Previously, on Lucky to Live in the ROC (Part 1) and Lucky to Live in the ROC (Part 2), I shared two great places to visit in Rochester, New York: the Little Theatre and Highland Park. In Part 3, I reveal more attractions, including THE FOURTH-OLDEST ROLLER COASTER IN THE WORLD!
SEABREEZE AMUSEMENT PARK
Seabreeze is a historic amusement park situated in a breezy part of town where Irondequoit Bay meets Lake Ontario. It’s been a summer destination for young and old since 1879. I used to go there in the 1960s.
My favorite ride then was Over the Falls, which in those days meant a slow, creaky ride through dank, cobwebby tunnels, and a 40-foot plunge into a pool. Over the Falls eventually got to be over the hill, though (what does that say about me?), and was replaced in 1984 by the Log Flume.
Although I was daring enough to go Over the Falls, I never had the intestinal fortitude to brave the Jack Rabbit, built in 1920. It’s the fourth-oldest roller coaster in the world, but at 102, it’s also the oldest continuously operating roller coaster in America.
Yes, the Jack Rabbit isn’t just old, it’s an antique – entirely constructed of WOOD. And if that isn’t enough to send you screaming from the park, consider this: you’ll be strapping yourself in for a wild ride full of sharp twists and turns on track that clickety-clacks like a rattlesnake (over 2,000 feet of it) , a 75-foot drop, and a dark tunnel signaling the merciful end.
But hold on a minute. If that type of cheap thrill isn’t your cup of tea, there are plenty of other rides here at Seabreeze (including swirling teacups, which caused me to have to sit perfectly still for an hour after being swirled in one of them).
Although Seabreeze Amusement Park happens to be the fourth-oldest operating amusement park in the United States, not all of its rides are old. Here are some of the other rides you’ll see there. Pictured below are the Time Machine, Tilt, Screamin’ Eagle, Revolution 360, Log Flume, Carousel, and Bobsled:
Speaking of old, seniors get in free every Tuesday. They can enjoy all rides for free that day, too. And yes, if you must know, I was there on a Tuesday.
In my next installment of Lucky to Live in the ROC, an epic road trip in search of the perfect pizza leads to some unexpected paintings in the strangest of places.
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Thanks for sharing. This was fun!
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Love hearing all that is there in the ROC! I love rollercoasters and that would be a trip to ride on! I think a girl’s trip to upstate is in order. Miss you!
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I never went up to the Seabreeze amusement park. I barely made it to Uncle Ralph and Aunt Donna’s without getting dizzy riding in circles on the old Inner Loop. But I spent many a beer soaked evening at the Red Creek Inn, which used to be down on Jefferson Road near RIT. Back circa 1974-77 there was a Grateful Dead knockoff band called Old Salt that played there. A bunch of us from the U of R (most of us were the kind of student our faculty would want to disavow, but most of us went on to do good things) would go down to listen to music, eat dinner, and drink beer. In no particular order.
I’m pretty sure my motorcycle knew the way from the U of R to Red Creek and back again, because otherwise, I likely would have never made it home but rather into the river, as we used to push the envelope pretty hard on East River Road. Fortunately, the envelope never pushed back. Whew.
Rochester will always be close to my heart.
Found a story here.
https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2014/05/31/whatever-happened-red-creek-inn/9783329/
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