Land of Make Believe (amusement park)
| Location | 354 Great Meadows Road, Hope, New Jersey, United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°54.122′N 74°57.542′W / 40.902033°N 74.959033°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opened | 1954[1] |
| Operating season | May–September |
| Area | 30 acres (12 ha) |
| Attractions | |
| Total | 33 |
| Roller coasters | 2 |
| Water rides | 9 |
| Website | www |
The Land of Make Believe is a family amusement park and water park catering mostly to families and children under 13 years of age.[2] It is designed specifically for parents to participate with their children. Opened in 1954 by Hermann Maier,[3][1] it is in Hope Township, in Warren County, New Jersey, on County Route 611, 2 mi (3.2 km) from exit 12 off of Interstate 80.[4] It centers itself around "Safe and wholesome recreation", with entertaining rides and attractions that are most appropriate for children under the age of thirteen, but also has many attractions for people of all ages.
The park is still family-owned as of 2022.[3]
Ride styles
Some of its most prominent attractions are the civil war train (which loops around most of the park), the Pirate's Wading Pool, largest in America with life size Pirate Ship and the Pirates Escape & Pirates revenge dual racing slides. The Land of Make Believe has many of the standard amusement park rides like a junior sized roller coaster, a Tilt-A-Whirl, Drop & Twist, Tornado, Scream Machine 360, and Pirate's Fury as well as more specialized attractions like an Off Road Safari Adventure and a petting zoo. Some more of the water attractions include the Pirates Plunge, Blackbeard's Pirate Fort, The Sidewinder, Blackbeard's Action River Ride, and eight waterslides.
References
- ^ a b "Land of Make Believe Brings Worldwide Attention to Hope Township". NewJerseyStage.com. 2024-08-25. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ^ Futrell, Jim (2004). Amusement Parks of New Jersey. Stackpole Books. pp. 125–27. ISBN 978-0-8117-2973-4.
- ^ a b "A Nostalgic Ride Through New Jersey's Family-Owned Amusement Parks". New Jersey Monthly. 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ^ "Land of Make Believe - About Us". Archived from the original on 2013-06-17. Retrieved 2013-05-19.