Cliff's Amusement Park

Cliff's Amusement Park

Location	Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Status	Operating
Opened	1964
Owner	Hammond Family
Operating season	May-October
Previous names	Uncle Cliff's Amusement Park
Area	9 acres
Website	http://cliffsamusementpark.com
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Cliff's Amusement Park is an amusement park in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. It is one of two operating parks in the state, the other being Western Playland.

History

The park did not operate at all in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Roller coasters

Present

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Status
Galaxi	SDC	Sit-Down	1977	Operating
New Mexico Rattler	Custom Coasters International, Inc.	Wooden Hybrid	September 28, 2002	Operating
Spin-O-Rama	SBF Visa Group	Spinning Kiddie	April 16, 2016	Operating

Past

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Relocated
Coaster	B. A. Schiff & Associates	Kiddie	1964	Unknown	Unknown
Mad Mouse	Allan Herschell Company	Wild Mouse	1964	1981	Magic Mesa Fun Park

In 2012, it was reported that Cliff's had acquired the former Greezed Lightnin' roller coaster, which was sitting in storage at Joyland Amusement Park after the closure of Six Flags AstroWorld. Clearly this fell through, as the ride is still in storage at Joyland.

Attractions

Operating

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened
Baja Buggy	Zamperla	Jump Around	2005
Big Flush	WhiteWater West	Dinghy Waterslides	1998
Carousel	Chance Rides	Carousel	1970
Cliff Hanger	Larson International & A.R.M. (USA)	Drop Tower	2005
Demolition Disco	Soli	Dodgems	1975
Doggie-Go-Round	SBF Visa Group	Junior Jets	2012
Downdraft	Dartron	Ramba Zamba/Swingaround	2000
Falling Star	Chance Rides	Falling Star	2005
Happy Swing	Zamperla	Happy Swing	2012
Kiddie Bumper Cars	Soli	Junior Dodgems	1980
Musik Express	Mack Rides	Superbob/Musik Express	2005
Rocky Mountain Rapids	Hopkins	Log Flume	1985
Sea Dragon	Chance Rides	Pirate Ship	1990
SideWinder	Moser's Rides	Frisbee	2007
The Balloon Wheel	Zamperla	Junior Ferris Wheel	1999
Tilt-A-Whirl	Sellner Manufacturing	Tilt-A-Whirl	1980
Train	Chance Rides	Miniature Railway	1975
Wind Rider	A.R.M. (USA)	Star Flyer	2012

Closed

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Frog Hopper	S&S	Junior Drop Tower	1999	2022	Unknown