Palace Playland

Palace Playland
Location	Old Orchard Beach, Maine, U.S.
Status	Operating
Opened	1902
Owner	John Golder; Paul Golder
Slogan	New England's Only Beachfront Amusement Park
Attractions
Total	28
Roller coasters	3
Water rides	1
Website	https://www.palaceplayland.com/

Palace Playland is a seasonal amusement park located in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. It has operated on the same site since 1902.

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In the 1900s, Palace Playland's startup decade, the then-small amusement park centered on a roller skating rink and adjacent merry-go-round. Simple summer refreshments were served, such as lemonade and salt water taffy.

In the 1950s, Palace Playland was operated by future banker and philanthropist Bernard Osher, a Maine native.

In the 1970s and 1980s, Palace Playland was noted for operating a 1910 Philadelphia Toboggan Company carousel, PTC #19; however, in 1996, the valuable antique was withdrawn from service and moved to Ohio.^[1]

In the 1990s, Palace Playland claimed to be "New England's largest pinball and video arcade." A guidebook writer recommended the park to "aficionados of the garish."^[2]

In the 2010s, Palace Playland describes itself as "New England's Only Beachfront Amusement Park." In 2010–11, the park tore down and replaced its Ferris wheel. The Playland has positioned itself as a provider of amusement-park-experience services to French-speaking residents of Quebec, including offering a webpage in French.^[3] In 2018, Palace Playland opened another new roller coaster known as the "Sea Viper" replacing the "Galaxi". In April 2020, Palace Playland implemented a cashless card system for its arcade.^[4]

Palace Playland is located directly on the waterfront, across Maine State Route 9 from the Old Orchard Beach Downeaster passenger railroad station.

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Roller Coasters
Name	Opened	Manufacturer	Notes
Orient Express^[5]	2000	Wisdom Rides
Sea Viper^[6]	2018	Preston & Babieri	Users board a cart resembling a sea snake. Then, passengers whip around sharp turns and steep gradients at high speeds. Replaced the former Galaxi coaster and partially sits on a 1-acre expansion^[7]
Wipeout^[8]	2018	SBF Visa Group	Added alongside Sea Viper part of a $4 million expansion.

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Thrill Rides
Name	RideType	Notes	Year Added
Kraken	Pendulum	Technical Park Street Fighter Revolution. Replaced Adrenalin	2024^[9]
Cliffhanger	Cliffhanger		2022
Matterhorn	Matterhorn
Pirate	Pirate Ship		2005
Power Surge	Power Surge	Zamperla; Moved to the former Cascade Falls plot for the 2022 season.	2003^[10]
Riptide		Replaced Moby Dick	2012^[11]

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Family Rides
Name	Ride Type	Notes	Year Added
Dodgems	Bumper Cars
Drop Zone	Drop Tower
Electra Wheel	Ferris Wheel	Replaced the parks former Sun Wheel(Ferris Wheel)^[12]	2011
Super Star	Troika
Tilt-A-Whirl	Tilt-A-Whirl
Wave Swinger	Wave Swinger		2008^[13]

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Kiddy Rides
Name	Ride Type	Notes	Year Added
Carousel	Carousel	Chance Rides Menagerie Carousel
Convoy
Crop Duster			2008
Dizzy Dragons			2012
Dumbo
Euro Slide	Fun Slide		2005^[14]
Frog Hopper			2012
Grand Orient Fun House	Fun House	Relocated from the Galaxi side of the Park to near the Ferris Wheel in the early 2000s
Hampton Cars
Hampton Motorcycles
Motorcycle Jump			2005
Tea Cups	Kiddie Tea Cups		2002^[15]
Winky The Whale

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Notable Former Attractions
Name	Ride Type	Notes	Year Removed
Liquid Lightning Water Slides	Water Slides	"Tallest Water Slides in Maine" When Opened	2002
Terminator	Kamikaze		2009
Galaxi	Roller Coaster	Replaced by Sea Viper	2017^[16]
Fiesta Loca	Octopus		2018
Cascade Falls	Log Flume		2022

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Euclid Beach Park - discussion of history of PTC #19
Funtown Splashtown USA - nearby OOB amusement park

[1]
Curtis, Wayne (1998). Maine: Off the Beaten Path (3rd ed.). Old Saybrook, CT: Globe Pequot Press. 27. ISBN 0-7627-0190-0.
[2]
Curtis, Wayne (1998). Maine: Off the Beaten Path (3rd ed.). Old Saybrook, CT: Globe Pequot Press. 26. ISBN 0-7627-0190-0.
[3]
"Palace Playland". Palace Playland. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
[4]
Achenbach, Meagan (2020-04-28). "Arcade Opening / COVID-19 Park Updates & New Card System". Palace Playland. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
[5]
"Orient Express - Palace Playland (Old Orchard Beach, Maine, United States)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
[6]
"Sea Viper - Palace Playland (Old Orchard Beach, Maine, United States)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
[7]
Writer, Kelley BouchardStaff (2017-09-02). "Roller coaster's last days in Old Orchard Beach herald a larger ride to come". Press Herald. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
[8]
"Wipeout - Palace Playland (Old Orchard Beach, Maine, United States)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
[9]
"Palace Playland Amusement Park, Featured Attractions". 2007-07-01. Archived from the original on 2007-07-01. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
[10]
"Palace Playland Amusement Park, Featured Attractions". 2003-10-02. Archived from the original on 2003-10-02. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
[11]
"What's New | Palace Playland | Maine Amusement Park | New England's Only Beachfront Amusement Park - Old Orchard Beach, Maine". 2012-10-19. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
[12]
"What's New | Palace Playland | Maine Amusement Park | New England's Only Beachfront Amusement Park - Old Orchard Beach, Maine". 2011-06-15. Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
[13]
"Palace Playland Amusement Park, Featured Attractions". 2008-11-01. Archived from the original on 2008-11-01. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
[14]
"Palace Playland Amusement Park, Featured Attractions". 2005-11-03. Archived from the original on 2005-11-03. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
[15]
"Palace Playland Amusement Park, Featured Attractions". 2002-06-02. Archived from the original on 2002-06-02. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
[16]
"Galaxi - Palace Playland (Old Orchard Beach, Maine, United States)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2020-11-12.

Official website
Palace Playland at the Roller Coaster DataBase

43°30′53″N 70°22′29″W

[Curtis27-1] [1]
Curtis, Wayne (1998). Maine: Off the Beaten Path (3rd ed.). Old Saybrook, CT: Globe Pequot Press. 27. ISBN 0-7627-0190-0.

[Curtis26-2] [2]
Curtis, Wayne (1998). Maine: Off the Beaten Path (3rd ed.). Old Saybrook, CT: Globe Pequot Press. 26. ISBN 0-7627-0190-0.

[Playland-à-Français-3] [3]
"Palace Playland". Palace Playland. Retrieved 2011-12-15.

[4] [4]
Achenbach, Meagan (2020-04-28). "Arcade Opening / COVID-19 Park Updates & New Card System". Palace Playland. Retrieved 2021-04-22.

[5] [5]
"Orient Express - Palace Playland (Old Orchard Beach, Maine, United States)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2020-11-12.

[6] [6]
"Sea Viper - Palace Playland (Old Orchard Beach, Maine, United States)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2020-11-12.

[7] [7]
Writer, Kelley BouchardStaff (2017-09-02). "Roller coaster's last days in Old Orchard Beach herald a larger ride to come". Press Herald. Retrieved 2020-11-12.

[8] [8]
"Wipeout - Palace Playland (Old Orchard Beach, Maine, United States)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2020-11-12.

[9] [9]
"Palace Playland Amusement Park, Featured Attractions". 2007-07-01. Archived from the original on 2007-07-01. Retrieved 2020-11-12.

[10] [10]
"Palace Playland Amusement Park, Featured Attractions". 2003-10-02. Archived from the original on 2003-10-02. Retrieved 2020-11-12.

[11] [11]
"What's New | Palace Playland | Maine Amusement Park | New England's Only Beachfront Amusement Park - Old Orchard Beach, Maine". 2012-10-19. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2020-11-12.

[12] [12]
"What's New | Palace Playland | Maine Amusement Park | New England's Only Beachfront Amusement Park - Old Orchard Beach, Maine". 2011-06-15. Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2020-11-12.

[13] [13]
"Palace Playland Amusement Park, Featured Attractions". 2008-11-01. Archived from the original on 2008-11-01. Retrieved 2020-11-12.

[14] [14]
"Palace Playland Amusement Park, Featured Attractions". 2005-11-03. Archived from the original on 2005-11-03. Retrieved 2020-11-12.

[15] [15]
"Palace Playland Amusement Park, Featured Attractions". 2002-06-02. Archived from the original on 2002-06-02. Retrieved 2020-11-12.

[16] [16]
"Galaxi - Palace Playland (Old Orchard Beach, Maine, United States)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2020-11-12.

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