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The Centreville Amusement Park or Centreville Theme Park is a children's amusement/theme park located on Centre Island, part of the Toronto Islands, offshore of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The park has been operated by the Beasley family since 1967, currently through Etobicoke-based William Beasley Enterprises Limited, on land leased from the City of Toronto and is open daily during the summer. Beasley also operates the "Far Enough Farm" adjacent to the park.HistoryCentreville was built as part of a master plan to convert the Toronto Islands land usage from cottage residences to recreational uses. The park replaced the old Sunnyside Amusement Park, which closed in 1955, as well as Hanlan's Point Amusement Park, which closed in the 1930s to make way for the island airport. The park opened in 1967, operated by Bill Beasley Sr., father of the current president of William Beasley Enterprises. The park originally had seven rides and has expanded over the years, adding one or two rides a year. The park's buildings have a 1900s turn-of-the-century village theme. A 1870s cast iron planter to commemorate Queen Victoria's birthday that was originally located in front of St. Lawrence Market is now featured in the center of the park. In 2013, Centreville took over operations of Far Enough Farm, which was threatened with closure. At the same time, the City extended its lease to 2022.Due to flooding of many areas of the Toronto Islands, Centreville did not open in May 2017. In late June, the animals at the Centreville Far Enough were moved off the island. Centreville reopened on July 31, except for the Far Enough Farm, which will remain closed until 2018 due to flood damage. Three rides will not be operational: the swan ride, bumper boat ride (due to high water levels) and the train ride (because of flood damage to the tracks). Mosquitos carrying the West Nile virus had been found on the islands but the Toronto Public Health department said that with certain precautions, visitors should not be concerned. A park spokesman said that the loss in revenue was due to the flood and the cost of repairs was estimated at.