I checked out SeaBreeze’s website and found a discount coupon and also discovered what the park had to offer. SeaBreeze was real easy to find as we headed east on I-90 and went north at Rochester and took route 590 to the end where it runs into Lake Ontario. First good sign was that parking was free.

First impressions? First thing we see driving to the park is Quantum Loop, a double loop portable coaster, I though it was Schwarzkopt but, URC yellow pages list it as a Soquet. The next thing you notice is the 1920 John Miller, Jack Rabbit. When you enter the park the next thing you will notice or not notice is the complete absence of corporate themeing.

The first thing we wanted to ride was Jack Rabbit this coaster is actually older than Kennywood’s Jack Rabbit by one year. Not as much fun as Kennywood’s but still a classic and very fun coaster. Not quite sure who’s train is being used too bad they still don’t have original trains like Kennywood's. You cannot queue for the seat you want. It is by luck of the draw if you get front or back seat. When we did get front seat I was able to pull the old camera out and get a few on ride shots. Jack Rabbit has a nice first drop with a turn around that is not very high off the ground. The ending has a covered helix which has a nice little surprise as you come into the skid brake run. The friction brakes are operated the same way they were in 1920 - manually with a lever. Jack Rabbit will probably not make any Top 10 coaster show but still a fun little coaster. We road about five times.

The Reids were getting a bit on the hungry side. The food here is fabulous and very reasonably prices almost too cheap. We got burgers and fries. The burgers were huge and real hamburgers not steakettes. I think an accountant most own/manage this place because they seemed to have pretty tight controls on the flow of cash. At the food outlets you would order and then hand your receipts to a different person. The games people did not also handle the cash either just like PCW.

Right after our burgers we went to ride the magnificent PTC carousel that is housed in its own building. This carousel is in near mint condition with its working organ wailing out the tunes. If you go be sure to check out the history of the park on the back wall of the carousel house. From what I understand is the owner ,George Long, who also made carousels traded the one that originally stood at SeaBreeze for the PTC that is now there.

Nolan and I were the only ones that wanted to ride Quantum loop it has a train that looks like something you would see on RCT. It had a lap bar that also acted as OTSR that pulled from the top. The ride first hill is about 50 ft high that swoops into a double loop and does few more things and goes back to the station. Not to exciting but good for the count as Jeff M. would say.

Bobsleds not sure if I would call it a junior steel or a junior wooden coaster. It is a coaster on a wooden structure with a steel tubular track. They only had two cars running with a max of four persons per car. It was a slow loader but we had fun talking to the young ride op while waiting. This coaster was built by the parks owner, George Long, in 1968.

After Bobsled we did the indoor scrambler with its 70’s styled facade. This is my first indoor scrambler and first I have ever ridden with seat dividers. I bet this place gets real hot on a hot summer’s day. We wanted to try their water park but, our time was limited so we just went over and checked out what they had to offer in Raging Rivers Waterpark. No wave pool but they have a lazy river, water slides, and the ultimate spray ground with water shooting gun geysers.

Bear Trax is a Miler junior steel coaster and of course we did it for the count. This coaster has a figure eight design and the park has done a real nice job on the crossover. After Bear Trax we finished our day with a couple of rides on Jack Rabbit and a spent a few bucks on some games and ice cream. It was about 5:30PM so we decided it was time to head out towards day 2’s destination. We got to our hotel in Lake George around 10:00PM.

Summary for Day 1: What a contrast these two parks present to their guests. SFDL which was once a traditional park is now becoming a major park in the Six Flags chain while SeaBreeze continues to maintain their small traditional family park style. Seabreeze is definitely worth the drive and the Reids highly recommend it. Jack Rabbit and the Carousel by themselves make SeaBreeze worth the visit.

Regards,
Kevin Reid