Adventureland (New York)
Adventureland as seen from NY 110.
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| Slogan | Long Island's Amusement park since 1962 |
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| Location | East Farmingdale, New York, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°45′09″N 73°25′14″W / 40.75239°N 73.42069°WCoordinates: 40°45′09″N 73°25′14″W / 40.75239°N 73.42069°W |
| Opened | 1962 |
| Operating season | weekends in March, weekends in April and May; Open all summer; weekends in September and October |
| Area | 12 acres (4.9 ha) |
| Rides | |
| Total | 30 |
| Roller coasters | 2 |
| Water rides | 3 |
| Website | Adventureland.us |
Adventureland is an amusement park in East Farmingdale, New York, located on Route 110 (Broad Hollow Road). Adventureland has been Long Island's main amusement park since 1962. There are a total of thirty rides, two of which are roller coasters and three are water rides. Adventureland is opened seasonally: weekends in March, April, May, October and September and all days in the summer. Alvin Cohen and Herb Budin bought seven acres of property in 1962 and opened a restaurant, an arcade and mini golf. Along with the building, there were four rides brought to Long Island for entertainment. The original four rides were the Carousel, the Iron Horse train, Little Dipper Coaster, and boats. Willy Miller bought Adventureland from Alvin Cohen on September 15, 1977. Throughout the years, Willy Miller brought in new rides and expanded Adventureland's activities. In 1987, the park was sold to Tony Gentile and Peter Amoruso. In 1991, they began to add water rides to Adventureland. Adventureland celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2012. The park is a popular Long Island Attraction for children, schools and day camps.
As Long Island became more populated and more housing developments were starting, a source of entertainment was needed. Many kiddielands were popping up throughout Long Island. Two people who were big in the industry were Alvin Cohen and Herb Budin. After visiting a trade show in Chicago, they acquired a 6-acre (24,000 m2) site on Route 110 in Farmingdale, New York. First the team of two constructed a building which housed a restaurant and arcade so the park could be open year-round. Along with the building, four rides opened outside: a Carousel, Iron Horse train, Little Dipper coaster, Card, and boats. There was also a mini golf course. In 1962, the 1 million dollar park opened under the name of Adventureland 110 Playland. As the park success went up, the name of the park was changed to 110 Adventureland. Then in 1965 the first major ride opened, a 500-foot (150 m) long Skyliner.
In the early 1970s, the park was extremely successful (perhaps partially due to the closure of parks such as Steeplechase Park and Freedomland U.S.A. in 1964 and Palisades Park a few years later). Alvin Cohen was now the primary owner of the facility and he bought an additional 6 acres (24,000 m2) behind the park for 1 million dollars. Over the next few seasons Cohen turned the ride count from 16 to 30. In 1973, three new thrill rides were built. These rides were the Tobogan (a compact roller coaster), the Amor Express (a high speed circular ride), the Galaxy (a steel coaster). The next season brought on the Wave Swinger - a European ride (a spinning swings ride), and was one of the first of its kind in America. With the success of the Wave Swinger, Cohen decide to import more European rides. In 1976, he imported two more European rides, Enterprise and Troika (both spinning rides). Cohen got these rides from Willy Miller (owner of a business which imports European rides). Cohen saw Miller's interest in the park, and asked him if he wanted to buy 110 Adventureland. Over the next two years the talk, and finally on September 15, 1977 the sale was final.
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