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Parks for family fun with coasters and such… if you want water slides check out the Water Parks page as well…
Jump to Theme/Amusement Parks in: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Westchester, Long Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Upstate NY, Pennsylvania
MANHATTAN
- Victorian Gardens Amusement Park– Old-time amusement rides good for smaller kids in Central Park…
BROOKLYN
- Deno’s WonderWheel Amusement Park– Coney Island. Iconic Coney Island Amusement Park #1, including the Wonderwheel… easy to have a few rides with pay as you go…
- Luna Park – Coney Island. Iconic Coney Island Amusement Park #2. More thrill rides for older kids, including the slingshot… wristbands or pay per ride…
- Adventurers Amusement Park– Small amusement park perfect for families with younger kids who “don’t want the craziness of Coney Island”… think bumper cars and small coasters…
LONG ISLAND
- Adventureland– Local amusement park, geared towards younger children, can get crowded, so go early…
- Bayville Adventure Park– Pirate themed amusement park for the younger set during the day, good for older ones at night, including a haunted house during Halloween season…
CONNECTICUT
- Lake Compounce A water and amusement park combo by the lake with something for everyone…
- Quassy Amusement and Waterpark– Great spot for all day amusement and water park fun and not too overwhelming… plus a beach by the lake…
- The Dinosaur Place @ Nature’s Art Village– 40+ life-sized dinosaurs over 60 acres, plus a splash pad, mini-golf, cool store and dino-themed playground…
- Ocean Beach Park– Fun beach with water slides, swimming pool, arcade and boardwalk…
- Sonny’s Place– Near MA, but a fun place to spend a few hours with kid-friendly attractions, if in the hood… a la carte menu…
NEW JERSEY
- Casino Pier & Breakwater Beach– Seaside Heights. Colorful amusement park and a water park by the beach. Pay as you go for rides and daily admission for water park…
- Clementon Park and Splash World– Coasters and water slides by the Clementon Lake. Lots of fun for “a very affordable price” for daily tickets and season passes…
- Field Station: Dinosaurs– Animatronic moving-roaring dinosaurs along scenic trails, plus games and shows just over GWB Bridge… more of a science/exploration park…
- Keansburg Amusement Park & Runaway Rapids– Affordable amusement and water park with a beach near-by… great foryounger kids… check out the specials…
- Six Flags Great Adventure and Safari-Huge amusement park with high-tech roller coasters (you will scream) and wild-life viewing… go on off-hours to avoid lines…
- Diggerland USA & Water Main– Unique construction themed amusement and water park… drive some excavators around…
- Jenkinson’s Boardwalk– Famed boardwalk with rides, arcade and aquarium…
- American Dream– Largest indoor theme and water parks in North America, plus a host of other options like indoor skiing and aquarium in this massive mall space…
- Land of Make Believe– Smallish rides, water park and other atractions in this “quirky and fun” spot…
- The Funplex– 2 locations. Indoor amusements/rides and outdoor water parks…
- Morey’s Piers & Water Parks– Wildwood. 3 amusement piers and 2 water parks plus a beach near-by…
- Fantasy Island Amusement Park– Beach Haven. Seasonal venue with carousels, carnival rides and such… mostly geared towards young children…
- Storybook Land– Amusement park with a kids’ book theme… best for small kids and tots…
- Gillian’s Wonderland Pier– Boardwalk amusement park with 30+rides, mostly geared towards young kids…
- Playland’s Castaway Cove– Longstanding, pirate themed, boardwalk park with thrill rides, arcade and games in Ocean City…
- Wild West City– Cowboy themed park with petting zoo, stagecoach rides, characters and mini-golf…
- Steel Pier– Atlantic City. Light filled spot for kids’ rides right on the beach/pier… also closes at midnight, so great for night-owls… and pretty cheap helicopter rides available too…
- iPlay America– Huge indoor amusement center with bumper cars, arcade and some rides…
- Legoland Discovery Center– At American Dream Mall. Guess what it’s all about… the ultimate Lego playground…
- Nickelodeon Universe– Indoor amusement park. At American Dream Mall. Just 30 minutes from Manhattan…
UPSTATE NY
- Six Flags Great Escape & Hurricane Harbor– Smaller rides than the one in NJ, but still lots to do for the whole family… north of Albany (closer to Lake George) in a wooded setting, it also has a lodge with a small indoor water park (with day tickets if needed) available…
- Headless Horseman Haunted Attractions– This “New York Nightmare” is more of an Halloween attraction with creepy stuff, but worth the visit for the nightmare-proof ones… or go during children’s days, when scare-level is toned down…
- LegoLand New York Resort– All things Lego with small rides and resort+ticket packages available…
- Huck Finn’s Playland– Old-school amusement park with kiddie (and we mean kiddie) rides in Albany…
- Enchanted Forest Water Safari– 50+ rides in and out of water in this “deep in the Adirondacks” original park… clean and friendly staff to boot… stay+play packages available…
- Magic Forest (Lake George Expedition Park)– Designed for little ones, nothing too fancy, but reasonably priced…
- Pure Terror Scream Park– Guinness World Record Holder for the longest horror attraction in the world, so maybe more for teens and those with platinum nerves… open seasonally (read fall)
PENNSYLVANIA
- Sesame Place– A park with rides and slides suitable for the younger set… don’t miss the parade with the beloved characters…
- Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom– Anything from serious thrill rides to water slides and Snoopy to boot, but get a fast pass for rides…
- Hersheypark– Another massive PA park with rides for all thrill levels (both wet and dry) and all the other expected fun… zoo is great too…
- Dutch Wonderland– A great alternative to Hersheypark with smaller rides and more manageable layout if you have younger kids in tow… water park ticket included in price…
- Idlewild and SoakZone– Old-time charming park with wet and dry rides, plus a story-book forest…
- Knoebels Amusement Resort– Pay as you go (or wristband) amusement park with roller coasters, pools and great mountain views… free parking and decently priced food to boot…
- Costa’s Family Fun Park– More of a family fun park with seasonal outdoor activities including water slides, go-karts etc… can get expensive fast though…
- Lakemont Park– In Altoona, so far, but offers world’s oldest wooden roller coaster… lots of other wet and dry fun too, including a Christmas light display…
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