Английская Википедия:Adventureland (New York)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Multiple issues Шаблон:Infobox amusement park Adventureland is an amusement park in East Farmingdale, New York, located on Route 110 (Broad Hollow Road). Adventureland has been Long Island's main amusement park since 1962. There are a total of twenty eight rides, two of which are roller coasters and three are water rides. Adventureland is opened seasonally: weekends in March, April, May, September and October and all days in the summer. Alvin Cohen and Herb Budin bought seven acres of property in 1962 and opened a restaurant, an arcade and mini golf. Along with the building, there were four rides brought to Long Island for entertainment. The original four rides were the Carousel, the Iron Horse train, Little Dipper Coaster, and boats. Willy Miller bought Adventureland from Alvin Cohen on September 15, 1977. Throughout the years, Willy Miller brought in new rides and expanded Adventureland's activities. In 1987, the park was sold to Tony Gentile and Peter Amoruso. In 1991, they began to add water rides to Adventureland. Adventureland celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2012 and 60th anniversary in 2022. The park is a popular attraction for children, schools and day camps on Long Island.

History

1962–1987

As Long Island became more populated and developed, family entertainment was desired and many "kiddielands" were popping up throughout. After Alvin Cohen and Herb Budin visited a trade show in Chicago, they acquired a Шаблон:Convert site on Route 110 in Farmingdale, New York. They constructed a building which housed a restaurant and arcade, so the park could be open year-round. Along with the building, four rides opened outside: a carousel, Iron Horse train, Little Dipper coaster and boats. There was also a mini golf course. In 1962, the 1 million dollar park opened under the name of "Adventureland 110 Playland". As the park's success grew, the name was changed to "110 Adventureland". In 1965 the first major ride opened, a Шаблон:Convert long Skyliner.

In the early 1970s, the park was extremely successful partially due to the closure of Steeplechase Park and Freedomland U.S.A. in 1964 and Palisades Park a few years later. Alvin Cohen was now the primary owner of the facility and he bought an additional Шаблон:Convert behind the park for 1 million dollars. As early as the mid-1960s into the 1970s, the name "Adventurer's Inn" together with an image of a young boy who closely resembled "Peter Pan", adorned the nearly 25 ft sign right at the foot of Route 110 making it very easy for countless motorists passing by to take notice of. Over the next few seasons Cohen increased the ride count from 16 to 30. In 1973, three new thrill rides were built: the Toboggan (a compact roller coaster), the Amor Express (a high speed circular ride) and the Galaxy (a steel coaster). The next season brought on the Wave Swinger, a European-style spinning swings ride, one of the first of the kind in America. With the success of the Wave Swinger, Cohen decide to import more European rides, and in 1976 imported the Enterprise and Troika (both spinning rides). Cohen acquired these rides from Willy Miller, who owned a business importing European rides. Cohen saw Miller's interest in the park, and invited him to buy 110 Adventureland. Over the next two years they negotiated and finalized the sale on September 15, 1977.

In 1978, Miller bought several new rides, including an antique auto ride, which originally operated at the 1964 New York World's Fair and was designed by Arrow Development. In the first season under new management, profits increased 50%. Also, during this time Miller changed the name to just Adventureland. In 1979, Miller got a new Merry Go Round, a ride called Black Hole, and another ride called the Lost Continent. Then at the end of the 1982 season, Miller brought in the Looping Star, another European ride. Then, in 1983, Miller brought the UFO. Along with the UFO, Miller brought in six new rides replacing Enterprise and Troika. A new bumper car system and bumper boats were also added. In 1983, a ride called Gravitron replaced Black Hole; Miller also added a Bavarian Village with food outlets and stores. Starting in the early 1980's a bandstand located not far from the Rollercoaster would occasionally set the stage for some of Long Island's premier musical groups such as Long Island's own "Stanton Anderson Band" along with other notable bands. Over the next few years, brick walkways replaced blacktop, and the landscaping was done over. In 1986, the Lost Continent was changed into 1313 Cemetery Way, a haunted house ride. In 2010, 1313 Cemetery Way was replaced with a new ride, The Ghost House.

New ownership

In 1987 Miller sold the park to Tony Gentile and Peter Amoruso (partners since 1978). The Gentile family and Amoruso kept park operation as normal while taking a major expansion. In this new era, Gentile added a huge new Pirate Ship, a ride called Scorpion and a mini golf course named "Treasure Island."

As the 1990s dawned, customers of Adventureland wanted more water rides. Gentile and Amoruso opened Splish Splash (sold in the late 1990s to Palace Entertainment), a 6 million dollar water park. Then, in 1991, the Galaxy was replaced by Hurricane, a roller coaster. New rides were regular through the 1990s. In 1992, Super Raider, a climbing/fun house was opened. Then, the next year, the antique car ride was updated, the Scorpion ride was switched with Surf Dance, Tubs of Fun and Flying Clowns replaced older kiddie rides. Then, in 1995, the Balloon Wheel replaced the Big Wheel. In 1996, the Dragon Wagon replaced the Sooper Jet, a kiddie roller coaster. Then, in 1999, a double decker merry go round replaced the old merry go round. In 2000, a child roller coaster called the Lady Bug was built. In 2001, the mini golf course was replaced with Adventure Falls, a log flume water ride. Top Scan was introduced to the park in 2003, and the next year, Viking Voyage replaced the last original ride, the Kiddie Boats. Then, in 2004 a Spinning alligator water ride called Crocodile Run replaced the Bumper Boats. In 2006, a kiddie log flume called Little Dipper was added where the Top Scan used to be and the Frisbee was added where Surf Dance was. In 2007, they also added a "Glass House" (a.k.a. "Mirror House") to where some of their games were and also bought all of the outside games and updated them. Two years later, the ride Flying Puppies replaced Tubs of Fun. In 2010, a new Haunted House, imported from Europe, was added to the park in place of the former Haunted House.

50th anniversary and 2012–present

For the 50th anniversary, 2012, the train station was moved to the former area of the Glass House. The old train station became a Wi-Fi lounge/patio for people to eat and relax. The Super Raider was also retired and Pirate Island, a similar type of ride was added. In addition, the back ticket booth was remodeled. In 2013, the Free Whale and John Silver's tower did not return. They were replaced with Alfie's Express, a small "farm train" type kiddie ride and "Surf's Up", a moderate thrill kiddie ride, both manufactured by SBF rides. The Kiddie Swings were also replaced with a newer model, named "Alfie's Swings". Also in 2013, a stage was built across from the Bavarian Village Gift Shop and a charging station next to City Hall. Many locations throughout the park were updated with energy efficient LED lighting, most notably the train station. At the end of the 2013 season, the Flying Puppies and Tour De Paris were closed. On select night's throughout October, Adventureland was host to an exclusive fundraising event, called Nightmare on the Midway. The haunted Halloween event featured four haunted attractions, live actors and multiple scare zones. At the beginning of the 2014 season, two new attractions were opened: NYC race and the Teacups, both made by SBF. A VIP parking car port with solar panels was built in the back parking lot. The lights on Wave Swing were updated with LED technology. A second Charging station was opened near the pirate ship and rear entrance of the park. The new Turbulence coaster, which replaced the Hurricane, opened on May 22, 2015. A new thrill ride called Mystery Mansion replaced the Ghost House and the drop N' Twist in 2018.

Rides and attractions

Thrill rides

Name	Year Opened	Type	Manufacturer
Fireball	2022	Roller Ball /19M	Ride Engineers Switzerland
Pirate Ship	1987	Pirate Ship	HUSS
Musik Express	1973	Musik Express	Mack Rides
Mystery Mansion	2018	Ride Through Haunted House	Gosetto SRL
Frisbee	2006	Frisbee	HUSS
Bumper Cars	2017	Bumper Cars	Larson International
Turbulence	2015	Spinning Coaster / Turbulence	Mack Rides
Rattlesnake Coaster	2019	Medium Tivoli Coaster	Zierer
Spinning Cars		Spinning Cars	SBF VISA Group

Family rides

Name	Year Opened	Type	Manufacturer
Sports Tower	2020	Air Balloon 19m	SBF VISA Group
Wave Swinger	1974	Wave Swinger	Zierer
Iron Horse Train	1962	Train	Crown Metal Products
Surfs Up!	2013	Surfs Up	SBF VISA Group
Merry-Go-Round	1999	Double Decker Carousel	Chance Rides
Lighthouse Drop Tower	2019	Familyfreefalltower	Zierer
Balloon Wheel	1995	Balloon Wheel	Zamperla
Antique Cars	1967	Track car ride	Arrow Development

Kiddie rides

Name	Year Opened	Type	Manufacturer
Alfie Express	2013	Rio Grande Train	Zamperla
Alfie Swings	2013	Kiddie Swings	Sartori Rides
Caterpillar	2001	Monorail	Zamperla
Helicopters	2017	Helicopter	Zamperla
NYC Race	2014	Convoy	Zamperla
Pirate Island	2012	Play Structure/Renegade	Wisdom Rides
Spinning Cars	2000	Spinning Cars	SBF Visa Group
Teacups	2014	Teacups	Zamperla
Viking Voyage	2003	Dragon Boats	Zierer

Water rides

Name	Year Opened	Type	Manufacturer
Adventure Falls	2009	Log Flume	ABC Rides
Little Dipper	2006	Mini Log Flume	ABC Rides
Safety Swim Rescue Boats	2019	Wild Water Rundown	Zierer

Games

• Balloon Bust
• Topspin
• Frog Bog
• Goblet Toss
• Highstriker
• Long Range Basketball
• Ring Toss
• Rising Water
• Rope Climb
• Short Range Basketball
• Stinky Feet
• Whac-A-Mole
• Whopper Water

Attractions

• Arcade

Former rides and attractions

• Mini Golf Course (1962–1987)
• Original Carousel (1962–1999)
• Kiddie Boats (1962–2003)
• Little Dipper Roller Coaster (1962–)
• Jolly Caterpillar (1965–2001)
• Skyliner (1965–1981)
• Toboggan (1973–1979)
• Galaxy (1973–1990)
• Enterprise (1976–1983)
• Troika (1976–1983)
• The Lost Continent (1979–1986)
• Trabant (-1980)
• The Black Hole -Trabant/Cinema 180 Merger (1981–1983)
• Looping Star (1982–2003)
• Sooper Jet (1982–1996)
• Cinema 180 (-1980)
• Gravitron (1984-1990)
• The UFO (1983–1986)
• Bumper Boats (1983–2004)
• Original Bumper Cars (1983–2017)
• 1313 Cemetery Way (1986–2010)
• Scorpion (1987–1993)
• Treasure Island Mini Golf (1987–2001)
• The Hurricane (1991–2014)
• Super Raider (1992–2012)
• Surf Dance (1993–2006)
• Tubs of Fun (1993–2009)
• Dragon Wagon (1996–)
• The Ladybug (2000–2019)
• Top Scan (2003–2005)
• Tour De Paris (2003–2013)
• Crocodile Run (2004–2019)
• Flying Puppies (2008–2013)
• The Ghost House (2010–2018)
• Big Wheel (–1995)
• Free Whale (–2013)
• John Silver's Tower (–2013)
• Drop N Twist Tower (–2017)
• Flower Jet(-1985)
• Granny Bugs
• Paratrooper
• Moon Taxi
• Tilt-A-Whirl
• Skooters
• Space Age
• Parachute Drop
• Recording Studio
• Video Studio
• Kinder Carousel
• Satellites
• Original Helicopters
• Balloon Tower
• Kiddie Carousel (2000-2021)
• 1001 Knights (1983-1984)

Accidents

Two unrelated deaths occurred within a week of each other in the summer of 2005. The first victim was an 18-year-old ride operator for the "Paul Bunyon" (Ladybug Coaster). The man was struck by the coaster car and died the next morning due to internal injuries. The second incident involved a 45-year-old woman on a ride called the "Top Scan" (which replaced the "Looping Star"). She was propelled from the spinning ride and crashed into a parked car in the parking lot. The ride was never used again at Adventureland.

In 2007, a 6-year-old boy lost his balance on the mechanical walkway on the "Super Raider" attraction and fell over, jamming his right hand between a wall and the walkway. While freeing himself, he partially severed his right hand.

In 2008, a prop of a skeleton unicycling on a tight rope fell on a 5-year-old girl. She was in the hospital for 3 days and then was released. The prop was never put back up after the incident.

In popular culture

• The 2009 film Adventureland was based on writer and director Greg Mottola's experiences working there during his youth.

References

• Official website
• Шаблон:RCDB
• New York Amusement Park, by Jim FutrellШаблон:Full citation needed