OT: Former Boston ( New England ) Amusement Parks

[Fenway]

This story on Boston.com got me thinking.

What’s the deal with those Pleasure Island Road signs on Route 128 in Wakefield?

Pleasure Island Road signs near Exit 60 harken back to a long-defunct amusement park once billed as the "Disneyland of the East."

www.boston.com

My Mom who didn't drive until after my Dad passed took me there by train so SHE could see Toody and Muldoon from Car 54.

I remember when there was a roller coaster at Revere Beach



and Paragon Park in Hull (Nantasket)



Norumbega Park in Newton was magical when I was a kid




Canobie Lake Park didn't excite me as a kid but when my son was growing up it was the only game in town.

I miss those days.

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[Alicat]

Rocky Point is the forgotten amusement park

 

[Babajingo]

Rocky Point is the forgotten amusement park

How about Lincoln Park in Dartmouth?
I grew up on the South Shore, Paragon was minutes away. But I never heard of Lincoln Park until I moved to the area for a few years (it was closed by then).

 

[Alicat]

How about Lincoln Park in Dartmouth?
I grew up on the South Shore, Paragon was minutes away. But I never heard of Lincoln Park until I moved to the area for a few years (it was closed by then).

Never heard of either.

My knowledge of amusment parks was limited to Riverside, Canobie Lake, Whalom Park, Rocky Point and Water Country.

 

[Babajingo]

Never heard of either.

My knowledge of amusment parks was limited to Riverside, Canobie Lake, Whalom Park, Rocky Point and Water Country.

I got a blast from the past, not an amusement park but

 

[GlenFeatherstone]

It’s America’s horror theme park.

SPOOKY WORLD.

Song always stuck in my head when I was younger. It was at its best when it was in Berlin, Mass.

 

[Over the volcano]

Quassy is still kicking in CT.

$100 for a season pass

Quassy Amusement and Waterpark | Fun & Attractions in CT

Quassy Amusement and Waterpark on Lake Quassapaug is a top amusement park and waterpark in CT. Enjoy park rides, Quassy Beach, fun games and the arcade.

www.quassy.com

 

[SPV]

From before I was born, but my home city of Manchester was home to the infamous Pine Island Park. It’s just a playground and hiking trails now, but it was a full blown amusement park in the day. Has a dark history as well, which you can read about online.

 

[DarrenBanks56]

i was a whalom park kid.
i remember going there every summer when i was younger

 

[Ladyfan]

I got a blast from the past, not an amusement park but
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I live in Hudson NH but grew up in Littleton, MA.. As a child we went to Bensons. When I first moved up here (In the late 80s) the elephants still lived where Bensons was because they had nowhere else for them.

We used to go to Whalom Park (it was in Lunenberg MA). Now it is abandoned.

 

[Therick67]

Kings Castle Land in Whitman

 

[Ddawg]

Rocky Point, sure does bring back some summer chilhood memories.

 

[Patdud]

no necessarily abandoned, but I remember when they had elephant and horse rides at King Richards Faire

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

Crescent Park was a big one in East Providence as well and was very popular in the early 1900s. It closed in 1977, but the Looff Carousel was saved and restored and is still running at 128 years later.

 

[Ladyfan]

no necessarily abandoned, but I remember when they had elephant and horse rides at King Richards Faire

They still might. I believe they still run this in the Fall (every weekend) . My daughter loved going.

This was my daughter years ago on the Gypsy stage.

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

I got a blast from the past, not an amusement park but
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[jgatie]

The coaster from Paragon Park, which scared this kid from the 60's to death back in my small days, is alive and well and still functioning in Six Flags America in Maryland. I sure hope they fixed those missing rail cross pieces I used to peer through on the first hill climb back in the 70's.

 

[Patdud]

They still might. I believe they still run this in the Fall (every weekend) . My daughter loved going.

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its still there, I go often but yeah they no longer have the rides, still have the big cat show though

 

[sarge88]

I vaguely remember a Christmas Themed park on route 114 in Middleton.

Can't remember the name though.

 

[Ladyfan]

its still there, I go often but yeah they no longer have the rides, still have the big cat show though

I LOVE the big cats. They used to bring the Liger who weighted like 900 pounds.

I vaguely remember a Christmas Themed park on route 114 in Middleton.

Can't remember the name though.

When Amanda was little, they used to open Bensons at Christmas.

 

[Babajingo]

The coaster from Paragon Park, which scared this kid from the 60's to death back in my small days, is alive and well and still functioning in Six Flags America in Maryland. I sure hope they fixed those missing rail cross pieces I used to peer through on the first hill climb back in the 70's.

I remember the mini-golf course meandered through the coasters stanchions. Every time a car passed overhead, all the wooden stanchions would start to vibrate.
I'm sure it was designed that way

Now that I live on the North Shore, forgot about the Salem Willows. They have a cool old Merry-Go-Round there.

 

[sarge88]

I LOVE the big cats. They used to bring the Liger who weighted like 900 pounds.

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When Amanda was little, they used to open Bensons at Christmas.

Great place!

Unfortunately, they are so good that they have become ridiculously expensive. I'm no cheapskate, but my wife and two kids stopped for an ice cream there last summer and not exaggerating, with tip we were approaching $50.

 

[Ludwig Fell Down]

How about Lincoln Park in Dartmouth?
I grew up on the South Shore, Paragon was minutes away. But I never heard of Lincoln Park until I moved to the area for a few years (it was closed by then).

I grew up in Quincy and spent many a day at Paragon Park. They put in the water slides when I was in about 6th grade which was quite an upgrade.

I remember Lincoln Park, and a couple of others from my childhood:

Kings Castle Land: Whitman's King's Castle Land Was a Magical Place for Massachusetts Kids

Jolly Cholly in Attleboro, which often seemed to be closed at random times: Nostalgia photos: Jolly Cholly

 

[jgatie]

I grew up in Quincy and spent many a day at Paragon Park. They put in the water slides when I was in about 6th grade which was quite an upgrade.

I remember Lincoln Park, and a couple of others from my childhood:

Kings Castle Land: Whitman's King's Castle Land Was a Magical Place for Massachusetts Kids

Jolly Cholly in Attleboro, which often seemed to be closed at random times: Nostalgia photos: Jolly Cholly

King's Castle was an annual trip as a kid. We always went to Peaceful Meadows in Whitman afterwards, it was our family go to for ice cream. On the days we went for ice cream with no King's Castle visit, the biggest thrill was if the dragon was spitting fire when we passed it on Rt. 18. Didn't happen often, but when it did, it was a good day.

 

[Kovi]

I got car sick going there every.time. In my dad's 19?? green Chevy impala with no a/c.

Yet, I was a Topsfield Fair girl, born and raised.