A Whalom Park ‘experience’ is returning to central Massachusetts in July

LEOMINSTER, Mass. — A Whalom Park experience is going to be recreated for three days this summer where residents can experience a little bit of the magic just on a smaller scale.

The Lunenburg amusement park opened in 1893 and entertained New Englanders for more than 100 years before closing in 2000 to make way for a condo development.

But coming next month, a Whalom Park “experience” is popping up at Doyle Field in Leominster from July 14-16 in partnership with Manuel Amusements.

“The New Whalom Cooperative is a consumer co-op dedicated to the preservation of the Whalom amusement park past, present, and future. Our organization is a combination of past grassroots efforts to keep Whalom Park from being lost. Whether on the original site before the condos or at a new location,” according to the Fitchburg Sentinel & Enterprise.

Rides will include a scrambler, swings, a carousel, a slide, and four kiddie rides with games including skeeball and balloon chance games, New Whalom Cooperative president Scott Lanciani told the newspaper.

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