Funland, Rehoboth Beach, DE, is located between Delaware and Brooklyn Avenues with the street address of number 6 Delaware Avenue. It is a family run amusement park along the boardwalk here. Much of the park is indoors, giving respite from direct sun on hotter days.
Funland has an arcade with skeet ball and about a dozen games and several rides to entertain the older kids while the younger ones enjoy some of the classic kiddie rides found here. This small park has the feel of a traditional boardwalk amusement area.
Many of the 18 rides have changed over time, according to local residents that continue coming here.
There is usually a long line for the classic style Haunted House which has been here for decades.
The kiddie boats ride is one of the oldest veterans of the park. It has been in action since the 1940s. It may only be a younger attraction here than the a fire engine ride, consisting of miniaturized fire engines that kids sit in as they follow each other around in a circle.
Other rides for the little ones include the Carousel, and other go-round rides as well as the recently installed miniaturized Ferris Wheel called the Balloon Wheel
In general, the prices here are much more reasonable than at many boardwalk amusement and arcade areas on the east coast. The park is open from Mother's Day weekend to Labor Day at around 1 PM although the Haunted House does not open its doors until 6:30 in the evening.
The hours of the park in May and June vary with early closings in increment weather and due to lack of crowds on the boardwalk.
The Funland, Rehoboth Beach, DE, was purchased by the current owners in 1962. It has changed and grown over the ensuing decades. Some 75 people are hired to staff the park each summer.
In 2001, new bumper cars and a new stainless steel floor beneath the cars were installed.
In 2008, there was another major addition made to Funland with the acquisition of the Superflip, an electronic arm with three rows of seats with roller bars attached. It literally flips its passengers over while held in their seats. This is one of several big kid kids and adult rides that keep children of all ages coming to entertain themselves in this park.
The Gravitron that pins riders in their seats with 2 G's of force is can also be found among the major rides in this park for the bigger kids and adults with strong stomachs.
Prior to the 2009 season the boardwalk near Funland was renovated.
Funland, Rehoboth Beach, DE is located near beach hotels that range in price from moderate to luxury. There is also a wide array of dining options and of course a long stretch of very busy beach.
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