Why isn't there a Big themepark in New York City?

Yup, A city of 14 million plus cant give SFGADV over 3 million guest while a combined 5 million in Cincy/Dayton and Columbus can beat em

Still, Being in Cincy. I'd rather drive to HW? Whats their population? 14,000 not counting Paul and Carrie :)

the main reason is space. There are plans in the works to redo coney island.

I dont think splish splash is that bad. the main bad point is that its always extremely crowded. Its not worth going because i would not wait a half hour for each slide.

Top scan at adventure land in farmingdale is an awesome ride. one of the best i have been on. the op controls the speed and flips. Its a unique ride.

If you get an insane ride op, you will flip nonstop for like 3 min.

We had an aquarium in Cleveland years ago. It sucked and was poorly maintained due to lack of funds.
What Cleveland needs is jobs that pay, but that's another issue completely.

I couldn't picture a large park in NYC. Besides the cost, imagine the tolls you'd have to pay just to get to it. from what friends have said, tolls catch up with you real quick btwn NY and Jersey.

Another thing would be traffic. There gridlocks are legendary. Every pic I've seen from friends trips there have been the same: Oceans of Yellow taxi's. No thanks...

Cost of real estate would be the first and biggest reason.

And we do have a seasonal amusement park in Central Park for the kids:

http://www.victoriangardensnyc.com/

Not to mention the wonderful carousels in Central Park, Prospect Park, and Flushing Meadows. And we have a great train ride throughout the city (the subway).

Besides - we've got Coney Island only a subway ride away (and Nellie Bly is right there too). Hopefully with redevelopment efforts - Coney will have much more to offer in the future too!

Rye is an easy hop, skip and jump - as is the Jersey Shore, Dorney, Gadv, Clementon, Land Of Make Believe, Lake Compounce, Bushkill, Dorney, Hershey, Knoebels, Quassy, SFNE - all can be driven too in under 3 hours.

Manhattan is a theme park in it's own right - and come to think of it - the city has a seasonal park in Central Park every year

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Den said:
Good guesses, all, but the answer is:

Holmes County. Yep, Ohio's Amish country draws in millions every year to buy cheap furniture, eat piles of meat and potatoes at family-style restaurants, and smash into horse-drawn carriages from the back at 60mph.

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Oh great, now they're cloning Amish attractions. They copied off of Lancaster County PA. But Lancaster County has better town names. :)

Here's another bit of trivia. Did you know that each Amish community has its own unique style and color of buggy?

It's not that NYC is missing a park, it's that northern NJ is. Northern NJ is one of the most populated areas in the country and aside from Bowcraft in Scotch Plains and Land of Make Believe in Hope, there are no amusement parks until you hit Jackson and the Jersey Shore to the south and Allentown PA to the west.

There is something working against anything that isn't a strip mall or a housing development- land value. The value of real estate is extraordinary and even once-ignored parcels (like those adjacent to major highways) are fetching quite a bit of money. Still, if you go further west along routes 78 and 80, you can probably find some acreage at a decent price.

Regardless of what previous "research" has shown, I think an amusement park in northern NJ would be a gold mine. Aside from movie theaters and the occasional outdated arcade, there isn't much for kids to do in these parts.