Adventureland - Farmingdale, New York - family theme amusement park

Adventureland located in Farmingdale, NY is a privately owned family amusement park. Open since 1962, it features 12 acres of rides and games, including 2 roller coasters and 3 water rides. The original park featured a miniature golf course, an arcade, a family restaurant and just four rides - a carousel, a Little Dipper roller coaster, a train and boats. The original name of the park was Adventureland 110 Playland. In 1965, when Adventureland added its first major ride, the Skyliner, the name was changed to 110 Adventureland. By 1976, the ride count at 110 Adventureland had increased to 30. In 1977, the remaining original partner sold the park to an outside investor, who changed the name to Adventureland. The park changed hands one more time when it was sold to Tony Gentile in 1987. The Gentile family has continued to operate and upgrade the amusement park since then.

Today, Adventureland features 29 rides, a games midway, water rides, an arcade, miniature golf and live music shows. The rides range from the Hurricane Coaster, a twister coaster that features 180-degree turns and a 50-foot vertical drop, to the Kiddie Carousel, a sedate merry go round with antique cars and trucks. There are rides that are designed to appeal to every level of thrill seeker, including the Frisbee, a spinning ride that rises and falls on a central spindle and the Music Express, a ride similar to the Matterhorn.

Family attractions and rides include a merry go round, a train and several swing rides. The park also includes an area of kiddie rides designed to appeal to the under-six set who can fly in helicopters, ride in a Viking Ship or make their way through the Super Raider, a fun house with ladders, slides and a bounce room. The water rides include the original Little Dipper, a roller coaster splash ride, Crocodile Run, and Adventure Falls, Long Island's only log flume ride, which was installed in 2000.

Adventureland also features an old-fashioned midway complete with games and carnival food booths. Kids and adults can play for prizes at midway booths, or play video games in the arcade. There is a family style restaurant that serves childhood favorites like hot dogs, pizza and hamburgers as well as salads and wraps to appeal to more sophisticated palates.

Adventureland has been featured in a number of movies, including the 1986 film Sweet Liberty and the 2006 film Music and Lyrics. It also plays a major role in the 2009 film Adventureland, a movie about a summer spent working at the amusement park.

Adventureland is open for the season from March through October, with full operating hours during June and August. There is no gate admission, but patrons must purchase either tickets for the rides or a ride pass. There are two levels of passes, one from park opening until 7 p.m. and one from 4 p.m. till closing. The prices for the passes are height-dependent, with those over 48 inches paying full price, and those under 49 inches paying discounted prices. Adventureland also offers a number of birthday party options for parents. For more information about group rates, schedules and events, contact Adventureland at 631-694-6868.