For other uses, see Crystal Beach (disambiguation) Crystal Beach is a beach and former amusement park in Fort Erie, Ontario. ...

Crystal Beach was an amusement park in a town of the same name near Fort Erie, Ontario. While the beach remains along the shore of Lake Erie, the amusement park was closed in 1989 due to financial problems. Amusement park is the more generic term for a collection of rides and other entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a fairly large group of people. ... Location of Fort Erie in the Niagara Region Fort Erie (2001 population 28,143) is a town on the Niagara River in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. ... Lake Erie, looking southward from a high rural bluff near Leamington, Ontario Lake Erie (pronounced ) is one of the five large freshwater Great Lakes in North America, which are among the largest in the world. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

When it first opened in 1888, the park was served by steamboats from nearby Buffalo, New York. A large portion of its patrons were Buffalo-area residents. Boat service would continue to connect the city with the park until 1956. The main passenger vessels used for these journeys were the Canadiana and the Americana. The park was famous for the Crystal Beach Cyclone, built in 1927. The Cyclone was an intense roller coaster with a full time nurse at the unloading platform to revive riders who had passed out during the ride. In 1946, high operating costs forced the ride to close. Many of the materials from the Cyclone were re-used in the construction of the Crystal Beach Comet, another roller coaster with a slightly less intense ride. Following the park's closing, the Comet was moved to Six Flags The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom in Lake George, New York where it still operates today. 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Paddle steamers - Lucerne-Switzerland Left: original paddlewheel from a paddle steamer on the lake of Lucerne. ... Flag Seal Location Location of Buffalo in New York State Government County Erie County Mayor Byron Brown Geographical characteristics Area    - City 136. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... A typical roller coaster The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Mr. ... The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom is an amusement park and water park located in Queensbury, New York. ... Lake George is the name of: A lake A town A village This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Land where the amusement park once stood has since been converted into Crystal Beach Tennis and Yacht Club, a private residential community. The resort town surrounding the beach is still a popular vacation and second-home area for Buffalonians, full-time residents, and retirees from elsewhere in Ontario.

See also

• Maple Leaf Village
• Sunnyside Amusement Park

Maple Leaf Village is a former amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ontario. ... Sunnyside was the site of one two smaller amusement parks in Toronto, Ontario (the other being Scarborough Beach Amusement Park). ...

External links

• Crystal Beach Park
• Lost Legends: Crystal Beach Cyclone