Amusement Park (or
Theme Park) in
Western New York, west of
Batavia and east of
Buffalo. Considered the
roller coaster capital of
New York State, with five roller coasters: the
Viper (venerable steel coaster), the
Predator (rough wooden coaster), the
Mind Eraser (suspended coaster), the
Boomerang (backwards-forwards coaster), and
Superman, The Ride of Steel, one of the tallest and fastest coasters in the East, outside of
Cedar Point.
A primary day-trip destination for much of Western New York, Darien Lake was an independent park before being bought by Paramount a few years back. Six Flags then bought it and several other parks from Paramount. As a result, Looney Tunes (and other Warner Bros. properties) have taken over Darien Lake, although they are not as intrusive they could be.
Darien Lake also has an attached campground and hotel and is a popular camping destination.