Fascinating Facts in Amusement Park History
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WORLD'S OLDEST OPERATING AMUSEMENT PARKS
In same location1. Bakken, Klampenborg, Denmark 15832. The Prater, Vienna, Austria 17663. Blackgang Chine Cliff Top Theme Park, Ventnor, UK 18424. Tivoli, Copenhagen, Denmark 18435. Lake Compounce Amusement Park, Bristol, CT, USA 18466. Hanayashiki, Tokyo, Japan 18537. Grand Pier, Teignmouth, UK 18658. Blackpool Central Pier, Blackpool, UK 18689. Cedar Point, Sandusky, OH, USA 187010. Clacton Pier, Clacton, UK 187111. Idlewild Park, Ligonier, PA, USA 187812. Sea Breeze Amusement Park, Rochester, NY, USA 187913. Skegness Pier, Skegness, UK 188114. Grona Lund Tivoli, Stockholm, Sweden 188315. Dorney Park, Allentown, PA, USA 188416. Pullen Park, Raleigh, NC, USA 188717. Beech Bend Park, Bowling Green, KY, USA 188818. Geauga Lake, Aurora, OH, USA 188819. Arnold's Park, Arnold's Park, IA, USA 188920. Carousel Gardens - City Park, New Orleans, LA, USA 189121. Conneaut Lake Park, Conneaut Lake Park, PA, USA 189222. Columbian Park, Lafayette, IN, USA 189223. Trimper's Rides and Amusements, Ocean City, MD, USA 189324. Whalom Park, Fitchburg, MA, USA 189325. Lakemont Park, Altoona, PA, USA 189426. New Walton Pier, Walton-on-Naze, UK 189527. Widam Park, Budapest, Hungary 189628. Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool UK 189629. Waldameer Park, Erie, PA, USA 189630. Lagoon Park, Farmington, UT, USA 189631. Takarazuka Familyland, Takarazuka, Japan 189832. Mumbles Pier, Mumbles, UK 189833. Village Park, Old Orchard Beach, ME, USA 189834. Midway Park, Maple Springs, NY, USA 189835. Kennywood, West Mifflin, PA, USA 189836. Tibidabo, Barcelona, Spain 189937. Toledo Zoo, Toledo, OH, USA 189938. Vollmar's Park, Bowling Green, OH, USA 190039. Brighton Palace Pier, Brighton, UK 190140. Brittania Pier, Great Yarmouth, UK 190241. Canobie Lake Park, Salem, NH, USA 190242. Camden Park, Huntington, WV, USA 190243. Bushkill Park, Easton, PA, USA 190344. Grand Pier, Weston Super Mare, UK 190445. Keansburg Amusement Park, Keansburg, NJ, USA 190446. Oaks Amusement Park, Portland, OR, USA 190547. Carousel Village - Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI, USA 190548. Frontierland, Morcambe, UK 190649. Toshimaen Park, Koyama, Japan 1907WORLD'S OLDEST OPERATING TROLLEY PARKS(Year Opened)
Sea Breeze Park, Rochester, NY (1879)Dorney Park, Allentown, PA (1884)Whalom Park, Fitchburg, MA (1893)Lakemont Park, Altoona, PA (1894)Waldameer Park, Erie, PA (1896)Kennywood, West Mifflin, PA (1898)Midway Park, Maple Springs, NY (1898)Camden Park, Huntington, WV (1902)Canobie Lake Park, Salem, NH (1902)Bushkill Park, Easton, PA (1903)Oaks Amusement Park, Portland, OR (1905)Quassy Amusement Park, Middlebury, CT (1908)WORLD'S OLDEST OPERATING ROLLER COASTERSIn operation at same location1. Scenic Railway 1912 Luna Park, Melbourne, Australia2. Rutschbanen 1914 Tivoli, Copenhagen, Denmark3. Jack Rabbit 1919 Clementon Amusement Park, Clementon, NJ4. Jack Rabbit 1920 Sea Breeze Park, Rochester, NY5. Scenic Railway 1920 Dreamland, Margate, UK6. Jack Rabbit 1921 Kennywood, West Mifflin, PA7. Roller Coaster 1921 Lagoon, Farmington, UT8. Zippin Pippin 1923 Libertyland, Memphis, TN (Operated at anotherlocation prior to 1923)9. Big Dipper 1923 Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, UK10. Giant Dipper 1924 Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, CA11. Giant Dipper 1925 Belmont Park, San Diego, CA12. Big Dipper 1925 Geauga Lake, Aurora, OH13. Wildcat 1927 Lake Compounce, Bristol, CT14. Giant Coaster 1927 Arnolds Park, Arnolds Park, IA15. Cyclone 1927 Astroland - Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY16. Racer 1927 Kennywood, West Mifflin, PA17. Little Dipper 1928 Playland, Rye, NJ18. Dragon Coaster 1929 Playland, Rye, NY
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