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==Rides and attractions==
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| <center> Jump Around Frog
| Jump Around Frog
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| <center>
| <center> Low
| Low
| <center> Riders must be under {{convert|36|in|cm|abbr=on}} to ride.
| Riders must be under {{convert|36|in|cm|abbr=on}} to ride.
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| <center> [[Rockin' Tug]]
| [[Rockin' Tug]]
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| <center>
| <center> Moderate
| Moderate
| <center> Manufactured by Zamperella
| Manufactured by Zamperella
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| <center> [[Tornado (Wisdom ride)|Tornado]]
| [[Tornado (Wisdom ride)|Tornado]]
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| <center>
| <center> Ranging from Moderate to High
| Ranging from Moderate to High
| <center> Manufactured by Wisdom Industries
| Manufactured by Wisdom Industries
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| <center> T-Rex
| T-Rex
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| <center>
| <center> Ranging from Moderate to High
| Ranging from Moderate to High
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| <center>
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| <center> Free Fallin'
| Free Fallin'
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| <center>
| <center> High
| High
| <center> This ride was formerly "The Frogger"
| This ride was formerly "The Frogger"
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| <center> Samba Balloon Ride
| Samba Balloon Ride
|
| <center>
| <center> Moderate
| Moderate
| <center> Manufactured by Zamperella
| Manufactured by Zamperella
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| <center> [[Ferris Wheel]]
| [[Ferris Wheel]]
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| <center>
| <center> Low
| Low
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| <center>
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| <center> Grand Carousel
| Grand Carousel
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| <center>
| <center> Low
| Low
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| <center>
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| <center> Civil War Locomotive and Train Ride
| Civil War Locomotive and Train Ride
| <center> A [[C.P. Huntington]] miniature train that represents a steam locomotive in the 1800s during the Civil War.
| A [[C.P. Huntington]] miniature train that represents a steam locomotive in the 1800s during the Civil War.
| <center> Low
| Low
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| <center>
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| <center> Thriller
| Thriller
| <center> The park's only roller coaster that opened in 1994.
| The park's only roller coaster that opened in 1994.
| <center> High
| High
| <center> Riders must be between<br>{{convert|33|-|36|in|cm|abbr=on}} and accompanied by an adult.
| Riders must be between<br>{{convert|33|-|36|in|cm|abbr=on}} and accompanied by an adult.
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| <center> [[Tilt-A-Whirl]]
| [[Tilt-A-Whirl]]
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| <center>
| <center> High
| High
| <center> Manufactured by Sellner Manufacturing Company
| Manufactured by Sellner Manufacturing Company
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| <center> Indian River
| Indian River
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| <center>
| <center> Low
| Low
|
| <center>
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| <center> Red Baron
| Red Baron
| <center> A ride where riders ride in miniature airplanes that represented planes used in [[World War I]].
| A ride where riders ride in miniature airplanes that represented planes used in [[World War I]].
| <center> Moderate
| Moderate
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| <center>
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| <center> Dixie Car
| Dixie Car
| <center> A simple ride featuring miniature police cars and race cars. Riders can control the sounds.
| A simple ride featuring miniature police cars and race cars. Riders can control the sounds.
| <center> Low
| Low
|
| <center>
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| <center> Magic Dragon
| Magic Dragon
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| <center>
| <center> Low
| Low
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| <center>
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| <center> Carnival Midway
| Carnival Midway
| <center> Located by the front entrance. This midway has a lot of boardwalk carnival games to choose from that include great prizes.
| Located by the front entrance. This midway has a lot of boardwalk carnival games to choose from that include great prizes.
| <center> N/A
| N/A
| <center> N/A
| N/A
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| <center> Captain Ricky
| Captain Ricky
| <center> The park's official mascot. He is a bear who wears a pilot's uniform.
| The park's official mascot. He is a bear who wears a pilot's uniform.
| <center> N/A
| N/A
| <center> N/A
| N/A
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| <center> Middle Earth Theater
| Middle Earth Theater
| <center> A Medieval themed-show where guests can participate by dressing up into different costumes and being the stars of the show.
| A Medieval themed-show where guests can participate by dressing up into different costumes and being the stars of the show.
| <center> N/A
| N/A
| <center> On rainy days, a puppet show is given.
| On rainy days, a puppet show is given.
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| <center> Santa's Barn
| Santa's Barn
| <center> An enchanted Christmas forest which is Santa Claus' summer home. Guests can tell Santa what they want for Christmas ahead of time and get free cookie cutters. There is also a pizza place (Mama Santa's Pizza), gift shop, and ice cream parlor (Rudolph's Ice Cream) inside.
| An enchanted Christmas forest which is Santa Claus' summer home. Guests can tell Santa what they want for Christmas ahead of time and get free cookie cutters. There is also a pizza place (Mama Santa's Pizza), gift shop, and ice cream parlor (Rudolph's Ice Cream) inside.
| <center> N/A
| N/A
| <center> N/A
| N/A
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| <center> Arcade
| Arcade
| <center> The park also houses an arcade filled with video games where guests can win tickets to redeem for prizes.
| The park also houses an arcade filled with video games where guests can win tickets to redeem for prizes.
| <center> N/A
| N/A
| <center> N/A
| N/A
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| <center> Haunted House & Cemetery
| Haunted House & Cemetery
| <center> A haunted house full of scary things inside of it. Next to the haunted house is a cemetery.
| A haunted house full of scary things inside of it. Next to the haunted house is a cemetery.
| <center> N/A
| N/A
| <center> N/A
| N/A
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| <center> Hay Ride
| Hay Ride
| <center> An authentic old-fashioned hay ride pulled by a tractor.
| An authentic old-fashioned hay ride pulled by a tractor.
| <center> Low
| Low
|
| <center>
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| <center> World War II Airplane Cockpit
| World War II Airplane Cockpit
| <center> Guests can view and play with the controls in a replica [[World War II]] Airplane
| Guests can view and play with the controls in a replica [[World War II]] Airplane
| <center> N/A
| N/A
| <center> N/A
| N/A
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| <center> Jenny Jump House
| Jenny Jump House
| <center> A historic house complete with an audio history about the legend of Jenny Jump.
| A historic house complete with an audio history about the legend of Jenny Jump.
| <center> N/A
| N/A
| <center> N/A
| N/A
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| <center> Old MacDonald's Farm
| Old MacDonald's Farm
| <center> A petting zoo complete with live farm animals.
| A petting zoo complete with live farm animals.
| <center> N/A
| N/A
| <center> N/A
| N/A
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| <center> Colonel Corn, Famous Talking Scarecrow
| Colonel Corn, Famous Talking Scarecrow
| <center> Guests can interact with a scarecrow that talks.
| Guests can interact with a scarecrow that talks.
| <center> N/A
| N/A
| <center> N/A
| N/A
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| <center> Maze and Candy Cane Forest
| Maze and Candy Cane Forest
| <center> A forest that is full of giant-sized candy canes and a maze that is located next to it. Both are located directly across from Santa's Barn.
| A forest that is full of giant-sized candy canes and a maze that is located next to it. Both are located directly across from Santa's Barn.
| <center> N/A
| N/A
| <center> N/A
| N/A
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| <center> Family Picnic Grove
| Family Picnic Grove
| <center> An area full of picnic tables where guests eat.
| An area full of picnic tables where guests eat.
| <center> N/A
| N/A
| <center> N/A
| N/A
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| <center> Land of Make Believe Mining Company
| Land of Make Believe Mining Company
|
| <center>
| <center> N/A
| N/A
| <center> N/A
| N/A
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| <center> Pirate's Cove
| Pirate's Cove
| <center> The park's waterpark that is pirate themed.
| The park's waterpark that is pirate themed.
| <center> Water rides ranging from low to high
| Water rides ranging from low to high
| <center> N/A
| N/A
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| <center> Cookie House
| Cookie House
| <center> The park's gift shop.
| The park's gift shop.
| <center> N/A
| N/A
| <center> N/A
| N/A
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| <center> Obstacle Course
| Obstacle Course
| <center> A play obstacle course that featured cargo nets and a ball pit.
| A play obstacle course that featured cargo nets and a ball pit.
| <center> N/A
| N/A
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| <center> Frogger
| Frogger
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| <center>
| <center> This moderate ride was replaced by Free Fallin'.
| This moderate ride was replaced by Free Fallin'.
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| <center> Little Dipper
| Little Dipper
| <center> A former roller coaster in the park.
| A former roller coaster in the park.
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| <center>
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| <center> Worm Ride
| Worm Ride
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| <center>
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| <center>
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==Water rides and attractions==
==Water rides and attractions==
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| <center> Pirate's Plunge and Pirate's Cannonball
| Pirate's Plunge and Pirate's Cannonball
| <center> Pirate's Plunge is a water ride where guests are taken down a slide, then down a huge plunge hole. Pirate's Cannonball, on the other hand, is a water slide ride.
| Pirate's Plunge is a water ride where guests are taken down a slide, then down a huge plunge hole. Pirate's Cannonball, on the other hand, is a water slide ride.
| <center> High
| High
| <center> Tubes are required for Pirate's Plunge, but not for Pirate's Cannonball
| Tubes are required for Pirate's Plunge, but not for Pirate's Cannonball
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| <center> Wading Pool
| Wading Pool
| <center> The wading pool is equipped with a pirate ship and small slides.
| The wading pool is equipped with a pirate ship and small slides.
| <center> N/A
| N/A
| <center> N/A
| N/A
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| <center> Blackbeard's Action River Ride
| Blackbeard's Action River Ride
| <center> A popular lazy river tube rafting ride.
| A popular lazy river tube rafting ride.
| <center> Low
| Low
| <center> N/A
| N/A
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| <center> Pirate's Escape
| Pirate's Escape
| <center> Guests are put inside a launch tube and then slide down
| Guests are put inside a launch tube and then slide down
| <center> High
| High
| <center> N/A
| N/A
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| <center> Sidewinder
| Sidewinder
| <center> Guests slide down a waterspray halfpipe.
| Guests slide down a waterspray halfpipe.
| <center> High
| High
| <center> This is the first Sidewinder water ride in the entire state of New Jersey.
| This is the first Sidewinder water ride in the entire state of New Jersey.
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| <center> The Black Hole
| The Black Hole
| <center> A tunnel like water slide.
| A tunnel like water slide.
| <center> High
| High
| <center> Recommended for guests 8 and up.
| Recommended for guests 8 and up.
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| <center> Water Slides
| Water Slides
| <center> Other water slides in the park include a blue waterslide and two white waterslides.
| Other water slides in the park include a blue waterslide and two white waterslides.
| <center> High
| High
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| <center>
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| <center> Blackbeard's Pirate Fort
| Blackbeard's Pirate Fort
| <center> Another part of the waterpark that has a water play area and a water bucket.
| Another part of the waterpark that has a water play area and a water bucket.
| <center> N/A
| N/A
| <center> N/A
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Revision as of 12:24, 19 June 2018

For the defunct theme park formerly located in Upper Jay, New York, see Land of Makebelieve.
Land of Make Believe
Land of Make Believe's logo
LocationHope, New Jersey, USA
Coordinates40°54.122′N 74°57.542′W / 40.902033°N 74.959033°W / 40.902033; -74.959033
Opened1954 (1954)
Operating seasonMay–September
Area30 acres (12 ha)
Attractions
Total33
Roller coasters1
Water rides9
Websitewww.lomb.com

The Land of Make Believe is a family amusement park & water park catering mostly to families and children under 13 years of age. Designed specifically for Parents to participate with their Children. Opened in 1954, it is in Hope Township, in Warren County, New Jersey, United States, on County Route 611, two miles from exit 12 off of Interstate 80.[1] It centers itself around "Safe and wholesome recreation", with entertaining rides and attractions that are most appropriate for children under the age of thirteen, but also has many attractions for people of all ages but not so extreme that it scares off young children mixed in.

Some of its most prominent attractions are the civil war train (which loops around most of the park), the Pirate's Wading Pool, largest in America with life size Pirate Ship and the Pirates Escape & Pirates revenge dual racing slides. The Land of Make Believe has many of the standard amusement park rides like a junior sized roller coaster, a Tilt-A-Whirl, Drop & Twist, Tornado, and Scream Machine 360 ultimate upside down thrill ride as well as more specialized attractions like a hay ride and a petting zoo. Some more of the water attractions include the Pirates Plunge, Blackbeard's Pirate Fort, The Sidewinder, Blackbeard's Action River Ride, and eight waterslides.

Train at Land of Make Believe

Initially, the park featured only attractions for small children, adding some water attractions for children in the late 1980s. Beginning in the first decade of the 2000s, the park has begun to add rides that adults can enjoy but yet are not too extreme for children. These included standard intermediate adult flat rides found in carnivals and amusement parks as well as larger waterslides found in major waterparks.

Rides and attractions

Name Description Thrill Type Notes
Jump Around Frog Low Riders must be under 36 in (91 cm) to ride.
Rockin' Tug Moderate Manufactured by Zamperella
Tornado Ranging from Moderate to High Manufactured by Wisdom Industries
T-Rex Ranging from Moderate to High
Free Fallin' High This ride was formerly "The Frogger"
Samba Balloon Ride Moderate Manufactured by Zamperella
Ferris Wheel Low
Grand Carousel Low
Civil War Locomotive and Train Ride A C.P. Huntington miniature train that represents a steam locomotive in the 1800s during the Civil War. Low
Thriller The park's only roller coaster that opened in 1994. High Riders must be between
33–36 in (84–91 cm) and accompanied by an adult.
Tilt-A-Whirl High Manufactured by Sellner Manufacturing Company
Indian River Low
Red Baron A ride where riders ride in miniature airplanes that represented planes used in World War I. Moderate
Dixie Car A simple ride featuring miniature police cars and race cars. Riders can control the sounds. Low
Magic Dragon Low
Carnival Midway Located by the front entrance. This midway has a lot of boardwalk carnival games to choose from that include great prizes. N/A N/A
Captain Ricky The park's official mascot. He is a bear who wears a pilot's uniform. N/A N/A
Middle Earth Theater A Medieval themed-show where guests can participate by dressing up into different costumes and being the stars of the show. N/A On rainy days, a puppet show is given.
Santa's Barn An enchanted Christmas forest which is Santa Claus' summer home. Guests can tell Santa what they want for Christmas ahead of time and get free cookie cutters. There is also a pizza place (Mama Santa's Pizza), gift shop, and ice cream parlor (Rudolph's Ice Cream) inside. N/A N/A
Arcade The park also houses an arcade filled with video games where guests can win tickets to redeem for prizes. N/A N/A
Haunted House & Cemetery A haunted house full of scary things inside of it. Next to the haunted house is a cemetery. N/A N/A
Hay Ride An authentic old-fashioned hay ride pulled by a tractor. Low
World War II Airplane Cockpit Guests can view and play with the controls in a replica World War II Airplane N/A N/A
Jenny Jump House A historic house complete with an audio history about the legend of Jenny Jump. N/A N/A
Old MacDonald's Farm A petting zoo complete with live farm animals. N/A N/A
Colonel Corn, Famous Talking Scarecrow Guests can interact with a scarecrow that talks. N/A N/A
Maze and Candy Cane Forest A forest that is full of giant-sized candy canes and a maze that is located next to it. Both are located directly across from Santa's Barn. N/A N/A
Family Picnic Grove An area full of picnic tables where guests eat. N/A N/A
Land of Make Believe Mining Company N/A N/A
Pirate's Cove The park's waterpark that is pirate themed. Water rides ranging from low to high N/A
Cookie House The park's gift shop. N/A N/A

Former rides and attractions

Name Description Notes
Obstacle Course A play obstacle course that featured cargo nets and a ball pit. N/A
Frogger This moderate ride was replaced by Free Fallin'.
Little Dipper A former roller coaster in the park.
Worm Ride

Water rides and attractions

Name Description Thrill Type Notes
Pirate's Plunge and Pirate's Cannonball Pirate's Plunge is a water ride where guests are taken down a slide, then down a huge plunge hole. Pirate's Cannonball, on the other hand, is a water slide ride. High Tubes are required for Pirate's Plunge, but not for Pirate's Cannonball
Wading Pool The wading pool is equipped with a pirate ship and small slides. N/A N/A
Blackbeard's Action River Ride A popular lazy river tube rafting ride. Low N/A
Pirate's Escape Guests are put inside a launch tube and then slide down High N/A
Sidewinder Guests slide down a waterspray halfpipe. High This is the first Sidewinder water ride in the entire state of New Jersey.
The Black Hole A tunnel like water slide. High Recommended for guests 8 and up.
Water Slides Other water slides in the park include a blue waterslide and two white waterslides. High
Blackbeard's Pirate Fort Another part of the waterpark that has a water play area and a water bucket. N/A N/A

References

  1. ^ "Land of Make Believe - About Us". Archived from the original on 2013-06-17. Retrieved 2013-05-19. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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