Funtown Splashtown USA (commonly referred to as "Funtown") is a family-owned amusement park located in Saco, Maine, in the United States.
History
In 1960, Ken Cormier (October 8, 1932 – January 8, 2013) and his wife Violet Cormier opened Marvel Drive-In, a drive-in restaurant. Ken’s brother-in-law, Andre Dallaire had opened a mini-golf course next to Marvel Drive-In the previous year. In 1963, Andre opened a go-kart track behind his mini golf course, and in 1964 Ken added batting cages and an archery range in 1967 behind Marvel Drive-In. Over the next few years, Cormier and Dallaire added several kiddie and carnival-style rides including SkySlides and Swinging Gyms. A gift shop was also opened.
In 1967, Cormier and Dallaire formed a partnership and established Funtown USA Over the next few years, Funtown added a Zipper, outdoor bumper cars, and a Bayern Kurve named “Luv Machine.”
In 1996, Cormier bought out the remaining Dallaire interest at the park and renamed it to Funtown Splashtown USA with the addition of a waterpark.
Featured attractions
The park features Northern New England’s tallest and longest wooden roller coaster, Excalibur, as well as New England's longest and tallest log flume, Thunder Falls. It also has a 220-foot-tall (67 m) Drop Tower called Dragon's Descent.
One of the park's most popular rides is the Astrosphere, an indoor Scrambler which features a state-of-the-art laser and light show while playing ELO's "Fire on High."
The Splashtown area features Pirate's Paradise, a large interactive waterpark playground which dumps hundreds of gallons of water onto its guests every few minutes. For the 2007 season, an expansion was built that doubled the size of the waterpark and added two new thrill slides, Tornado and Mammoth. An additional expansion in 2012 added another 6 thrill slides to Splashtown.
Current attractions
Funtown USA Rides
Splashtown USA Water Slides and Pools
Former Attractions
See also
- List of amusement parks in New England
- Amusement ride
- Palace Playland
References
External links
- Funtown Splashtown USA at the Roller Coaster DataBase
Notes
- Riders over 48-inches can sit in the center seat when accompanying a guest less than 48-inches.
- Guests over 48-inches can ride when accompanying a guest less than 48-inches tall.
- In order to ride your feet cannot touch the floor while sitting.
- Guests over 48-inches tall can ride when accompanying a guest less than 48-inches tall.
