Jamzman Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 (edited) I made it out to CLP on Monday Labor day,on my way back from a day at Waldameer.We got there before the rides were open.We entered through the lake side.First we saw an abandoned Round-Up and the Toboggan and it made me feel very sad to see a park that I went to as a child in such disrepair. We made our way up through the midway and seeing all the boarded up buildings was such a shock to me. We walked all the way to the front of the park and struck up a conversation with a park employee who was testing the Skydiver and my daughter who never rode one of these took up the offer to go on a "test-ride" with the employee. (she had more guts than I did) they ran it for a full 5 minutes and she loved it. By this time the park was starting to fill with people so we made our way to the ticket booth to get our tickets to ride the Blue streak. (they need more than one person to work in the ticket booth) we waited 20 minutes for tickets! On to the coaster we only waited 5 minutes to ride. My wife and daughter rode second seat front car and they loved it. Me I rode second car second seat and I had a very rough and almost painful ride (SOB with the loop was smoother in my opinion) The classic dark ride Devil's den was really cool. Although the wall of gum was kinda disgusting. but all in all a very nice blast from the past. There carousel was very beautiful and well taken care of.All in all a very nice place and with some time and work from the people involved in preserving it. It will survive. The Sign the Tobbogan The ID It so sad The Round-up or whats left of it The midway sign The boarded up midway The abandon basketball game The Arcade More midway shots The Light pole Classic dark ride.... Bathroom anyone? another shot Wonderfully preserved such a beautiful carousel The map Flyers Just repainted Ferris wheel of death? Very scarry My daughter giving me the sign Love the stainless cars Wasn't open Not much of a line ACE plaque the station The Train Still needs some repairs They had three different types of cars on the bumper cars We had a good time... Edited September 10, 2010 by mcjaco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLERLC1 Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 I think you were right behind me in line in Blue Streak's queue. You had a joke with the operator about Amish workmanship, which happens to be good as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alilstronger Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Awesome update! I am sad to see how bad off the park is. I love small family parks like this and I would love to see it make a come back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamzman Posted September 10, 2010 Author Share Posted September 10, 2010 We had a great time and can't wait to get back there again. It was a short trip for the family we did Waldameer the day before. I've never taken the family on a "small park trip" so I was really surprised that they had as much fun as they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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