5. Adventurer’s Inn Amusement Park was one of Queens’ most successful fun parks
Operating from the mid-1950s until the late-1970s, Adventurer’s Inn on Linden Place was one of Queens’ most popular amusement parks. Located off the Whitestone Expressway near the College Point Multiplex, Adventurer’s Inn was the only amusement park in Northern Queens after the closure of Kiddy City and Fairyland Park in the 1970s. Originally called Adventure Park, the amusement park had no standard schedule and just a handful of rides and mini golf, but over the next decade, it expanded significantly. Notable rides included the Batman Slide, the Rotor, and the Toboggan.
Adventurer’s Inn’s expansion would be rather short-lived as the city developed plans to convert the amusement park into an industrial park by the early 1970s. Many efforts were taken by the Public Development Corporation to close the park down, yet it remained open until 1978, despite a fire and a park shooting. Just a few years later, Flushing Airport right next door shut down as well, leaving much of the area empty and in need of redevelopment.