Palisades Amusement Park
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| Slogan | Come on over! |
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| Location | Cliffside Park-Fort Lee, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°49′41″N 73°58′40″W / 40.8281°N 73.9778°WCoordinates: 40°49′41″N 73°58′40″W / 40.8281°N 73.9778°W |
| Owner | Nicholas and Joseph Schenck, Jack and Irving Rosenthal |
| Opened | 1898 |
| Closed | September 12, 1971 |
| Previous names | Park on the Palisades, Schenck Brothers Palisade Park |
| Operating season | Weekend before Easter to Sunday after Labor Day |
| Area | New York metropolitan area |
| Rides | |
| Total | 45-50 (rides varied from season to season) |
| Roller coasters | 5 |
| Website | www |
Palisades Amusement Park was a 30-acre amusement park located in Bergen County, New Jersey, across the Hudson River from New York City. It was located atop the New Jersey Palisades lying partly in Cliffside Park and partly in Fort Lee. The park operated from 1898 until 1971, remaining one of the most visited amusement parks in the country until the end of its existence. After the park closed in 1971, a high-rise luxury apartment complex was built on its site.
Throughout its entire history the park overlooked the Hudson River: 30 acres of New Jersey riverfront land straddling what is now Cliffside Park and Fort Lee, and facing the northern end of Manhattan.
In 1898, before common use of automobiles, the Bergen County Traction Company conceived the park as a trolley park to attract evening and weekend riders. It was originally known as "The Park on the Palisades".
In 1908, the trolley company sold the park to August Neumann and Frank Knox, who hired Alven H. Dexter to manage it. Dexter imported a crude assortment of attractions which included a Ferris wheel, a baby parade, and diving horses.
By 1908, the park was renamed Palisades Amusement Park, and the new owners began adding amusement rides and attractions.
In 1910, the park was purchased by Nicholas and Joseph Schenck and their Realty Trust Company. The Schencks were brothers who were active in the nascent motion picture industry in nearby Fort Lee. They renamed the park once again, naming it Schenck Bros. Palisade Park.
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