1,034 Comments for Rocky Point Amusement Park

This is where people would line up to get on the Corkscrew. There was a maze of handrails you would go through in order to get to the coaster.

It was five tickets (which was outrageous back then) but it was well worth it. It was a great rollercoaster and I was told that it was sold to another amusement park and is still in operation today.

This was one of the beer gardens that sat off from the Corkscrew.

I never saw anyone in there, except for kids getting high or mother's changing their kids diapers (which most of the time they left behind)

PEB is right, this was the redemption center and there would always be screaming kids wanting to get useless prizes for their tickets.

I believe there was a gift shop on the side of this. I got my Rocky Point bumper sticker from here and I still have it (wow i am a GEEK!)

I dont think that this place is haunted, there are too many people who have happy memories from here. But there were a few people who did get killed on the rides.

There was a ride called the Yo Yo which was basically swings riding at about 30 mph. One night a persons swing broke free from the ride and the person crashed into another ride killing them.

This is where the carousel was. I can remember the summer where I was tall enough to ride this (I am 6'3 now) and getting on the horse (which were all made out of wood) and holding onto the leather bridal and having the mane of the horse blowing around me on that hot summer day.

There was an auction to get rid of the park's inventory but the horses were sold to private bidders

This ride was called the sky liner. You use to climb two sets of stairs and go to the end of a cement block and this 12 year old would take your tickets.

He would secure you in and you would ride over the top of the park. It was really cool to look down on all the people and when you went to the end and the ride would turn around, most teenagers would jump off (kinda stupid because it was a really steep jump)

And when you got back you would have to jump out of the seat, unlock the safety belt and prey you didn't hit the next couple waiting to get on board

It was this set of photos that attracted me to your website.

Rocky Point was a part of every kids summer while growing up in Rhode Island (I still have the layout of the park burned into my memory)

At the front gate, there were two lobsters wearing straw hats and they had signs on them that said "ROCKY WELCOMES YOU TO ROCKY POINT"

There was a guy on eBay who was selling on of the lobsters for $1500. He never sold it.

Kahuna is right, they use to have concerts there in the early 90s to try and save the park, but it didn't help

This set has me tempted to take photos of an old marine park north of Perth. About the only thing still intact is a huge scary statue of the god Neptune.

John Black knows a hell of a lot about this place. His comments are under some of the photos here and also in this forum thread: http://www.opacity.us/...m/viewtopic.php?t=75

Why doesnt anyone really know much about this place?

Do you think that this place may be haunted?

Wow i c ant believe that place is closed.didnt they used to have concerts there in the early 90's??? it's sad to see a place where so many had sooo much fun turned into a derelict weed farm....
Hey motts do you know anything about the old pier/amusement houses in asbury park,n.j?

I very highly doubt there are Coyotes in there. That may have been a ploy to keep you from jumping the fence, L-O-L!

this is very sad and disturbing at the same time. tho it draws me too it the way abandoned amusement parks always have. love to see more shots of things like this someday.

Am I the only one who finds this familiar yet so disturbing....I love it

this is the best ever