Waldameer

Welcome to Waldameer

I decided to start off the day with the Wacky Shack

The other dark ride is a walk through Pirate's Cove

Let's take a look at the flat rides at the park.  Here's the Carousel

X Scream

Thunder River

Tilt-A-Whirl

Flying Swings

Sea Dragon

Spider

Scrambler and Music Express

Wipeout

Paratrooper

Sky Ride time

This is a lot of fun

You can see most of the park on this round trip flyover

Coming in for a landing

Might as well do the Ferris Wheel next

Might need to head here next

Here is the rest of the park

Comet was the first coaster of the day

Hard to believe that this is the same layout as Teddy Bear and Beastie

Still fun though

Here is Ravine Flyer 3.  I like the setting over the water

Now for the reason that I came here - Ravine Flyer II

This coaster is a lot of fun

Going over and back across the street is pretty neat

I highly recommend a stop here at Waldameer to just ride this thing

Great location - Great ride

I had a great time at Waldameer.  This park is sort of a hidden gem.

If you are anywhere near this park - you need to stop and visit.

Stricker's Grove

Welcome to Stricker's Grove

Stricker's Grove is an interesting park that is only open certain times of the year

So after these years, it's satisfying to finally catch the park open

Let's take a look at the rides on the midway.  Here's the Carousel

Flying Elephants

Ferris Wheel

Let's take a ride on the train

It is really a pretty long ride around the entire fairgrounds

Scrambler

Tilt-A-Whirl

Tip Top

Pirate Ship

Electric Rainbow 

Flying Scooters

Kiddie Whip

Kiddie Rockets

The first of the two coasters at the park is The Teddy Bear

The Teddy Bear is a junior wooden roller coaster

This is your classic layout for junior wooden coasters

It's actually a lot of fun

The major attraction at the park is The Tornado.

The Tornado features some great pops of air along its route

Here's the layout of the ride as seen from the train ride.

Heading around the curve.

Heading into the brake run.  This is a fun little wooden coaster.

So that's Stricker's Grove.  A nice little park and worth a visit.