Monday, May 3, 2010

Buffalo Area Amusement Parks...

As always, if you think I missed something or you find a broken link, please e-mail me.

In the upcoming days I'll post the Pennsylvania parks, the eastern New York ones, some others further off, and an updated list of North American alpine coasters & slides.

Always check the park’s calendar before visiting, as each one starts and ends their daily schedules in a different way. All distances listed are from Buffalo...

DARIEN LAKE
Location: Darien Center, NY
Distance: 45 minutes
Opening date: May 8th (Splashtown opens May 21st)
New for 2010: Splashtown at Darien Lake - a major expansion to the water park! Includes a lazy river, a second wave pool, and 4 new waterslides. Full details here. Also new this year, Sea Lion Splash in the Galaxy Theater.




FANTASY ISLAND
Location: Grand Island, NY
Distance: 15 minutes
Opening date: May 15th


MARINELAND
Location: Niagara Falls, ON
Distance: 30 minutes
Opening date: May 22nd


CANADA’S WONDERLAND
Location: Just north of Toronto, ON
Distance: 2 hours
Opening date: Now open
New for 2010: Planet Snoopy - a retheming of the kiddie area and Boo Blasters On Boo Hill (formerly Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion).


OLCOTT BEACH CAROUSEL PARK
Location: Olcott, NY
Distance: 1 hour
Opening date: May 29th
Similar to: A smaller Midway Park. Features a carousel and five kiddie rides, each costing 25-cents to ride.


MIDWAY PARK
Location: Bemus Point, NY
Distance: 90 minutes
Opening date: May 29th
Similar to: A smaller Fantasy Island with all kiddie rides.


ONTARIO PLACE
Location: Toronto, ON
Distance: 2 hours
Opening date: May 22nd
Similar to: A smaller Fantasy Island with mainly kiddie rides.


SEABREEZE
Location: Rochester, NY
Distance: 90 minutes
Opening date: May 22nd
New for 2010: Revolution 360 - a Mega Disk'o ride just like the one Fantasy Island got last year. This one gives you a great view of Lake Ontario while riding!
Similar to: Fantasy Island

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