Disclosure: We took in the rides at Centreville Amusement Park at no cost in order to write this review, however, all opinions expressed are my own and not influenced in any way. We had a fun visit to Centreville and hope you do too!
I’ve been to Toronto many, many times in my life, yet I had never been over to Toronto Island. This past weekend, that all changed when we boarded the whole family onto the ferry and began our adventure to the Island. I cannot believe it took me this long!
Toronto Island is just beautiful, a welcome retreat from the busy city. We wandered around the walking paths, took in the pier and beach area of Centre Island and then made our way to the center of fun – Centreville!!
I had been wanting to get the boys to Centreville Amusement Park for some time now, fearing that they would start to be getting too old for the rides. Turns out, there are plenty of rides and in a wide range to please many ages.
Centreville Amusement Park
There is no general admission fee to Centreville so everyone is welcome to wander in and check things out. Walking through the streets of Centreville looks a little bit like a step back in time, with old fashioned buildings and signs. You can start at Town Hall to purchase your ride tickets or Ride All Day Passes, I recommend the all day pass, because there is so much to do and the boys went on their most loved rides again and again!
Centreville Amusement Park Rides
There are over 20 rides to choose from and my boys who had just turned 6,7 and 9 did almost every single one! There were lots of rides suitable for young kids that my boys still get a kick out of like the Touring Cars and Fire Engine rides. My youngest rode these two close to a dozen times, he just loved them! The Centreville Train and Swans are classic rides you won’t want to miss and one of my favourites was the Centreville Carousel. With animals far more exotic than your average horse, such as tigers, lions, reindeer, rabbits, and even pigs, the ride was quite magical!
The faster rides were definitely the big hit for our boys though, and they could not get enough of the Log Flume Ride, Bumper Boats (only my oldest was tall enough to ride this one) and Bumper Cars. I completely lost count of how many times we went down that log ride, it was a blast! The boys needed an adult to ride with them and I didn’t mind at all after I realized I wasn’t going to get soaked. If anything you might get a small splash.
The newest ride for Centreville Amusement Park is the Mine Coaster and my boys definitely would add it to their top rides list! They love a little thrill!
All of the rides were really fun, the only thing I would recommend skipping is the mini golf. The course is not very exciting and not well maintained. Spend your money and time on the other rides.
Centreville Amusement Park Food
Our trip to the Island was on a Saturday in June and the only place to eat was Centreville, all other island restaurants were closed. Centreville is probably not the place you want to be if you’re watching what you eat, there are soooo many tasty morsels to tempt you! Scoops Ice Cream Wagon, Funnel Cake Shop, Sister Sara’s Cake Shoppe, Floss Factory and we ate our dinner at Pizza Pizza. I liked that we were able to order a whole pizza for the family to share. There are lots of picnic tables around, we chose one right beside the Fire Engine ride my youngest liked so he could ride again and again while we waited for our order to be ready. It was a great way to kill the time!
Even on a gorgeous weekend in June, the lineups for the rides were not very long at all. We often were able to just pop back in line and ride again or stay on a ride because there wasn’t anyone in the line up. The Bumper Boats were probably the longest wait because they are all single riders. Since there is no general admission charge, visitors to the island can wander around the Far Away Farm at no cost as well.
Visit Centreville.ca for more information
While on Toronto Island, you can also take in the Pirate Life Attraction!
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we are in bc but I would love to go there !
I haven’t been there in years….always a great time! Great to see that they still have some of the classic rides, as well as new ones!!
Will have to make plans to go there one day, we are only a couple hours away and it looks like it would be a fun day!
This place looks like something right up our alley!
The boats are the bestest
My son could live there!! It is so much fun. We spend at least 50% of the day on the log ride and share the rest of our day with the other rides! Such a fun place!!
we did the log ride the most too, we loved it!
I have been going to Centreville since I was a kid. My boys love it too. I can’t wait to go this Summer!
This looks like a place for a lot of fun for children – I’m personally not one for the rides 🙂 but kids never seem to be able to get enough 🙂
Great pics! It’s always a fun time, from the ferry ride over to the park 🙂
Greats pics! We always go once a year at least, and can’t wait for our annual trip!
I wish we lived closer to go more often!
This looks so fun, and not sooo huge that it’s overwhelming.
so true, it’s a great size!
Very beautiful
I’m out west and therefore I’ve never heard of Toronto Island before. Centreville reminds me somewhat of our amusement park, Calaway Park. It looks so fun. I love that your theme park has no admission fee!
I really love that too! It’s a win-win because all visitors to the island can buy their food for the day there if they choose!
haven’t been here in many years, brings back memories
I haven’t been there before but it sure looks like a great place to visit.
I have been there with my husband and some friends.It is a fun place to spend the day!We had a blast
and I would really like to go back again.
Just love the photo of your son in the car, he’s casually got his arm hanging there – typical man already I’d say 🙂