There's some things you should know about Canobie Lake park. Since I live about 40 minutes away I want to save out of towners some money and disappointment. Without a doubt, Canobie is one of the worst attractions I've been to. The park is small and has some local charm but in terms of business they are awful. One of the reasons you might choose Canobie over a Six Flags is it's a smaller park, shorter lines, easier to navigate and enjoy, right? Wrong. We were there today. Although the parking lot was full we figured it wouldn't be too bad. From the gate entrance you can get no sense of how crowded it is. Deceptively, school buses drop off loads of groups and leave so the full parking lot only partly describes the mob scene inside. Once we passed through the gates and walked about 50 yards we found out just how crowded it was. Lines of 100 people or more at the bumper cars. The water park had a line in the hundreds and that's not counting the full capacity inside the water park - the hundreds waiting have to stand there until someone leaves the water park area to gain admission. Every inch of this park was teeming with people. We decided we'd go back to the gate and explain we'd only been in the park 15 minutes but we'd like a rain check to come back. We were declined. I called and spoke with Tracy, a manager and she reiterated the policy of no refunds or rainchecks. In normal circumstances, I understand the policy but even the manager acknowledged the unusual volume and bus loads of guests who arrived today. She admitted the park was unusually crowded but said she has no control over that. However, they do have control over it. They could set capacity guidelines. You could notify entrants of how full the park is before they enter. It's irresponsible and dangerous to fill the park beyond a manageable number of guests. Once you pass the gates you are in and there is no recourse. I paid for 3 tickets to enjoy the day. We were there for 15 minutes. We were basically robbed. Now, compare the cost of a Canobie Lake Par
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