Scott Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 So out of the smaller parks you've been to, which would be your favourite? There's a park over here called Dreamworld, which isn't very big but it's still fun. They have an Intamin Reverse Freefall, a 120 metre freefall, an Arrow custom style coaster, a Gyro Swin, a Waikiki Wave Super Flip, a little mine ride and a couple of water rides. We also have a Movieworld and a Seaworld. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maliboomer Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 ^I think Dreamworlds a bit more average sized then small... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted March 26, 2005 Author Share Posted March 26, 2005 Oh yeah, well compared to something like SFMM it's pretty small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maliboomer Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 SFMM's not actually THAT big. Epcot is big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKDFreak Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 I think my favorite would be Wild Adventures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socalMAN123 Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 Adventure City! Kiddie credits, yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 Never been to many small parks, I usually go to fairs or big parks on my trips. Bes one I've been to is Arnold's Park in Iowa. It has a nice Iowa downhome atmosphere, a classic wooden coaster, a few fair type rides, games, go-karts, and mini-golf. While it doesn't have lots of thrills, its relaxing to go there, and just have good 'ol fun. I try to fit it into my trip schedules each year if possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingScooter Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 Conneaut Lake Park is about the smallest. Even Memphis KiddiePark has more rides. Hope conneaut opens this summer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Fan Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 Woooo Time for me to be a fanboy! CANOBIE LAKE PARK! :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterFanatic Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 I also hope that CLP finds a way to open this year, but I am going to pick it's next door neighbor ... Waldameer (Erie, PA) Now, if CLP can just get that Tumble Bug going again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scaparri Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 Well in all honesty, I usually can't afford to go to many parks each year so I don't really waste my time and money to go to a park with just a few coasters. I've actually only been to two smaller parks, and is now closed. Even though I do think it is highly overrated, Holiday World is still a great park. It's just not everything people crack it up to be. I'd have to go with it as my favorite of the two. The other that I've been to is Motorworld in Virginia Beach, which shut down three(?) years ago I think. It was a neat little place, it was pretty much a small go kart complex that decided to add rides, but it was a lot of fun. I would really like to make it to Lake Winnie or Beech Bend sometime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 HMMM, let me think I would have to say the best small park is the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, with a great coaster and the kinda stinky beach, is pretty hard to beat Cliff's Amusment Park in Albuquerque is also great, one great coaster and a compliment of flat rides that are very well taken care of. Both parks have a log ride, with the edge going to SCBB in a big way, and they both have one great wooden coaster, with the edge going ever so slightly to Cliff's, and both have a smaller steel coaster, advantage goes to Cliff's due to the completes suckyness of the Hurricain coaster at the SCBB The beach and the Warf, which is huge and you can drive out on(the warf I mean, try to drive onto the beach and let me know what happens), feed the sealions and eat at one of the full service sit down restraunts, that of course specialize in very VERY fresh seafood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpcotLova Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 Check out the Pavilion in Myrtle Beach, SC. Its been there 50 years and has a 100 ft. woodie and a mad mouse. Great selection of other rides too. Its right at the beach, you can see the ocean from the lift hill. Beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoshiFan Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 Playland's Castaway Cove in Ocean City, NJ. It has 3 coasters, a Flitzer, a Pinfari ZL42 (1 Loop), and a Wild Mouse which appears to be the same type of coaster in Adventure City. They also have the standard amusement rides including a Log Flume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vertgforces Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 Check out the Pavilion in Myrtle Beach, SC. Its been there 50 years and has a 100 ft. woodie and a mad mouse. Great selection of other rides too. Its right at the beach, you can see the ocean from the lift hill. Beautiful. I have been there! I love that park!! Hurricane (their wooden coaster) is my 3rd favorite woodie! and ive ridden 115 coasters total (not sure how many wood). I absouletly love small parks for some reason- other parks i like are seabreeze and lake compounce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J man Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 Well the park that's closest to me (Castles n Coasters) would have to be my favorite. Even if it is a ghetto park. It's the only park in my state as of yet. I can't wait for them to build Magic City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster1 Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 Holiday World .. hands down, Indiana Beach too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mind Eraser Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 J Man, what was ghetto about Castles 'n' Coasters? I thought it was a small, fun, quirky park. I would be happy to go there again. -kip- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J man Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 Okay I quote Robb on these "The first of many "Ghetto" things about this park was their funky 'swipe your card' ticket system!" "Did we mention the clientele of this park was kind of "ghetto?"" " You need someone to translate the ride rules from "Ghetto" for you!" I like CnC but it could be operated and maintained much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinb Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Mines Pleasurewood Hills, its a lovely little park, and usually has some very rare flat rides! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niiicolaaah Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Canobie Lake Park Martin's Fantasy Island a close second Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesdillaman Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 With the construction of the Voyage, I don't think I can consider Holiday World a small park anymore, they'll have 3 great wooden coasters, they have a great flume ride and raft rapids ride. Their waterpark is one of my favorites and is not small by any means, and they have 5 different areas if you include the waterpark. Coney Island in Cincinnati, that's a small park if you ask me, although my favorite small park was LeSourdsville Lake. Awesome woodie, fun flats, and a flume that soaks you!! I posted some pictures here: http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=24318 -James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking86 Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Erlebnispark Strasswalchen. It has trampolines, death slides and one INSANE PAX-coaster. What more could you want? The park manager is also a great guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryH Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 I would say Knoebel's, if Knoebel's can be counted as a small park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Holiday World - It doesn't matter how big and the good the coasters are the park only has about 15 adult rides, it is small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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