Pleasure Island (Massachusetts amusement park)

Pleasure Island
LocationWakefield, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates42°31′12.71″N 71°2′43.05″W / 42.5201972°N 71.0452917°W / 42.5201972; -71.0452917
StatusDefunct
Opened1959
Closed1969
SloganThe Disneyland of the Northeast
Attractions
Total48

Pleasure Island was an amusement park located in Wakefield, Massachusetts. The park, billed as the "Disneyland of the Northeast",[1][2] was in business from 1959 to 1969. During its short existence it went through several owners[1] and was financially handicapped by New England's relatively short summers.[1]

The Moby Dick whale animatronic as part of the Moby Dick Ride
  1. ^ a b c "The Dream that Failed".
  2. ^ "Beebe Library Program on 'Pleasure Island". October 8, 1981. Archived from the original on September 6, 2001.