Theme Park Discussion / Oldest American amusement park

Uhhh, does anyone know what the oldest amusement park in the USA is, or, better yet, the top 4 or 5 oldest, or, best of all, that data for various locations (i.e., world, US, Canada, all of Europe, just one country, &c), because this data is not on RCDB to my knowledge.

Thanks in advance.

here's a list from NAPHA


WORLD'S OLDEST OPERATING AMUSEMENT PARKS
In same location
1. Bakken, Klampenborg, Denmark 1583
2. The Prater, Vienna, Austria 1766
3. Widam Park, Budapest, Hungary 1838

4. Blackgang Chine Cliff Top Theme Park, Ventnor, UK 1842
5. Tivoli, Copenhagen, Denmark 1843
6. Lake Compounce Amusement Park, Bristol, CT, USA 1846
7. Hanayashiki, Tokyo, Japan 1853
8. Grand Pier, Teignmouth, UK 1865
9. Blackpool Central Pier, Blackpool, UK 1868
10. Cedar Point, Sandusky, OH, USA 1870
11. Clacton Pier, Clacton, UK 1871
12. Idlewild Park, Ligonier, PA, USA 1878
13. Sea Breeze Amusement Park, Rochester, NY, USA 1879
14. Skegness Pier, Skegness, UK 1881
15. Grona Lund Tivoli, Stockholm, Sweden 1883
16. Dorney Park, Allentown, PA, USA 1884
17. Coney Island, Cincinnati, OH 1886
18. Beech Bend Park, Bowling Green, KY, USA 1888
19. Arnold's Park, Arnold's Park, IA 1889
20. Carousel Gardens, City Park, New Orleans, LA, USA 1891
21. tie Bay Beach, Green Bay, WI, USA 1892
21. tie Columbian Park, Lafayette, IN 1892
23. Conneaut Lake Park, Conneaut Lake Park, PA, USA 1892 (currently closed)

24. Trimper's Rides and Amusements, Ocean City, MD, USA 1893
25. Lakemont Park, Altoona, PA, USA 1894
26. New Walton Pier, Walton-on-Naze, UK 1895
27. tie Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool UK 1896
27. tie Lagoon Park, Farmington, UT, USA 1896
27. tie Waldameer Park, Erie, PA, USA 1896
30. tie Kennywood, West Mifflin, PA, USA 1898
30. tie Midway Park, Maple Springs, NY, USA 1898
30. tie Mumbles Pier, Mumbles, UK 1898
33. Tibidabo, Barcelona, Spain 1899
34. Brighton Palace Pier, Brighton, UK 1901
35. tie Brittania Pier, Great Yarmouth, UK 1902
35. tie Bushkill Park, Easton, PA, USA 1902 (currently closed)
35. tie Canobie Lake Park, Salem, NH, USA 1902
38. Camden Park, Huntington, WV 1903
39. tie Grand Pier, Weston Super Mare, UK 1904
39. tie Keansburg Amusement Park, Keansburg, NJ 1904
41. tie Carousel Village - Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI 1905
41. tie Oaks Amusement Park, Portland, OR, USA 1905
43. tie Toshimaen Park, Koyama, Japan 1907
43. tie Clementon Amusement Park, Clementon, NJ, USA 1907
43. tie Hersheypark, Hershey, PA, USA 1907
43. tie Lenape Park, Mays Landing, NJ, USA 1907
43. tie Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, CA, USA 1907

43. tie Tuscora Park, New Philadelphia, OH, USA 1907

49. tie Lakeside Amusement Park, Denver, CO, USA 1908

49. tie Quassy Amusement Park, Middlebury, CT, USA 1908

this means that Lake Compounce Amusement Park is the oldest in America.


Here's a list of oldest operating coasters too...

1. Leap-the-Dips, Lakemont Park, Altoona, PA 1902
2. Scenic Railway, Melbourne, Australia 1912
3. Rutschbanen, Tivoli, Copenhagen, Denmark 1914
4. tie Jack Rabbit, Sea Breeze Park, Rochester, NY 1920
4. tie Scenic Railway, Dreamland, Margate, UK 1920
6. tie Jack Rabbit, Kennywood, West Mifflin, PA 1921
6. tie Roller Coaster, Lagoon, Farmington, UT 1921
8. tie Big Dipper, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, UK 1923
8. tie Zippin Pippin, Libertyland, Memphis, TN 1923* (currently not operating)
10. Giant Dipper, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, CA 1924
11. tie Big Dipper, Geauga Lake, Aurora, OH 1925 (currently not operating)
11. tie Giant Dipper, Belmont Park, San Diego, CA 1925
13. tie Wildcat, Lake Compounce, Bristol, CT 1927
13. tie Giant Coaster, Arnolds Park, Arnolds Park, IA 1927
13. tie Cyclone, Astroland - Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY 1927
13. tie Racer, Kennywood, West Mifflin, PA 1927
17. Little Dipper, Playland, Rye, NJ 1928
18. Dragon Coaster, Playland, Rye, NY 1929

http://www.napha.org...69/Default.aspx

Hope it helped.

Edited by mattec222, 25 August 2008 - 10:37 PM.

I really like the wooden coaster in Bakken, it didn't make the list for oldest rollercoasters but compared to the one at Tivoli it's actually a rollercoaster. The one at Tivoli is more like a flatride in a sort of rollercoaster version. How Bakken already existed in the 1500s is beyond me, however.

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Walkthroughs? can't beat it on your own?

Did you read his post?

"But I have changed. I am no longer 14, that was three years ago."

Seriously? You're surprised people remember THREE years ago? And 17 is hardly better than 14... Take NE for example

lmao I love the posts under the first one.

Oh and how is it a reward to one person if everybody can view it?

Kev, why am I quoted in your sig with "7 fucking megaparks"? Random.

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Really, you are just some sheltered kid desperately trying to get people online to think of the things you do as important.

And they are most certainly not. You are, in a word, sad.



edit- oh, and just some advice...

Quit the faq thing. If you actually get GOOD at the game by studying and playing it with other people who are already good players, then you might have a a leg to stand on, and you could THEN write an faq people cared about.

You try so hard to PRY respect and attention from the people around you, and for that you will always get it negatively: DISrespect, RIDICULE the only attention. But, if you just work on yourself and better yourself as a person, respect will come to you in time. Before you can find the attention and respect which are so important to you, those same things must become absolutely unimportant to you.

Kevin i think you spend a little too much time with the internets.

HOLY SHIT

YOU are that oil guy?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH dude, I can't believe you came back!

You DO realize you are, like, a big inside joke for us in the competitive smash community right?

Your FAQ was and always is, absolutely worthless. Especially considering there are so many covering ALL topics better than you ever could! And you make yourself and what you are doing sound so important, OH MAN THERE'S AN UPDATE COMING DON'T MAIM ME IF IT'S LATE I KNOW YOU ARE ALL WAITING FOR IT or WELCOME TO THE CREDITS OF MY GUYD, YOU ARE SUPER FAMOUS NOWZ!

Really, you are just some sheltered kid desperately trying to get people online to think of the things you do as important.

And they are most certainly not. You are, in a word, sad.
edit- oh, and just some advice...

Quit the faq thing. If you actually get GOOD at the game by studying and playing it with other people who are already good players, then you might have a a leg to stand on, and you could THEN write an faq people cared about.

You try so hard to PRY respect and attention from the people around you, and for that you will always get it negatively: DISrespect, RIDICULE the only attention. But, if you just work on yourself and better yourself as a person, respect will come to you in time. Before you can find the attention and respect which are so important to you, those same things must become absolutely unimportant to you.

A) Please don't say, "Holy shit." Or "shit." Not because I personally mind, it brings back memories of the Shitpile.
B) I AM that Oil guy.
C) You better believe it.
D) I am STILL a big inside joke? Holy ****.
E) Your FAQ is and always was absolutely worthless. Oh, wait....
F) Well, at least I try.
G) LOL I use better spelling that that, but whatever.
H) I am sheltered, by your standards, prolly.
I) Nobody on the Interent likes me.
J) I may not be Captain Important, or Captain Useful, but I am not sad. In fact, I love my life.
K) I will NOT quit the FAQ thing.
L) No, I'd rather just go into the history behind characters and swear a lot and talk **** about the characters I hate.
M) People DO care about my FAQ. Read the replies.
N) I do not try and pry attention. I make topics; People comment.
O) You remind of Aesop's fable of the dog who wore a bell.
P) I appreciate the f

Note: Something odd happened.

act that you don't go **** you ********ing *********er and actually try and help me as a person, despite the fact I am rather unmoving.
Q) Anyways, everyone go to that link and find the link to DL my FAQ via Windows Live SkyDrive, since I completely ****ed up the formatting. Or, skip that and go here: https://cid-b9c56dea...e.com/home.aspx. As far as I know, no Melee FAQ swears as much as this one. Enjoy!

Anyways, I have ANOTHER question about theme parks, but rather than make a new fourth topic, which may be obscene when you see every topic "What's [insert question about theme parks]" from me, especially seeing as how this is Basic Chat.
ANYWAYS, the question is: Remember when Cedar Point made Millennium Force and it broke 13 *********ing records, one of them was: Most feet of RC track at an amusement park. Does anyone know what the current record holder/s is/are? Thanks.

Kevin i think you spend a little too much time with the internets.

Well, I am ****ing addicted to NE, but not as much since the ****pile, and, by implication, free speech, was destroyed (just kidding, relax, posix).

And I have always wanted to write a FAQ, and since I suck at most games, I decided to do one for Melee, where 70% is just talking about stuff. I was going to do Norse by Norsewest, because I love that game, but never got around to it.

ANYWAYS, why do you say so?

The 13 World Records were:
-First ever complete circuit roller coaster to top 300 feet
-Tallest complete circuit roller coaster (310 feet)
-Longest drop on a complete circuit roller coaster (300 feet)
-Fastest complete circuit roller coaster (92 mph -est)
-Steepest non-inversion banked turn on a roller coaster (122°)
-First coaster in the United States to utilize a cable lift system
-First roller coaster to feature magnetic braking system
-Most rides at an amusement park (68)
-Most roller coaters at an amusement park (14)
-Most steel roller coasters at an amusement park (12)
-Most feet of roller coaster track at an amusement park (44,013 ft)
-Most feet of steel roller coaster track at an amusement park (36,028 ft)
-Most roller coasters over 200 feet an an amusement park (2)


Currently their track total is:
55,197

As far as I know, no Melee FAQ swears as much as this one. Enjoy!

Swearing stopped being cool in 2nd grade. Now it's just words. What's your point? My Melee walkthrough uses the word 'is' more than any other!

Exactly. Swearing is neither cool nor taboo. I say what I say, whenever I'm saying it. I don't censor it.

Also, you don't have a Melee WT.

Thanks Maverick!

Note: Something odd happened.

act that you don't go **** you ********ing *********er and actually try and help me as a person, despite the fact I am rather unmoving.
Q) Anyways, everyone go to that link and find the link to DL my FAQ via Windows Live SkyDrive, since I completely ****ed up the ....

....t broke 13 *********ing records, one of them was: Most feet of RC track at an amusement park. Does anyone know what the current record holder/s is/are? Thanks.
Well, I am ****ing addicted to NE, but not as much since the ****pile, and, by im....

I don't censor [swearing].

...What?

^^

Wow, I look like a total tool.

I meant I don't censor it in places where it doesn't need to be censored; i.e., on my own property or in places where the owners of the property don't mind.

Wow, I look like a total tool.

Deservedly so.

I meant I don't censor it in places where it doesn't need to be censored; i.e., on my own property or in places where the owners of the property don't mind.

Here's a tip: people here don't fucking care about vulgar language. That's not the reason people hate you. The problem is much more fundamental.

(Hah, I made a pun. Go me.)

Oh, and Blitz hit the nail on the head. Start there.

-ACE