Martin's Fantasy Island
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| Martin's Fantasy Island | |
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| Martin's Fantasy Island logo | |
| Location | Grand Island, New York, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 43°1′37.2″N 78°58′14.5″W / 43.027°N 78.970694°WCoordinates: 43°1′37.2″N 78°58′14.5″W / 43.027°N 78.970694°W |
| Website | Martin's Fantasy Island |
| Owner | Martin Dipietro |
| Opened | July 1, 1961 |
| Operating season | May through September |
| Area | 85 acres (340,000 m2) |
| Rides | 28 total (including water park and coasters)[citation needed] total
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Martin's Fantasy Island is an amusement park located in Grand Island, New York.
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[edit] History
Fantasy Island opened in 1961 and went bankrupt in 1982. It was acquired out of bankruptcy by Charles Wood, the original owner of Storytown USA. He sold the park to International Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) in 1989, and later reacquired the park in 1992 when IBC went bankrupt. The second time Wood owned the park he changed the park's name to Two Flags Over Niagara Fun Park, a name it kept until 1994 when local businessman Martin Dipietro purchased the park and redubbed it Martin's Fantasy Island.
Originally the park only occupied 12 acres (49,000 m2) of land. It expanded to 85 acres (340,000 m2) in 1974.
The park's Silver Comet roller coaster, introduced in 1999, was created in the style of the original Comet roller coaster that was located at nearby Crystal Beach, Ontario for many years. In fact, the original Comet was stored at Fantasy Island after Charles Wood purchased it in 1989. Wood would later move the Comet to his Great Escape park in Queensbury, New York, where it was reassembled in 1994 and remains in operation to this day.
[edit] Rides and attractions
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[edit] Roller coasters
Martin's Fantasy Island only has two operating roller coasters as of 2011.[1]
| Name | Year Opened | Status | Type | Manufacturer/Model | Height | Drop | Speed | Comments |
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| Crazy Mouse | 2005 | Operating | Steel Wild Mouse spinning roller coaster | Zamperla | 42.8 ft (13.0 m) | 29.1 mph (46.8 km/h) | Like a typical wild mouse, except with spinning cars | |
| Dragon Coaster | 1986 | Removed 1990's | Steel family roller coaster | Zamperla | Was located between Silver Comet and the Giant Slide | |||
| Little Dipper | Removed 1994 | Steel kiddie roller coaster | ||||||
| Orient Express | 1998 | Removed 2003 | Steel kiddie roller coaster | Wisdom Rides | Themed as a Chinese dragon.
Replaced with Jack and the Beanstalk (Moser Spring ride) in 2004. |
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| Silver Comet | 1999 | Operating | Wood Hybrid | Custom Coasters International wooden thrill roller coaster | 82 ft (25 m) | 50 mph (80 km/h) | Modeled after The Comet from Crystal Beach. | |
| Wildcat | 1972 | Removed 2004 | Steel thrill roller coaster | Schwarzkopf | 44 ft (13 m) | Replaced with Crazy Mouse in 2005 |
[edit] Water attractions/Rides
| Name | Type | Year Opened | Status | Comments |
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| Bumper Boats | bumper boats | Removed | ||
| CannonBowl | ProSlide CannonBowl | 2006 | Operating | A generic ProSlide CannonBowl water slide. |
| Dinosaur Pool | Kiddie Pool | 1980s | Operating | A small shallow pool with a dinosaur shaped slide. |
| Old Mill Scream | Log Flume ride | 1986 | Operating | A log flume ride with two hills, located with the "dry" rides. |
| Raging Rapids | Water Slides | 1984 | Operating | A set of two mat water slides that cross over each other. |
| Splash Creek | Lazy River | Operating | A lazy river ride with water falls. | |
| Surf Hill | ProSlide Water Slide | 1980s | Operating | A small pink racing water slide for small children.
On some park maps it's mistakenly called "Pro-Slide". |
| Wave Pool | Wave Pool | 1995 | Operating |
[edit] Dry rides
- Antique Cars
- Blue Goose Oerating since 2011
- Boats
- Bumper Cars (Scooter)
- Carousel Operating since 1994
- Crazy Bus Operating since 1997
- Devil's Hole (Wisdom Gravitron version) Operating since 2011
- Full Tilt Operating since May 12, 2007
- Flight Operating since July 4, 2008
- Giant Slide Operating since 1975
- Grand Circus Menagerie Operating since May 10, 2008
- Gondola Wheel Operating since 1994?
- Jack and the Beanstalk Operating since May 15, 2004
- Mind Warp Operating since 2011
- Mega Disk'o Operating since May 23, 2009
- Motorcycles
- Red Baron
- Tea Cups Operated 1997-2007 Operating May 10, 2008
- Tilt a Whirl Operating since 1974
- Train (Iron Horse)
- Up Up and Away Operating since 1996
[edit] Former Rides
- 4x4 Truck Ride Closed in 2008
- Chaos Closed in 2006
- Cinema 180 Closed in 2003
- DareDevil Operated from 2001-2007
- Egg Roll
- Flying Bobs Closed in 2002
- Jets
- Nitro Operated from 2003-2008
- Paratrooper
- Patriot Operated from 1989-2008
- Super Spiral 1977 - 2002
- Tranbat
- Sizzler Closed in 2011
- Starship 2000 Operated from 2009-2010
- YoYo Closed in 1990
- Space Shuttle Closed in 1992
- Devil's Hole (Chance Rotor version) Operated from 1975-1993
- Sea Ray operated from 1995 - 2010
[edit] Gallery
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The silver comet roller coaster.
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The Gravitron version of Devil's Hole.
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A Zamperla Mega Disk'O ride at Martin's Fantasy Island.
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The Indian Village
[edit] References
- ^ "Martin's Fantasy Island". RCDB. http://www.rcdb.com/pd204.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-24.
[edit] External links
- Martin's Fantasy Island - official website
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