Cliff's Amusement Park

Cliff's Amusement Park

Cliff's Amusement Park
Location Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Coordinates 35°08′42″N 106°35′22″W / 35.14494°N 106.58938°W / 35.14494; -106.58938Coordinates: 35°08′42″N 106°35′22″W / 35.14494°N 106.58938°W / 35.14494; -106.58938
Opened 1959
Previous names Uncle Cliff's Kiddieland
Website http://www.cliffsamusementpark.com/
Cliffs Amusement Park

Cliff's Amusement Park (previously known as Uncle Cliff's Amusement Park prior to 1991) is a combination amusement park and water park in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States.[1] It opened in 1959. The park features 24 rides for all ages, food, and carnival style games. It features a water attraction, WaterMania!, which operates Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. Cliff's also has the only wooden roller coaster in New Mexico, the New Mexico Rattler.

Early beginnings (1959–1962)

Cliff and Zella Hammond built a small kiddie park located at 7600 Lomas Blvd in 1959 and named it Uncle Cliff’s Kiddieland. After a few years at this location, the neighbors started a petition to have the park shut down. They relocated for a very short time to Little Beavertown in Tijeras Canyon outside Albuquerque.

Evolution (1963 – present)

In 1963, Cliff's relocated to its present location at 4800 Osuna Rd. NE. At that time it was on the very outskirts of Albuquerque. As bigger attractions were being built the company wanted to take the emphasis from the word "Kiddie" and dropped it and renamed the park Cliff's Amusement Park.

Rides

Roller Coasters

Water Rides

Thrill Rides

Kiddy Rides

References

  1. ↑ Moffett, Kevin (November 2004). "Funworld: the business of writing about the business of roller coasters". The Believer. Retrieved August 11, 2014.

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