| Welcome and let me introduce you to my website | | | | Following the park's closing in 1989, the Comet was |
| called Crystal Beach Ontario Cottage Rentals where I | | | | moved to The Great Escape & Splashwater |
| proudly display my 3 bedroom cottage for rent, | | | | Kingdom in Queensbury, New York where it still |
| available all year round. Crystal Beach is close to | | | | operates today. A roller coaster known as the Silver |
| Lake Erie Ontario and Sherkston Shores. | | | | Comet has been built at Martin's Fantasy Island in |
| My cottage is great for weekend or romantic | | | | nearby Grand Island, New York with a loading |
| getaways and vacations. Then think of Crystal Beach | | | | platform and signage similar to the original Crystal |
| Ontario Cottage Rentals. We also have over 15 links | | | | Beach Comet. The Ferris wheel from the park |
| to the Niagara, Crystal Beach and Fort Erie travel and | | | | remains in operation at Centreville Amusement Park in |
| tourism region, we even have a few links on great | | | | Toronto, Ontario. |
| shopping and dining locations in and around Crystal | | | | Several books have been written about the history |
| Beach and Niagara Falls. | | | | of Crystal Beach Amusement Park: |
| Enjoy. | | | | Crystal Memories: 101 Years of Fun at Crystal Beach |
| --brought to you by Crystal Beach Ontario Cottage | | | | Park - Rose Ann Jankowiak-Hirsch (2004) |
| Rentals | | | | Crystal Beach: The Good Old Days - Erno Rossi |
| | | | | (2005) |
| This was from Wikipedia Crystal beach | | | | Steamers of the Crystal Beach Line - William Kae |
| Crystal Beach Amusement Park (1888-1989) | | | | (2007) |
| When the amusement park first opened in 1888, | | | | Several documentaries have been produced about |
| steamboats shuttled patrons from nearby Buffalo, | | | | the history of Crystal Beach Amusement Park: |
| New York to and from the park. Boat service | | | | The Life and Times of Crystal Beach - Pacific |
| connected the city with the park until 1956. The main | | | | Productions (1994) |
| passenger vessels used for these journeys were | | | | I Remember Crystal Beach - WEX Studio (1998) |
| called the Canadiana and the Americana. The Ontario | | | | The Canadiana and Crystal Beach - WEX Studio |
| Southern Railway also provided a short-lived | | | | (1999) |
| connection between the park and the mainline rail | | | | One Last Ride: Crystal Beach Amusement Park - Last |
| station at Ridgeway. This service consisted of a | | | | Ride Productions (2000) |
| unique elevated monorail style train, and ran for only | | | | Thanks For The Memories - RDPK Productions (2006) |
| three summers from 1896 through 1898. | | | | Remembering Crystal Beach Park - WNED-TV (2008) |
| The park was famous for the Crystal Beach Cyclone, | | | | Land where the amusement park stood was |
| which was built in 1927. The Cyclone was an intense | | | | converted into a gated community called Crystal |
| roller coaster with a full time nurse on-hand to revive | | | | Beach Tennis & Yacht Club in 1992. The pier |
| passengers who had passed out during the ride. In | | | | that at one time served the Canadiana and |
| 1946, high operating costs forced the Cyclone to | | | | Americana remains in a state of disrepair, and is |
| close. Many of the materials from the Cyclone were | | | | currently owned by the Crystal Beach Tennis & |
| reused in the construction of the Comet. | | | | Yacht Club development. |