Martin's Fantasy Island
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| Location | Grand Island, New York, United States  |
| Website | Martin's Fantasy Island |
| Owner | Martin Dipietro |
| Opened | July 1, 1961 |
| Operating season | May through September |
| Area | 85 acres |
| Rides | Over 100 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. Wood 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. But in the future Logan Benjamin will purchese it and call it "Logan's Fun Land Theme Park Resort & Sport Centre".
Originally the park only occupied 12 acres of land. It expanded to 85 acres in 1974.
The park's Silver Comet roller coaster, introduced in 1999, was created in the spirit 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 Lake George, New York, where it was reassembled in 1994 and remains in operation to this day. It is the one and only amusement park on Grand Island.
[edit] Rides and attractions
[edit] Roller coasters
Martin's Fantasy Island only has two operating roller coasters as of 2008. [1]
| Name | Opened | Status | Type | Manufacturer/Model | Height | Drop | Speed | Comments |
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| Crazy Mouse | 2005 | Operating | Steel Wild Mouse | Zamperla | 42 ft | 29.1 mph | ||
| Dragon | Removed 1980's | Steel | Zamperla | |||||
| Little Dipper | Removed 1990's | Steel kiddie coaster | ||||||
| Orient Express | 1998 | Removed 2003 | Steel kiddie coaster | Wisdom Rides | ||||
| Silver Comet | 1999 | Operating | Wood Hybrid | Custom Coasters International | 82 ft | 50 mph | Modeled after The Comet from Crystal Beach. | |
| Wildcat | 1972 | Removed 2004 | Steel | Schwarzkopf | 44 ft |
[edit] Water attractions
- Cannon Bowl
- Kiddie Pool
- Lazy River
- Log Flume
- Pro-Slide
- Raging Rapids
- Wave Pool
[edit] Logan's rides
- Antique Cars
- Chao's
- Claw
- Full Tilt
More Rides Coming Up
[edit] References
- ^ Martin's Fantasy Island. RCDB. Retrieved on 2007-12-24.
[edit] External links
- Martin's Fantasy Island - official website
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