Seabreeze Amusement Park

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Seabreeze Amusement Park, usually just called Seabreeze locally, is an historic amusement park in the Rochester, New York town of Irondequoit.

Seabreeze is located in the northeast corner of Irondequoit, near where Irondequoit Bay empties into Lake Ontario. It first opened on 5 August 1879, and according to the National Amusement Park Historical Association (NAPHA), it is the twelfth-oldest currently operating amusement park in the world (fourth-oldest in the United States). Its most celebrated ride is the Jack Rabbit, an "out and back" roller coaster, and the fourth-oldest operating roller coaster in the world (opened 1921).

Like many historic amusement parks, Seabreeze did not start out with any rides or attractions. With Seabreeze's prime location, though, rides were quickly added, including its centerpiece carousel in 1915. (This carousel was almost completely destroyed by fire on 31 March 1994; a new hand-made carousel, possibly one of the last such to be made, was commissioned to replace it, using four horses that survived the fire.) Its popularity was such that during the early part of the twentieth century, it was often referred to as the "Coney Island of the West."

The park was known as Dreamland for approximately thirty years during the post-World War II era.

Today, in addition to the carousel and the Jack Rabbit, the park includes a spinning coaster called "The Whirlwind", the "Raging Rivers" water park, and several other modern and classic amusement rides.

1 Rides
- 1.1 Current Rides
  - 1.1.1 Major Rides
  - 1.1.2 Major Waterslides:
- 1.2 Past Rides
2 External links

[edit] Rides

[edit] Current Rides

[edit] Major Rides

WhirlWind (Spinning Rollercoaster)
Jack Rabbit (Wooden coaster, nation's 4th oldest)
GyroSphere (Enclosed scrambler ride with laser/light show)
Spring (Kids' drop ride)
Screamin' Eagle (Zamperla Hawk inverter)
The Carousel