On the five-hour drive to the first park of the trip I passed Waldameer...
...and Darien Lake. I would've liked to stop by but the park is within range of being a day trip. So I'll come back some other time.
The highway in Rochester turns into this construction mess. What exactly are they doing? The other side isn't two lanes wide, so they're not making the road a divided highway...
Here we are...Seabreeze! That drive didn't feel too long.
This is what you see when you enter the park. Not much of a grand entrance.
The map.
First stop, the 1919 John Miller classic.
I appreciated it because of its age. But it was very "meh". There were two good moments. A nice pop of airtime on a hill and the drop after the helix.
I didn't find the Morgan trains bad at all, but the ride would benefit from the park buying and refubishing some Century Flyers, though I doubt that would happen.
Although its not the original station, the park added this little touch. I like how the ride is entirely hand-operated. Levers for the brakes and restraints and no gates.
Bear Trax is the park's kiddie coaster.
Its a Miller and looked similar to Ravine Flyer 3.
Whirlwind has gotten a lot of praise about being the best Maurer Sohne spinner.
I suppose it spun a bit more than Steel Dragon. But I wouldn't say it was leauges better.
Exactly the same as Steel Dragon, except blue and yellow.
Whirlwind from behind.
First drop fun.
Bobsleds is a ride that can be best described as "cute".
Cute first drop.
Cute little cars (is Jamaica a joke?).
Its just fun.
The first and second drops are pretty good.
Didn't Geauga Lake use to have safety signs like this?
$6.85. The pizza was a bit chewy but didn't taste bad.
Throughout the park there are these signs that show what was once at that spot.
This one's near Whirlwind.
Looks like the park is saving the spot for a ride.
Back through the park now.
The Music Express is a recent addition and runs backwards then forward. It spun much faster forward.
Let's take a look inside the carousel building.
Where they have an exact recreation of the parks former carousel that burnt 15 years ago.
And an exhibit of the park's history.
The other side of the exhibit.
Part of the exhibit are these signs that highlight major changes of the park throughout the years.
"Wet and Dry"...I wonder what park came up with that crazy idea.
Along with the carousel, the park had a band organ built. It was really cool to watch it work.
You can see what its playing at the time.
And what music rolls they have for it to play.
The front of the park in the 20s or 30s, it appears.
Don't want to ride? Just sit back, watch, and relax to the music.
The park definately cherishes its history.
They tried hiding it from me!
As historic the park is, they don't have many classic rides.
The park is immaculate. In terms of the cleanliness and condition of rides and buildings. It is actually very impressive.
But it causes the park to not have the character I expect out of an old park.
The YoYo had a nice location. There would be a great view of Lake Ontario had there not been a water slide in the way.
This is pretty neat.
See?
Like Aero360 at Kennywood, but not the same manufacturer.
The park was very pretty, but smaller than I was expecting. I was thinking Waldameer minus a big wooden coaster. It wasn't even that.
Another sign.
On the Scooters I got some decent motion, but no snapping.
In the middle of the park, is a stage for a stunt show.
Cute kiddie car ride.
A kiddie Tumble Bug! I loved Geauga Lake's.
A sign for the games.
After two hours I had ridden what I wanted, and with rain on the way I left a bit earlier than I planned to so I could beat the rain to the next park. Seabreeze was very nice. Smaller than I expected, but I'll be back when they add a new coaster.
