New England By the Numbers | Amusement Parks

73
years the Frantzis family has owned Quassy Amusement Park in Middlebury, CT

35
mph: top speed of the 80-year-old Yankee Cannonball, oldest roller coaster in the U.S., now at Canobie Lake Park

177,408
cookies devoured each year by reindeer at Santa’s Village in Jefferson, NH

1846
year that Lake Compounce in Bristol, CT–first trolley park in the U.S. to include rides–opened

15,000
gallons of slush consumed annually at Canobie Lake Park in Salem, NH

85
mph: top speed of Six Flags New England’s Bizarro roller coaster in Agawam, MA

11
number of amusement parks in New England in 2010

29
number of amusement parks in New England in the 1930s

1,000,000
gallons of water dumped out of the “Pirates Paradise” bucket each week at Funtown Splashtown USA in Saco, ME

Ian Aldrich

Ian Aldrich is the executive editor at Yankee, where he has worked for more for two decades. As the magazine’s staff feature writer, he writes stories that delve deep into issues facing communities throughout New England. In 2019 he received gold in the reporting category at the annual City-Regional Magazine conference for his story on New England’s opioid crisis. Ian’s work has been recognized by both the Best American Sports and Best American Travel Writing anthologies. He lives with his family in Dublin, New Hampshire.

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