Top 5 Amusement Parks for Preschoolers and Toddlers in New Jersey

Kids of all ages love going to plays lands and amusement parks however Preschool kids and toddlers are different in a way that they may not be comfortable playing around elder kids. Even they cannot enjoy most of the rides that elder kids do. Therefore you will have to be selective on choosing where you can take them to enjoy their day fully.

Here are the top 5 amusement parks in New Jersey where your toddlers would love to visit. 

1.  Field Station: Dinosaurs. 

I bet your kids love dinosaurs. Perhaps the latest research shows playing with dinos make kids smarter. Field Station Dinosaurs is a theme park that is a perfect place to take your kids between the age of 3 and 11. Kids would love to have a walking tour along with full-sized dinosaur models with interactive exhibits and live shows for education purposes. So there is an opportunity for younger kids to have fun as well as educate themselves about dinosaurs. This amusement park has been named as the best local theme park by Time Out New York.

2. Gillian's Wonderland Pier (Ocean City)

Ocean City is considered to be the top family beach in the United States, it is known for its broad walk that looks like a scene from an old film set. While your visit to ocean city boardwalk, you will find a number of small amusement parks along the shore. Most of these amusement parks are owned by families. Gillian`s wonderland pier is one of the earliest amusement park here that was founded in the 1920s. It has many indoor and outdoor kids friendly rides that include Wacky Worm roller coaster and raiders, a maze filled with tunnels, bridges, and slides etc.

3.  Northlandz

A bit different kind of amusement park, but will definitely give your school going kids and toddlers a memorable experience. Northlandz is the world`s largest model railroad miniature wonderland. From outdoor train ride to 100+ model trains running through 8 miles long railroad, it is a great place for the train loving kids. It is a pretty large area where you will see miniature houses, rivers, mountains, bridges and trail track that has trains running on it. All the models are so much detailed that you would not believe on your eyes.

4. Fantasy Island ( Beach Haven)

You people who live around New Jersey may have already visited Long Beach Island. There is a little spot with 19 + different rides that are mainly good for little kids. Toddlers would love to have a ride on Sea Dragon mini coaster the scrambler and Ferris while.  There is also spinning teacups, flying honey bees, bumper cars and Victorian carousel. You can also enjoy ice cream from an old fashioned parlor; have a walk along the beach.

5.  Storybook Land.

Kids grow up hearing stories and poems; this theme-based amusement park is particularly designed for the kids under 10 years of age. Take them to the fantasy walk through to their favorite stories and nursery rhymes like Little Red Riding Hood, Five little monkeys, Alice in Wonderland etc. There are also 17 rides including Bubbles the Coaster, Beanstalk Bounce, and Turtle Twirl etc.