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Roster of the World's Oldest 50 Amusement Parks

1. Bakken, Klampenborg, Denmark 1583
2. Prater, Vienna, Austria 1766
3. tie Blackgang Chine, Isle of Wright, UK 1843
4. tie Tivoli, Copenhagen, Denmark 1843
5. Lake Compounce, Bristol, CT, USA 1846
6. Hanayashiki, Tokyo, Japan 1853
7. Jardin d'Acclimatation, Paris, France 1860
8. Blackpool Central Pier, Blackpool, UK 1868
9. tie Cedar Point, Sandusky, OH, USA 1870
10. tie Six Flags New England, Agawam, MA, USA 1870
11. Clacton Pier, Clacton, UK 1871
12. Idlewild Park, Ligonier, PA, USA 1878
13. Seabreeze Amusement Park, Rochester, NY, USA 1879
14. Gröna Lund, Stockholm, Sweden 1883
15. Dorney Park, Allentown, PA, USA 1884
16. Beech Bend Park, Bowling Green, KY, USA 1888
17. Arnold's Park, Arnold's Park, IA 1889
18. Carousel Gardens, City Park, New Orleans, LA, USA 1891
19. tie Bay Beach, Green Bay, WI, USA 1892
20. tie Conneaut Lake Park, Conneaut Lake, PA, USA 1892
21. Trimper's Rides and Amusements, Ocean City, MD, USA 1893
22. Lakemont Park, Altoona, PA, USA 1894
23. tie Walton Pier, Walton-on-Naze, UK 1895
24. tie Sylvan Beach Amusement Park, Sylvan Beach, NY 1895
25. tie Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool UK 1896
26. tie Lagoon Park, Farmington, UT, USA 1896
27. tie Waldameer Park, Erie, PA, USA 1896
28. tie Steel Pier, Atlantic City, NJ, USA 1898
29. tie Midway State Park, Maple Springs, NY, USA 1898
30. tie Tibidabo, Barcelona, Spain 1899
31. tie Kennywood, West Mifflin, PA, USA 1899
32. Furuvik, Gävleborg, Sweden 1900
33. Brighton Palace Pier, Brighton, UK 1901
34. tie Canobie Lake Park, Salem, NH, USA 1902
35. tie Palace Playland, Old Orchard Beach, ME 1902
36. tie Bushkill Park, Easton, PA 1902
37. tie Brittania Pier, Great Yarmouth, UK 1902
38. Camden Park, Huntington, WV, USA 1903
39. tie Grand Pier, Weston Super Mare, UK 1904
40. tie Keansburg Amusement Park, Keansburg, NJ 1904
41. Oaks Amusement Park, Portland, OR, USA 1905
42. tie Hersheypark, Hershey, PA, USA 1906
43. tie Luna Park, Melbourne, Australia 1906
44. tie Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, CA, USA 1907
45. tie Clementon Park, Clementon, NJ, USA 1907
46. tie Tuscora Park, New Philadelphia, OH, USA 1907
47. tie Lakeside Amusement Park, Denver, CO, USA 1908
48. tie Quassy Amusement Park, Middlebury, CT, USA 1908
49. DelGrosso's Amusement Park, Tipton, PA 1909
50. tie PNE Playland, British Columbia, Canada
51. tie Southport Pleasureland, Southport, UK

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