This is a great amusement and water park combined with rides, easy, scary, water fun, shows, food and gifts. It's good for all ages. There is free parking which is a plus. You pay for a ticket but it's unlimited rides for all day. I've been coming for over twenty years now and some things are the same but some things are new and you always enjoy yourself. I found out the train ride isn't running due to repairs of an Italian restaurant so they had to remove the tracks but I was told it will be back, like maybe next year. So you go on a boat ride on the lake, or you take a ride on top of the lake for a breathtaking view on the Sky Ride, go on the merry go round, the Ferris wheel, get wet on the Boston Tea Party. So much to do! The people working here are helpful and friendly. So if you haven't been to Canobie Lake Park in Salem NH, put it on your list to do this summer. read more

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My son loves going to Canobie Lake Park. I think it's the perfect park if you have a toddler/young elementary aged kid. The little kiddle land is perfect to just bounce between riders without a wait. The train ride is cute and myself and my son love the little dragon coaster. The adult rides did have long lines, but I was there with my son so didn't really get a chance to wait for those anyways. The Taylor Swift cover band they have right now was actually super fun and entertaining. The performer makes for an impressive Taylor Swift! To me the greatest room for improvement here is the photo. It is just not very good and the options are random/spread out. Like you can get chicken tenders at one spot, but then have to go across the park if you want a hot dog. We went with BBQ and while it was pricey, it was not very good. read more

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I've been coming to Canobie Lake Park since I was two years old--yes, I came here for my second birthday. Sooo, Canobie is very nostalgic for me. Honestly, when I step into the park not much has changed. Of course there are some new rides and food is different, but for the most part it feels the same--which I like. This amusement park is a staple in New England. You pay a ticket price that includes unlimited access to rides. Plus, there are shows throughout the summer and fall of impersonator singers or magicians to name a few. And this is where I tried dip n dots for the first time. Classic rides include the Boston Tea Party, Yankee Canonball, the Star blaster and Frisbee, which are some of my favorites. I do also love their sky ride rides where you can enjoy beautiful views of Canobie Lake. Also RIP Corkscrew rollercoaster :( In the fall, they have scream fest. Where characters come alive and you can scream your head off walking through haunted houses. Which is what I went to recently. I did scream and it's still a fall classic, and lines moved pretty quickly. Now I will say, as I've gotten older and now I have come as an adult, you realize the star blaster isn't as high as it looked when you were a kid, and you're not really "driving" the antique cars like you thought you were when you were 10. But, there's still something sweet about this place even if you leave feeling meh it was okay today. You've grown up with the park and that's the magic of Canobie. read more

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Me and my friends went on the ride untamed. Our ride attendant, Braydon, was PHENOMENAL! TOP TIER! He was very helpful, kind, and even made sure to say "I'm about to go on my lunch break right now, but i'll make sure to tell my coworker to get you on this ride very quickly" (we were in the disability line). HE WAS AMAZING and made our experience 10x better. Shoutout to Brayden! read more

Canobie Lake Park is a smaller amusement park that has the cutest vintage vibes. It's a must-visit during the summer. While there aren't a ton of roller coasters, there are plenty of the classic rides - a Ferris wheel, carousel, sky tram, and even a boat ride on the nearby lake. I have so much fun every time I visit. It's about $60 for adults, but they allow reentry and parking is free. The only thing missing at Canobie is vegan options. Aside from fries, dole whip, chips & salsa, and beans or rice, there's not much to eat. A veggie burger or veggie hotdog would be nice! read more

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i was in the wave pool (with my son near me) and i was sitting on top and fell over and under (bc its a wave pool, it was moving me forward but still under water), thank god my son was near me to try to grab me (which he did but i still went under water twice). i yelled to the next three lifeguards.....no reaction i got out to complain, the lady i spoke to said "its normal" for that to happen??????? what. if the wave pool is still making me go under water....theres a problem and no lifeguards are hearing me call help....are you effing kidding. i then complained to the guest services and she kept apologizing....no, the lady who was actually at the effing wave pool should have cared but blue it off saying we will make sure they are paying attention. how do ik that will be true bc this is the 2nd effing under water incident. lifeguards do not pay the eff attention enough. they need to be more eagle eyed than what they all are bc second incident. i had to grab a little boys hands about 3 years ago when we went bc he slipped from his dad's grip....wtf wave pool employees and lifeguards suck. read more

All the rides and we had a fun time Im hoping to go a day after they open which is may 2nd of 2026

An great park for the money . Free parking . All the classic ausment park rides . The only thing if you like bigger rides or roller coasters go six flags . Water park was nice . It get very busy though . Haunted season at the park amazing tons of haunted houses . Plus they have all different kind of shows . Food was is kind of pricy but that everywhere you go now . 45 mins form boston . read more

They force you buy tix online. That's not the real issue. What is, if you show up and your phone is dead, or does't have the most recent update you ARE NOT GETTING IN. GO FUCK YOURSELF IS ALL I GOT. I am self employed, I don't understand companies that insist on making buying their service more difficult but Canobie does now. I like to make getting clients easy but hey, they are now sucking. Finally got some 20 year old to tell me WTF to do while some old 65 y/o bitched at him about pushing the inline thing. Ugg, Halloween BS was ok but this place has lost its common sense, when someone wants to pay you, make it easy. Not harder. Anyways, was good as a kid. But my kid has better options now. Just brought my 10 year old for the last time. read more

We got rained out the last couple hours were open but they were super nice to issue us a voucher to come after 5pm. And despite this being a very small amusement park, they really do have something for everyone here, even if you can't do any rides. We managed to even watch a dog show here! read more

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I've always had fond memories of visiting Canobie as a kid, and in recent years I've enjoyed bringing my own family back--up until today. This visit was a disaster. The park was beyond overcrowded, with 1+ hour waits for every ride. It was clearly understaffed across rides and concessions, and the park itself was filthy--bathrooms unkept, grounds littered, and garbage bins overflowing, drawing swarms of yellow jackets. Frankly, it felt like a complete money grab. I paid $236 for what amounted to a miserable day. If you can't manage the crowds, cap daily ticket sales. Instead, it seems you're prioritizing revenue over guest experience. At this point, I feel cheated and wish there were a way to get my money back. read more

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Canobie Lake Park is a flat out wonderful place and a must visit for any New England visitors! Canobie is a somewhat small, but legit amusement park with TONS of kiddie rides and adult rides alike. It has old world charm (as it's been around since 1902) and is very clean. I grew up in Salem, but moved away about 20 years ago, and finally got to revisit Canobie with my family this summer for the first time in over 20 years and it was a very special experience for everyone! I think folks in the area take Canobie for granted as it's just so charming and fun! Being regular Disneyland goers, I was shocked by the relatively small wait times. Yes - we went on a Monday - but a Monday smack in the middle of summer... and the lines were really great. The food options here are fast compared to most theme parks. Sure, it's not the culinary experience that Walt Disney World is... compared to Six flags, Disneyland and most other small theme parks, the food options are pretty amazing. The grounds are beautiful and the tradition here is really cool. We got to put our kids on some of the same kiddie rides my parents put me on and my grandparents put my parents on! If you're a roller coaster person, that's an area where the park is lacking. Where a park like Six Flags Magic Mountain is literally a park full of roller coasters, Canobie has two... the 89 year old Yankee Cannonball (which is SUPER fun) and a newer one that was built in 2011 that I heard was a ton of fun, but very short. The log ride is still amazing and might be my favorites. They have a nice mix of vintage old-school and newer thrill rides, but they are mostly of the skinny variety, which admittedly aren't my favorite. I LOVE going on the classic Mine of The Lost Souls... a dark ride that is super fun and janky! And what other park can you take a boat ride across a lake! Sure the old Canobie Queen has been replaced by a much smaller boat... but it was still tons of fun! The arcades are still a giant thing at Canobie as they are everywhere! I was a bit disappointed that many of the vintage arcade games that were still there in the 90s (they had machines from the 50s that still had zippos and other old prizes no-one had one in all that time in there!) were gone. It used to be an arcade museum. They have a new waterpark area that is included and looked like a lot of fun, but we didn't participate this time. The splash pads and lazy river all looked great, but there were only two slides which both had long lines, so I think if they brought it 3-5 more slides, this would really be a great water park too. The park oddly closed at 7pm, and we needed an extra couple hours to really get our fill. Also, the stores should stay open past close as we were ready to buy some stuff and they were all closed. Who wants to spend ride time shopping, so they should keep at least a couple open a half hour past close. Oh... and I should mention, they har FREE PARKING!!! What other amusement park has free parking these days? All in all... this is such a great, clean little park that really does have fun for the whole family. I think a lot of folks in the area might be jaded or just have unreasonable expectations for the park, because it was super fun. Can't wait to go back next time we visit! read more

Such a blast! Good for a day of family fun. The park is so nostalgic to my family as we used to visit as kids and now bring our kids. We went last weekend and the park was clean, staff were friendly, most attractions were open despite the rainy weather. There is something to offer for each person in my family regardless of age and ride intensity. We rode untamed for the first time ever and it was really a blast! read more

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I could not give this amusement park anything less than 5 stars in good conscience. Relative ease of entrance. Some traffic, but even on busy days nothing to fume about. Free parking. Opportunities to get a discounted entrance rate abound. If you're with someone hurt or handicapped you get a fast pass band to the front of every line. No need to buy any food or drinks in the park. Super loose policies on what you bring in. Get your hand stamped and come and go. Never a far walk in or out of the park. Lines are standard at the rides on busy days. People cleaning constantly. Bathrooms abound. Fireworks every weekend in the summer over the lake. Fun, fun, fun! Highest recommendation! read more

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I have not been back to Canobie Lake Park in at least 15 years, somethings change and some don't. I can't believe they removed the yellow corkscrew rollercoaster. They still have Yankee Canonball wooden rollercoaster and starblaster and of course added a few new rides and expanded the water park. I love the sky ride and food options seems to be more. Ticket prices are reasonable and I went because of the amazing Taylor Swift tribute and June did not disappoint! read more

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Just wanted to share our park experience. We returned to Screemfest this year for the first time in 8 years and were horribly disappointed. There were four adults in our group ranging from 24 to 56 yrs old. We were cut in line on every single attraction including rides and haunts. We were mostly cut by young teens but also by Mom's with their kids. Only one time out of the 7 or more times was there a staff person in the vicinity of the incidents. The park seemed grossly understaffed which allowed this to continue. We ended up leaving hours earlier than planned because of this. We all had great memories of this park and screemfest but sadly not anymore. read more

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Service at some of the outdoor food service spots is terrible. Cashiers letting people openly cut in lines then giving me a rude attitude when I ask politely that they stop allowing that read more

You must go there and try to gluten free chicken tendies! They are very delicious! 10/10

Large park with a lot of parking and lines move quickly. Theres alot to do and plenty to eat. Ben many times and will be back again soon

This is a nice family amusement park, we've gone almost every summer since I've been little (about 25 years). Doesn't have a lot of coasters like Six Flags but also has more shade/trees and less obnoxious groups of people if you ask me. Has a nice kiddy land, log flume, wooden rollercoaster , sky ride and train. Has a small water area, but can definitely get crowded and isn't the best. Free parking tho! I recommend bringing and lunch and eating in the car, as food can be costly and not very healthy (as with most theme parks). read more

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Never again! Been going to Canobie Lake for 50 years but never made to feel uncomfortable by staff before last night. I was at front of Yankee Cannonball line and the young girls behind me asked if they could sit in the front cars. Of course I obliged and sat alone in the back car. Staff asked extremely politely if I could change seats. I asked if I was too fat to sit alone in back. Attendant said "oh no these two people really want to sit together." I didn't want to be rude so I got up. They sat me next to a horrified little girl. I apologized profusely to her and her pissed parents. You'lI probably be hearing from them too! I should have just exited the ride but shook it off and went back later. Attendant asked if there were any single riders and AGAIN tried to seat me next to young girls. That time I did just exit ride to avoid being perceived as a pedophile there to sit next to young girls. Doubt I'll be returning to Canobie Lake. I was ostracized and VERY embarrassed having that much attention drawn to me. Especially because in both cases I or someone else could have just waited. Hope that couple who "had to sit together" spend as much as I used to. I bought a season pass after learning your park was service animal friendly. I'm a 56 year old disabled man with brain tumor. It affects many things including social skills. It is extremely hard, awkward and now embarrassing going to an amusement park alone. I don't really have time to worry what others think of me. What kind of life would I have left if my pleasure depends on the approval of others? It takes a lot of will and positivity to do things alone but only takes a little negativity to ruin it. I've never had as much intentional negativity directed towards me as I did at your park where "It's always just for fun!" Yeah right NOT fun for me anymore! I will return cut up pass to you. read more

As prices climb at the destination theme parks, now at more than $100 even if you go for a week and average it out per day, close to $200 if you only go for ONE day. Of course Canobie isn't in the business of competing with the Florida megaparks, but the fact that we can hop on I-93 and be there in about a half hour from Boston if it's not rush hour, is a really good thing that hopefully families over the NH border are not overlooking. The first big props Canobie earns is the FREE PARKING. How rare is that these days? I think Six Flags hit $40, yes you read that right. Canobie could immediately make an easy $15k+ a day just on parking alone, but they choose not to, so you have to hand it to them. And with it not even that big, I don't think they run trams. From most spots in the lot, you'll be at the front gate within five minutes. Everyone has been ssssooo friendly at the gate. One of our visits, they asked us if we needed a free ticket which was being given away by a local business. So we ended up not needing to buy all adult tickets in our group that day! They don't offer a ton of discounts anymore, but still under $50 for certain days of the week is pretty fair overall. The food is decent, like a 6/10 overall....some items rock like almost everything from the Mexican stand, and others haven't been so good like the pizza. But again, the prices are very fair and go a long way to put up with some mediocre items. I'd be giving this an astounding five stars if the rides were better. Some were just not open when we went in the kid's section, others would go down for maintenance, and their coaster collection needs to be improved upon. Some of the rides look and feel old, that can be ok at times given the age of the park but there are others that look like they need to be replaced. Our family favorite is the double-decker carousel and the train ride along Canobie Lake. But still, after all of this.....I'm happy we have this easily within driving distance. It's not a place you go to spend the night and make a few days of it, but 6-8 hours for a day does the trick and really gets the amusement fix in. read more

Canobie Lake Park is super cool and the rides are awesome, but one of the workers tried to scam me. I paid $10 for two balls at a game, and about ten minutes later I saw that on the board it says you could get more balls for the same price. When I told the worker, he just said, 'Oh, but you just wanted two turns,' which I never said." read more

This was a special place that I was taken to on a Thursday afternoon. It was loaded with families, camps, and people just wanting to have a good time before summer is over. It was brought to my attention that days before was the 100th Anniversary of the park being opened (cool fact). I had a warm feeling about the place since my friend told me he spent 20 years of his life going to the park with his family. And how it was always the highlight of his summer growing up. I knew from that moment it was going to be a great memory for me and for all of the people visiting the park. I had a great time. The rides were cool. Some thrill seeking, some calm but all fun nevertheless. Go & make a memory! read more

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Not the best theme park but for being a family owned park it doesn't have super bad rides but everything else is really expensive but it's great read more

I can't believe how over crowded and understaffed this event was. Definitely never going back to screamfest I left just feeling annoyed and cheated read more

Awful, 0 stars if I could! I would never recommend to anyone, their rides are sketchy, the people the have working there are rude as can be and their security team has 0 training. I'm shocked that they don't have at least 10 open law suits against them! read more

I was there today with my wife and two girls, on my drive in the car in front of me did something wrong? But when I pulled up and asked about the handicap spots I was screamed at by one of the employees??? He was pointing and said handicap spots are that way keep moving meanwhile my kids are like can we just go. I don't understand I have issues walking I have the handicap plates but couldn't park in front?? I will not be returning and my kids will not purchase season passes anymore! You should really fire that employee someone that angry will eventually hurt someone. read more

I've been going here since I was a little girl. My very first coaster was the Dragon Coaster. I even enjoy it as an adult and currently take my niece and nephew here. It's a great way to build memories! Some of my favorite rides include the "Psychodrome" and "Boston Tea Party". read more

Very clean, well maintained, great for little kids. They don't gouge you with the food and drink prices either. Highly highly recommend.

I was at canobie lake park yesterday 03/19 my family and I rented a cabana by the toddler/baby pool. Around noon I went up to the grill. Got a burger and tenders for my mother and kids. Went to the register to purchase. One of the worker (brown hair with a pony tail probably 5'2 Caucasian woman) tells me it's the registers around the corner. I said thanks and go around the corner to the two registers. I see two people being rang up for things so I wait. After up a coworker a register became open. So I go in front of her and the worker with the brown hair and ponytail. Turns her back on me. She knows I'm there. Mind you she just rang up another coworker. I did go to another register that clears up. But she decided to bring up another coworker for a drink before me, even though that coworker said not to And to take me before. Disrespectful and I should've just walked away with the food for free. read more

I took my 5 kids to Canobie Lake Park yesterday. We had a good day for the most part. Most of the staff were friendly and accommodating, but others were just so rude and acted like they didn't want to be there at all. Almost like I was bothering them when I was ordering things. The Be-Bop Cafe, for one, had the rudest girls behind the counter. Absolutely terrible customer service. I stood at the doughboy place near the entrance for at least 5 minutes watching the staff chit chat in the back, knowing I was standing there, before I had to ask if anyone was working today. Then, at the little kid cars that drive around the track, I asked the attendant if I could go on with my 3 year old, and he snapped at me, "This is a child's ride!" I paid $450 just to enter this place. You would think they could be a bit more respectful to people. I will NEVER go back here. read more

When I was a kid, my uncle used to tell me, "Canobie Lake Park is like a poor man's Disney World". A few decades later, I'm inclined to agree. As most of you probably already know, becoming an adult is a strange, yet intriguing journey. Somewhere between college (or whatever) and getting your first entry level position, you start to care about things like bills, taxes, and the prices of things. Like amusement park tickets. Obviously, your average 8 year old isn't gonna give a flip about the fact that their parents just spent 5% of their hard earned paycheck getting themselves and their family of four into a modest, New England amusement park. One thing I DO remember about being a kid was that tickets used to cost somewhere around $16. Mind you, this was sometime during the early 90s (yes, I'm aging myself a bit here. Bite me!). Now that tickets are TRIPLE what they used to be back when my greatest adversary was acne and midterms, I expect a little more bang for my buck. Nothing earth shattering, mind you. But...something within the realm that is worthy of Canobie. Sure, there's plenty of open rides. But thanks to short staffing (or possibly even safety concerns), there are also a fair amount of closed rides. Though I can't name them off the top of my head, that's neither here nor there. Because there's one major take-away from this "TL;DR" segway: there should be more going on here for the price we're paying. Don't get me wrong--this park is fine by NH standards. The thing is, when you travel as much as I have, you form a basis for comparison. So, let me break it down for you all. If you've never left the state of NH, then you'll likely think this park is the most epic spectacle you've ever gazed eyes upon. And honestly, it can be. Then....you experience things like Six Flags, Water Country, and the aforementioned Disney World and you go, "Ya know....50 bucks oughta get me more than an old fossil of a rollercoaster older than my grandpa and overpriced food court cuisine". I'm oversimplifying, of course. But that's basically the summary of Canobie. It's entertaining, but nothing to write home about. The lines are still pretty long, which means you spend approximately a third of your day MINIMUM waiting to even get on a ride. Most of their food spots take contactless payment and there is hand sanitizer everywhere. A word of caution: you practically get strip searched on the way in (because, ya know....weapons). I'm talkin' full on metal detectors and rent-a-cops. So, if you wear a belt with a huge ass metal buckle like I often do, just be aware of that. I would also highly suggest sunscreen and a bucket hat, since shade DOES exist here, but is also pretty limited. This is essential if you plan to visit the mini water park inside. There's also a haunted house thing they apparently open around October. I've never been, so I can't tell you if it's any good or not. All I CAN say is...Canobie Lake Park is worth about 3 pretentiously priced tickets worth a king's ransom out of 5. read more

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A severely handicapped person going into this park in a wheelchair with their family is also charged the adult entry fee even though they will never be able to go on any rides since they cannot stand up, walk or even speak. Shame on the money hungry owners and trustees of Canobie Lake Park! read more

I love Canobie lake but I think they could've done better with Crowd control and these prices for a small cup of Dippin dots or any other ice cream. These ice creams are 6 bucks which is insane . Pretty nice place if you want to relax your mind read more

Most of the rides like Untamed,Yankee cannonball, and the log flume are great. same with the food like the pizza at the pizza ria close to the star blaster and other ride like wipeout or ice jet is also really good. It is amazing because it is like 5-10 minutes away from my house. (Btw i am using my moms account.) lol read more

On Saturday, July 26th at 11:00am my daughter and I traveled to Canobie Lake Park to celebrate a friends birthday. UPon arriving, we walked through the metal detectors and apparently tit went off while we walked through. The (2) teenagers at the entrance instructed me to go over to another area where they would do further inspection. Issue #1, nothing was explained. I had to ask them why we were being rerouted to another area- while I'm doing this the "lead" in that area ( I did not get his name but he was about 6'3-6'4 blond, in a very condescending manner, "what is the issue?" I told him theat there was no issue, I was just looking for an explanation as I'm watching people walk into the park with massive bags and the 1 person chosen to get out of line happened to be black. That was issue #2- he was rude, couldn't explain what was happening, and escalated without provocation. I gave a woman named Synthia my bag. She had the worst attitude of them all. Iw as treated worse than the people at TSA treat people who are boarding a plane. She was even more rude than the other gentlemen. I let her wand me. I explained that I have 2 new hips and it likely set off the metal detectors. They could care less. I've never in my life been treated that way in front of my 10 year old daughter and hadn't we driven an hour to get there to celebrate a birthday I gladly would have asked for a refund and left the park. SYNTHIA- disgusting.. read more

We paid top dollar to bring our whole family and stayed until the activities close at 7pm. On our way out we needed to use the restroom as most people do before a long drive home. They rudely locked all the restrooms by the exit and told us we would have to go outside the gate. We waited in line for 25 minutes and by the time we go to the restroom, a guard shut off all the lights and made the rest of the line use the bathroom in the dark with scared kids. It was inhumane and quite disappointing after paying so much money to enjoy the day with our kids. Totally ruined our experience end of day. read more

You're really not missing out on much. Everything is pizza, chicken tenders, burgers, etc... The only standout places are the fried seafood and the bbq place for being different. Canobie Lake can be summarized in one phrase: Like carnival food but worse. For a well established, historical park, they could do a lot better on the food, entertainment, games, etc... Everything is same but different. You get all the same horrid merch at the stores but the stores have different theming. There are multiple arcading areas but different theming. The park severely lacks identity. Canobie Lake sure does have a brand but it still doesn't know what it wants to be. It's has a tropical water park, weird mascots, random on and off entertainment, some carnival rides and games, a Midwest theming, etc... it's all over the place. Also Canobie Lake is very overrun with middle schoolers and people who do not know how to act! It is the Walmart of amusement parks! read more

there was a girl working at the Ferris wheel and she was not doing a very good job she was flirting with the boy in the booth the whole time and took forever to load us and she told my soster to put a top on because she was in a bathing suit but there are absolutely NO rules that say you need a top. Do better Amber. read more