Niagaras Lost Amusement Parks is dedicated to preserving the memories of the various Amusement Parks which have dissappeared from the landscape of the Niagara Region of Ontario, and Niagara Falls, NY. This site covers over 100 years of Amusement Park history, and is a work in progress. As more information or photos beomce available, the site will be updated. Please note that this site only covers the Amusement Parks & Water Parks of the area, and not the tourist places like Clifton Hill and the wax museums.
In addition to this website, I am also working on a book, which will cover all the parks listed above. The only books out there cover Crystal Beach, and I've had requests from friends to put something together that covers all the parks. I have contributed to various newspaper articles, and to the Closed Canadian Parks website. The book will give brief histories of the parks, but will feature mostly photographs that have either never been seen before, are were very seldom seen. I am always looking for more pictures of the parks, and if you'd like to share them, please let me know. I hope to have the book out sometime towards the end of the year, or early next year.
For those that truly love amusement park and carnival rides, there are companies out there that make many of the rides seen on the midways throughout North America. The photos and videos on this page were taken at the Greater Buffalo Train Show November 23, 2008, and show some of the many ride models available in HO Scale. There are also video clips of the rides in action, including an operating roller coaster.
