That's a bummer. But hopefully the boat rentals are still there. And you can always still walk from the Fun Zone area, across the street to the boardwalk/beach.
yeah, it's not the prettiest part of the Newport peninsula, it never has been, but that area is, IMO, the quintissential, "So Cal OC Beach Scene."
The Fun Zone and that area has so much history, although the Fun Zone itself has been somewhat financially cursed. A lot of investors, including some high profile like Kareem Abdul Jabbar, have lost their shirts there.
Still think you'd be missing out if you didn't visit this area!
