Short in stature, but standing above all else.

Meet "Gold Rush," now one of the world's highest elevated roller coasters located in Estes Park.

The Colorado mountain town is known for its beautiful snowcapped mountains, historic monuments, hiking, wildlife, shopping, good food and as the gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park.

Estes Park isn't necessarily hailed for having a near six-decade old amusement park.

But since 1969, there's been the memories of Fun City, located just a few blocks south of the bustling Estes Park shopping corridor of Elkhorn Avenue.

Through zoning and development controversy, Lynn Kinnie, Fun City's founder, still envisioned a mixed use residential, commercial, and recreational development that included amusement park rides, according to an Estes Valley Voi

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