From the people, (me) that brought you Massachusetts Lost Amusement Parks, we now bring you Lost Amusement Parks Of New England!
Last January, when I read the news of Disney World rebranding Splash Mountain, I became nostalgic for the good ole days of our childhood in New England.
New England Beaches
Growing up in Wista, that’s Worcester for those who are not from here, we were a Nantasket Beach family. Once the decision was made to head to Nantasket was made, the day before, the Dad beach machinery kicked in:
Giant cooler, check
Ice, check
Subs, check
Drinks, (All sugar) check
Fruit, check
Mom, would handle the kids items, sun screen, and first aid stuff.
I remember starting the process to prep my Dad and Mom to take us to Paragon Park after the beach. But as I discovered in later years, we were a bit too young to mingle with the grown up kids at Paragon.
Massachusetts Alone, Has 43 Lost Amusement Parks
In searching, I couldn’t believe that I found a list of 43 different amusement parks that were once operating in Massachusetts! Yes, there were 43 different local versions of Walt Disney type imagineers, bringing joy to Massachusetts families since the late 1800’s!
Does Pleasure Island in Wakefield ring a bell? How about White City in Worcester? Not to mention Whalom Park in Fitchburg, and of course the lake in Webster with the very long name of Lake Chaubunagungamaug.
With Massachusetts having that many, I got to thinking: there must be MORE abandoned amusement parks. One area I didn’t look into was NORTH. We’ve all heard of Hampton and Old Orchard Beach, and of course, Lake Winnipesaukee. New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine MUST be gold mines of our childhood past.
So, let’s hop on our train to the past, and find those Lost Amusement Parks Of New England!
Source from Abandoned Amusement Parks.