thrillrider Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 We took this trip to the park a few years ago, so the pictures are also a few years old. Delgrosso's amusement park is located about an hour north of kennywood in west mifflin PA. It is not the worlds biggest and best park, but it was a lot of fun in the short amount of time we spent there. We actually made a pit stop to the park on the way home from Knobles park, and I am glad we did. I would deffinatly recommend checking this little park out if your in the area. It has a decent selection of rides, and a small waterpark for those hot summer days. Admision to the park was free, and you can either buy an armband or tickets for the rides. We chose the tickets as we only had a short amount of time in the park. I can't remember how much the tickets were, but it was not that much and we were able to ride everything we wanted. The food was awsome. I would recommend the spaggetti, as the owners of the park also own a spaggetti sauce factory. It was delicious. Onto the pictures..... Welcome Are you wearing pants? Small waterpark Looking across the street at the park. This is one of the parks 2 coasters....the wacky worm. The park has a nice kids area loaded with kids rides. Lots of classic kids rides Outside of the kids area, the park has a nice selection of adult rides as well. This is the drop tower. View of kids area. The park also has a great food lineup as well. In case you forget where you are, they remind you. Games midway View of the merry go round shelter. Classic Every good park has a tilt a whirl. This was an interesting ride. It kind of reminded me of the indoor himalaya ride at Knobles Inside of the ride. Since this picture was taken, I think they have removed this ride. Here are some pictures of the spin and pukes the park offers. Classic ferris wheel I Love this ride. These are getting harder to find these days. This one looks to be in great condition. I love the roulette theme of this ride. Bumper cars This is the star attraction of the park. It's a crazy mouse Lift hill porn I love the theaming of the cars The park also has a mini railroad. Here is the train, and the field that the corkscrew coaster is supposed to be built in. History Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheBooker Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Nice little TR. looks like a decent little park. I especially liked the well priced food. Assuming PA sales taxes aren't 200%, they are way better than most parks. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wood Dragon 1988 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 This is a nice park. Some good flat rides, but it's really all about the sauce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted December 19, 2013 Author Share Posted December 19, 2013 Ahh yes....the sauce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted December 20, 2013 Author Share Posted December 20, 2013 Does anybody know if they are still planning on building the corkscrew coaster? The last that I had heard, was that they had it in storage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatle11 Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Those food prices are super reasonable, and I hear their pizza rivals Cesari's at Knoebel's. Not a bad looking little park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted December 20, 2013 Author Share Posted December 20, 2013 Not only was the price good, but so was the food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Those food prices are super reasonable, and I hear their pizza rivals Cesari's at Knoebel's. Not a bad looking little park. DelGrosso's pizza is far superior to Cesari's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molemaster43 Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Does anybody know if they are still planning on building the corkscrew coaster? The last that I had heard, was that they had it in storage. They sent it off to Gloria's Fantasyland in Philippines. Under construction at the moment. http://rcdb.com/10581.htm Always great to see some photos of the home park. The park is a nice place to walk around and spend a bit of time there, especially with their newer ARM drop tower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted December 20, 2013 Author Share Posted December 20, 2013 That's a bummer. Any idea why they decided not to install it? Seems like it would have been a great fit for the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidcoaster 2 Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Don't hear about this park too often, nice photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoshiFan Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 The park looks very nice. Now after seeing the pictures, I wish I would have time to stop there for a few hours when I was in Pittsburgh in July (the only park I had time for was Kennywood). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hercules Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 That's a bummer. Any idea why they decided not to install it? Seems like it would have been a great fit for the park. The footprint of the ride didn't fit in any of the open areas of the park. They had an idea that this was the case when they bought the ride, but after they surveyed the property, they realized it was the case, and they had disassembled the ride so well they knew they were going to be able to make a profit on the ride when sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted December 21, 2013 Author Share Posted December 21, 2013 I hope they are able to get a coaster in that area of the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted December 22, 2013 Author Share Posted December 22, 2013 Seems kinda odd that they would purchase a rollercoaster, and not be sure if it would even fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatle11 Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 This park seems like a perfect candidate for a GCI Big Fun, or something very similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted December 22, 2013 Author Share Posted December 22, 2013 Yea, the park is lacking a mid sized coaster. It would be a perfect fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jml142 Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 The park has talked about adding a wooden coaster in the near future. I am afraid though that a major new attraction would really put the final nail in Lakemont Park's coffin as it's only a few miles up the road and not as popular. I know years ago there was a rumor that DelGrosso's was going to buy Lakemont and move their park there. I think that would have been ideal. DelGrossos's lacks space but has funds while Lakemont lacks funds but has space. DelGrosso's has at least 2 classic rides in storage that I would love to see reappear: a flying scooter and an Eli Ferris wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatle11 Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 ^The idea of the two parks merging would make sense for both sides. Maybe it will happen someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 The park has talked about adding a wooden coaster in the near future. I am afraid though that a major new attraction would really put the final nail in Lakemont Park's coffin as it's only a few miles up the road and not as popular. Lakemont needs to be put out of it's misery. Other than Leap the Dips and Skyliner that whole park can be bulldozed, I couldn't believe what a dump it was. I expected nothing from Del Grossos but was pleasantly suprised by how neat and clean the place is and by it's popularity. Every ride had a decent sized line even though the weather was questionable. Del Grossos is a great little family park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groteslurf Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Great TR. I really like these smaller parks. They always seem to manage, maybe not on purpose, to have this special vibe in the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hercules Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Seems kinda odd that they would purchase a rollercoaster, and not be sure if it would even fit. They got it at such a good price they couldn't pass it up. They figured if it wouldn't fit then they would definitely make money on re-sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screaminkid2005 Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Great TR! This seems like a cute little park. Next time i'm in PA i'll defiantly have to go and check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted December 28, 2013 Author Share Posted December 28, 2013 Yea, it's a fun little park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arby Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Thanks for the TR and pictures. We enjoyed this park when we were there a couple of years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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