Defunct, Operated from to
Name | Type | Design | Scale | Opened | Closed | |
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Atom Smasher | Wood | Sit Down | ||||
Scenic Railway | Wood | Sit Down | ||||
Jack Rabbit | Wood | Sit Down | ≤ | ≥ | ||
unknown | Steel | Sit Down | Kiddie | ≤ | - |
Former names | L.A. Thompson's Amusement Park ( to ) |
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The park was torn down in in the mid 1990s and housing was built on the site. |
The park closed for business in July of 1985 after a botched robbery attempt at a concessions stand left an innocent women dead. |
There are a couple of references to Rockaways' Playland having a roller coaster named Gravity Wonder which may have later been named Hurricane. It isn't known if these are other names for one of the roller coasters listed here or an additional roller coaster. |
Originally built and owned by LeMarcus A. Thompson. Thompson owned the park until his death in 1926. His family ran the park until selling it in 1928. |