after they had an article in the Statesman Journal, over 1000 people showed up! Roger continued to work full-time for another year until he was sure he could support his family, then he devoted himself to the park 100% and never looked back. I had the pleasure of speaking with Susan Vasley, one of Roger’s daughters (and one of the current co-managers of the park), and I was incredibly moved by her story; by the whole family’s story. Since it opened, this park has been their life. They grew up here. It was dad’s vision; it was his dream, but the entire family was involved in it. There are family businesses...and then there is the Enchanted Forest! It was the 70’s and of course, there were no child labor laws. Nobody even thought about that kind of stuff back then. If you were capable, you helped out. It was as simple as that. And they did; all of them, and they loved it! Susan, who was 14 at the time, worked the entrance building. Her sister Mary (who is the second current co-manager), worked the food stand and was only 9 years old. Their brother, Ken, kept all the trash picked up and the trails cleaned. He was aged 12. And
their littlest sister, Lori, who wiped tables in the food area was at the ripe old age of 4! Mavis, their mother worked behind the scenes. She had a mind for business which allowed Roger to focus on the creative. It was the perfect balance. And so things went. In the following years, Roger consistently built onto the park. The Tofteville western park was constructed in year 2 with the Haunted House coming shortly after. The Comedy Theatre followed next and then the famed Ice Mountain Bobsled roller coaster (the first ride to require some professional outside help) made its debut. Then came the Old Europe Village with it’s Jolly Roger Water-Light Show, the Big Timber Log Ride (the 2nd big ride), and most recently, the hugely popular Challenge of Mondor ride!
got bigger and outside help was enlisted, the Tofte family have been the driving force behind every decision. Roger has continued as artistic director, working on every structure and hand painting every design element himself. In fact, at 91 years old,
This past year has been difficult for all of us. For the Enchanted Forest, it has been devastating. Prior to COVID, they were in great shape, but they have a lot of annual fixed costs which they need to pay whether they are open or not (insurance, ride maintenance, employee payroll, etc.). They were able to open last season but only at a fraction of their full capacity. At the end of last season, the reality of their situation was that they needed $500,000 just to open back up this year. A GoFundMe was set up and the community came to the rescue, raising almost the entire amount needed. The Tofte family is so grateful to everyone who came out in support and they were able to plan to reopen this year with your help.
It seems that virtually everyone who spent time in Oregon as a child has made at least one visit to this magical place.
Interspersed throughout, they’ve added several other smaller rides, and expanded on some of the existing themed areas. All the while, Roger and the entire family have worked side by side to make his dreams— dreams which were now shared by his children and by children all over the state and beyond—a reality. Even as the rides
Roger still works at the park every day. That just goes to show that when you do what you love, it’s not work! Susan and Mary have the same balanced relationship that Roger and Mavis did back in the early days. Susan is the creative force (she actually writes and directs all of their plays, composes and records all of the music played throughout the park and performs in the house band!) while Mary takes care of all of the business.
Original concept drawings by creator Roger Tofte
Tragically, then the ice storm hit in February and caused mass destruction across the property. Hundreds of trees came down, damaging multiple exhibits and rides and a huge chunk of that money they had received from your generous donations, had to be redirected towards the clean-up rather than the day-to-day costs of keeping them open. Susan is optimistic and hopeful they can make up some ground this year, but the fact is, the park is dangerously close to having to close their doors, possibly for good. The Enchanted Forest is a special place, folks. There is literally nothing else quite like it. It is the realization of one man’s dream and his family’s love and continued support. Generations of kids have walked its magical paths and been “enchanted” by its fairytalecome-to-life exhibits and rides. This August is their 50th Anniversary. We need them for 50 more! Visit the park this summer. Bring your kids. Bring your friends! Bring your kids’ friends! And please, if you’re able, donate on their GoFundMe page: Enchanted Forest Family-owned Theme Park Survival.
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