Visited the small amusement park in Olcott, NY, to see a park bench that was dedicated to a friend that passed away. We found it and sat for awhile reminiscing. The rest of the park has a variety of rides for children. They also have old fashioned Skee-Ball which we always find fun to play. Nice place to bring your small children or grandchildren. read more

Olcott Beach Carousel Park - Carousels Near Me - Olcott, New York

Such an awesome spot to take the littles to this summer! The rides are only 25 cents each! Easy, close parking. Lots of spots to have a picnic lunch around or in the park. My 4.5 year old really liked the rides - she wasn't scared of any of them. The park is right on the lake and a small section of shops you can browse or order food/ice cream from. Olcott Beach is across the street - it is pretty rocky so wear water shoes if you want to go down there. Bonus for nursing moms - they have a breastfeeding area at the park too! read more

Olcott Beach Carousel Park - Tickets to ride! Only 25 cents per ride! - Carousels Near Me - Olcott, New York

We come yearly for Christmas in July. The kids love the rides and all of the local businesses are great. It's our new tradition.

This is just perfect for young ones. It is very clean. There are rides that are perfect for toddlers and young children. Each ride is .25. There is a park next door to have a picnic lunch and you can go down to the small beach that has a lifeguard at the lake. Not far is a splash pad that is free. It is a perfect spot to spend the day. read more

Came to see the Carousel Park while in Olcott yesterday but wasn't able to go in since it was locked up tight due to Covid. It's a cute little amusement park on Lake Ontario. I emphasize the word little. There's only a handful of rides but honestly for little ones It's perfect. They get to ride a few rides, watch a magic show or whatever other kids entertainment they have on their stage and maybe get a ice cream. After that you can head down to Olcott Beach or over to Krull Park. And it won't cost you an arm and a leg! Best part to me though is their vintage arcade with old time skee ball machines. You can play for $.25 a game! They even have a chalk board on the wall for recording the high games of the day. read more

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Step into the past with 25 cent rides! For only ten dollars our kids 2-6 enjoyed riding all of the rides. There are boats, planes, cars, rockets, and a carousel, all of which spun around in circles. This may not sound exciting to you but to a kid every ride is a new adventure and watching their faces is a brand new experience every time. Occasionally, open is the vertically spinning Farris wheel. There is a max height limit of 52 inches but there is a ski ball game, ice cream, and food. While you're there, do catch the 2:00 magic show. It's charming and very entertaining for the kids. Nearby is a park and "Lake beach". I do not suggest planning to swim in this beach as majority of the time the water is filled with E.Coli but that is for another yelp review. In conclusion, if you have a toddler to entertain for an afternoon this is worth the drive. read more

A couple people recommended this park to me because I have a preschooler, and I definitely have to pass this recommendation on to other parents of young kids. The park is extremely affordable, with no admission fee and tickets only 25 cents a piece. All the rides cost one ticket, and the duck game costs two. My son tried one ride after watching other kids on it, but he immediately hated it after it started. We told the ride attendant and she stopped the ride, telling the other kids to stay in their seats while she helped my son off. I appreciated how quickly this was handled, without any judgment or shame. Unfortunately my son refused to try any of the other rides, as they are very similar (going around in a circle), but he still enjoyed the duck game and the Perry's ice cream, which was our biggest expense at the park but not outrageous. For older folks (ages 8+), there's skee ball, and people of all ages can ride the carousel. There's a magic show everyday starting at 2 pm, but we didn't stay to see it since we needed to start our drive home. Bathrooms are very clean, and they have rocking chairs for parents with babies, plus a fenced off area for nursing moms. The park is open Memorial Day through Labor Day. Even though the rides were not a hit with my kiddo this year, we'd like to come back next summer since he still had a positive experience, and it's so affordable. As an added bonus, the lake is a very short walk away. read more

Olcott Beach Carousel Park - Ride my child hated, but all the other kids seemed fine! - Carousels Near Me - Olcott, New York

So glad we made it there before the season ended this year! Cool spot for little kids! Run by volunteers and the rides are only 25 cents each! Such a great deal and kids/toddlers love it! Perfect for a sunny day. Bathrooms are super clean too. read more

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Perfect for small children. This a nice little "kiddie park". There is a double-tier carousel, and four additional rides (slow vehicles that go in a circle: Planes, Boats, Cars, Rockets). There is still a small ferris wheel but it's been closed since 2020. Hopefully they bring it back now that other festivals/carnivals are operating in full. All rides are still only 25 cents each! There are restrooms, a small food/ice cream stand, and a (very small) vintage arcade. This park is perfect for ages 2-5(6?); much more than that and it would probably feel a little dull. read more

Super cute for the little ones. Highly regret not taking my little guy when he was younger. Great day trip from the Buffalo Suburbs. read more

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We had a great time today. For $5 our two kids road all the rides and a couple twice. I got to play some old school skee ball because my kids weren't old enough. And we all had some ice cream. There was also a magic show. The kids said it was the "best day". :-) read more

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Nestled between Olcott Beach and Knull Park, a great stop for a girls day out! We stopped by for Old Olcott Days and had a fun time! They had a skeeball competition going, rides, games, ice cream and other food! They also had a historic wagon ride, wine tastings, farm stand, and more! They host events in the summer often so check their calendar. Would highly recommend visiting in the summer! read more

I'm torn between wishing this small amusement park and Olcott Beach in general drew a larger crowd and appreciating that it isn't swarmed with visitors. It's definitely for smaller children. I wish we moved here sooner because our five year olds probably only have another year or two of enjoyment ahead, but what a great place! All rides are merely a quarter. They include the main carousel that parents can ride as well, a small ferris wheel, planes that rise, boats that rock, cars, and rocket ships. Our twins were able to ride everything, including the planes twice, for $4. Concessions are inexpensive, too. The park is open weekends starting Memorial Day Weekend from noon to 6. I think it's open everyday from July through September. It might be dog friendly, too. We noticed water dishes and a bin of dog biscuits inviting people to take one. Well worth a day trip from Buffalo or maybe even Rochester because there's also a small beach and the Lakefront Shoppes, as well as Krull Park a short drive away. After we spent an hour at the carousel park we played along the shore of Lake Ontario before taking the boys to cool off at the Krull Park splash pad. Perfect afternoon! read more

Olcott Beach Carousel Park - Olcott Beach Carousel Park is right on Lake Ontario, and yards away from the Lakefront Shoppes. - Carousels Near Me - Olcott, New York

What a great place for family fun for little kids! We took our 6 and 3 year old sons on a slightly cloudy July day, just after lunch. There were plenty of people for it to feel festive, and just enough to teach your kids about waiting their turn, but not so many that they ever really had to wait in line. There are 6 rides (rockets, cars, boats, carousel, rocket swings, and Ferris wheel), plus Skeeball (for 8+years), Duck Pond (prizes), and arcade, snack bar (with Perry's, of course), and a free magic show in the outdoor theatre, each day the park is open at 2pm. The rides are only $.25 a piece. The staff is friendly and good with kids. The bathrooms were clean and had a sink and hand dryer at the right height for small children. There are plenty of seats throughout the space at adult and kid height. Most amusing part for me is the use of standard signs that say "no smoking" and "no pregnancy" when it's clearly a kids park and you have to be less than 52" to ride. What a gem! read more

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Absolutely love bringing my granddaughters here! $.25 per ride!!! I recommend to everyone!

This is a wonderful place if you have small children Really a nice little place. One caution be careful where you park. Parked right across from entrance in lot and car was broken into. A lot of rif raf roaming around and not such a nice area. read more

My daughter's first carousel ride was here yesterday, and she loved it. Rides are perfect for the 2-5 crowd. including the carousel, there were a about 6 kiddie rides. The price was perfect at 25¢ a ride. Almost no walking at all, everything was close together. Plenty of opportunities for ice cream and lunch as well. The rides were in beautiful condition and the park was immaculate. We made a great memory here, and I encourage everyone with a little loved one to visit. read more

This park has it all for young families- decent parking, unbeatable ticket prices, child-friendly park size, clean restrooms, and a great location. Admission is free, rides are 25 cents each (all the rides have roofs), there's affordable snack food and ice cream at the concession stand, and it's a minute's walk from the park to the beach, restaurant, and little shops. I've heard there is a splash pad nearby as well that has great reviews. If you are within an hour of this park, I urge you to bring your children here! You won't be disappointed. read more

Kudos to the committee who brought this park back to life! As a child, my grandparents (seasonal residents of Olcott) would bring me to the original park for a few hours of rides and fun. It was always one of my most favorite memories growing up. :) Recently I had the opportunity to bring my niece and nephew here and it was just as fun! Tickets are $0.25 per ride (more than an arms length for $5) and you can use the tickets the following year, too. They don't expire! The kids loved everything about this place. We went on a weekday afternoon, so it wasn't very crowded. Kids as young as 1 and up to 52"in height (So toddler-sized?) can ride. There is a carousel (perfect for adults to ride on, too!), a car ride, boat ride, rocket swing, sky fighter, and ferris wheel. There is also an organ, which my 1-year old nephew loved dancing to, and a few games (my niece loved selecting a duck out of the pond and seeing which prize she would win. (The prizes are tiny toys, such as a whistle, yo-yo, dinosaurs, airplane, etc.) We finished the fun off with an ice cream cone at the on-site refreshment stand. Picnic tables in all sizes (from kiddo-sized to adults) are available, as well as a pavilion for shade, and restrooms. After the park, you can take a short stroll across the street to enjoy the gorgeous view of Lake Ontario, a walk through Krull Park and the beach, and even visit the shops along the lakeshore. Olcott has always been one of my favorite places to visit during the summer and it's great to see how much it has come back to life in recent years! read more

I don't think we could have possibly loved this place more. Over the summer, we visited Olcott Beach with our 2 1/2 year old daughter and newborn baby. We were incredibly impressed from start to finish. First of all, it's in a BEAUTIFUL little town that overlooks Lake Ontario. The Park itself is clean, cheap (how do you beat $0.25 per ride!?), and the volunteers were all super friendly and kind. It was a beautiful day, and it was somehow NOT totally mobbed with people, so my daughter was able to go on all of the rides and had an absolute blast. We also watched a free magic show, which was enjoyed by one and all. If you have small children and live within an hour or two of Olcott Beach, I can't recommend this place highly enough. It's the PERFECT family day trip. I can't wait to take both of my girls this year - at 1 and 3 1/2, they'll love it! read more

SO MUCH FUN and a great deal too!! My daughter is 2 1/2 and she loved the rides. They went just fast enough to be fun for her, but not scary. All the rides are $0.25, plus there are vintage arcarde games as well. We went for the Anniversary Celebration so the Carousel was free. The weather was a little rainy so the lines were thin. My daughter loved it so much she has asked to go back every morning when she wakes. We'll head back there this weekend, hopefully the amount of press it got in the paper this week won't drive everyone to Olcott this weekend too. read more

A small vintage kiddy park. (1940s) Open Seasonally weekends from Memorial day into October. All 6 rides are 25¢ each. arcade skee ball machines. Share a summer's day with a young one. read more

I cannot imagine giving anything but 5 stars for this place. 25 cents for rides and good old fashioned, electro-mechanical skeeball with legit wooden balls. As other mentioned, it is staffed by volunteers - People that want to be there, and who enjoy seeing your kids have fun. You can spend an hour here, have the kids ride all the rides twice, and spend 3 bucks, and move onto enjoy unique Olcott. read more

Wow what a change since the last time I was out to this area. Clean, vibrant, friendly and fun! The carousel park was perfect!! All of the rides are geared towards little kids (1-4) and only cost 25 cents a piece to ride!!!! OMG!!! There are 6 or 7 rides plus a few games for the little ones to play. There are ample places to eat, hang out or grab an ice cream cone (although we did not). The best part was how clean everything was- even the public restrooms (big deal if you have little ones)! The only downside is that they close on Labor Day. Kind of stinks especially when you have kids too young for school. read more

Great fun for small children...there are about 6-8 1940's era rides as well as a carousel. All rides are $0.25 each....How could you go wrong? There is some type of stage where they y do shows etc at different times.Staff is always pleasant and even if there are lines, it is usually less than a few minutes wait to get on the rides. Pair this with a trip over to the boardwalk shops and an ice cream and you have a decent afternoon of entertainment for the whole family on the cheap. Please note, that except for the carousel, these rides are specifically intended for children less than 10 years of age. read more

The best!! We're obsessed with the feel of the little town and the fact that it's on a beautiful lake. This is a wonderful little piece of history preserved, with rides and an arcade that are a total blast from the past. It's incredibly well maintained and you can tell there's a lot of love, sweat and tears that's gone into it. The rides all work and are only 25 cents and the carousel has been free everytime we've gone. They have an organ that plays music which really adds to the atmosphere. There's also skeeball for the adults which my husband really loves. read more

I literally can't say enough good things about this place! It really is a hidden gem in Western New York and totally worth the 40 minute drive from Amherst/Erie County. Have taken my two-year-old twice this summer and he has had a ball both times. You can easily spend a few hours here but it's also worth it if you only can spend one hour - there are five kiddie rides plus the carousel and I would think it's pretty perfect for ages 2 to 5. You can't beat the price with free admission and $.25 rides... They also have food and ice cream available, clean restrooms, a nursing mothers area, and it's steps away from some super cute shops right on the lake. The old world charm is definitely on another level here! Highly recommend! read more

Olcott Beach Carousel Park - Concessions (2017) - Carousels Near Me - Olcott, New York

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A WNY treasure....a must for a family outing during the summers. Rides Shops Beach Park...so great.

Love this little Carousel Park! Takes you back to a simpler time... especially since the rides are only 25¢! It is perfect for little ones... our son is 9 months and loved the car ride! And of course we enjoyed the carousel together. When you're finished, walk across the street to see a beautiful view of Lake Ontario and go to the little shops. Or go to the multiple playgrounds in Krull Park. A perfect day in Olcott! read more

We took our two year old last weekend and had a blast. Everything everyone else has said is true and we were not disappointed,. Rides are a quarter, the park is small but very clean and fun. Everything seems to be lovingly maintained. The volunteer workers were all super nice. Krull Park across the street has a spray pad where we could cool off and watch our little one run and splash. Totally worth the scenic drive from Rochester. read more

Did some cherry picking up at Singer Farms and decided to check out around Olcott beach as I have seen the Carousel Park rated on yelp. Being that I have young children it seemed to fit perfectly in with the day trip. Now its pretty small with probably less than 10 "rides" but they are all only $.25 each. So for $2 my kids got to check out a few and were quite happy we stopped in. Probably not worth a trip as the only reason to visit but can fit perfectly into a nice day out with the kids. read more

Perfect for kids 4 and under. Probably the best deal in Western New York for kids. All rides only cost a quarter and the kids love it. Very friendly people working there and the rides are really maintained well. All rides are vintage and restored and in wonderful shape. My 5 year old will still go but he's getting a bit too big for the rides now. He has loved it since he was 1 1/2 though! There is a nice little ice cream stand right there too. read more

What a fun, quality and more than affordable way to spend quality family time. Olcott Beach has it all, especially with this park. It's easy to get caught up in what's cool or commercially popular, and this park just makes keeping things simple, great. The rides are so cheap at 25 cents each, there are nice and cheap food/snack options. The old refurbished rides remind me of the nostalgia of Crystal Beach. read more

We were driving to Rochester after seeing Fort Niagara. I don't care for the interstate so we took the scenic route. We were all pleasantly surprised by this hidden gem. Very good and cheap. There is also a small country diner next door called Park Place Restaurant. Good grub with great prices. Make sure you try the curly fries. They make them fresh at the kitchen. read more

Olcott Beach Carousel Park is a great amusement rides park for young children. Reminiscent of our youth, the park has the same type of rides (airplanes, cars, carousel...), no entrance fees and an unheard of 25 cents per ride! In the vicinity are a small number of restaurants and shops. Adjacent to this Park is the view to Canada, over Lake Ontario, via Krull Park. Krull Park is a great place to relax, play, watch the boats and picnic. read more

If you have youngsters this place is the bomb! .25 rides and games...you can't beat that. The carousel is the main attraction but there are about 5 other rides for little ones. My granddaughter (3 1/2) had a blast and we plan to go again soon!! read more

Hidden gem! I never heard of this place until this past week and my husband and I decided to take a Sunday day trip to check it out with our 2 year old. It was an hour 1/2 drive but so worth it! Our son loved it! Free admission, carousel was free and there were 5 additional kiddie rides .25c each. Popeye and olive costumed characters were there, magic shows at 2pm, balloon animals, skee ball and duck pond games, face painting and tattoos all free. They even had free fire truck rides around the block provided by Olcott fire department. (With lights and sirens) our son IS OBSESSED with fire trucks so this was a big deal for him! Also outdoor music on the lawn. We had lunch on the water, walked to a couple of the cute little souvenir shops along the boardwalk and had ice cream. All in all we spent $20 for the entire day! No parking fee or admission fee. It was a busy day but gratefully there was minimal waiting in lines for rides (less than a min). We will for sure be going back. The amusement park is right next to Krull park so next time I think we will bring a picnic lunch and walk across the street to picnic in the park. The staff was very friendly and cheerful and excellent with the kids! This isn't a large place but it's def great for kids ages 1 1/2-6ish. The rides do have a maximum height of 42". We also loved the vintage look of the place! read more

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So much fun for kids less than the age of 6. Every ride is 25 cents and the workers are super friendly.