With Gas prices so high, Lake Compounce is a fun day right in Connecticut. A clean park with attractions for everyone. The staff is very friendly and the staff running the rides gave direction to the rules of riding each ride to assure a safe ride.
One nice feature is free soda and water throughout the park.
Regarding the rides: Great coasters .: The hi speed Boulderdash, the oldest coaster the wildcat and the upside down with twists Zoomerang were great time for both myself and my children.
The huge water park was fun. There is also a nice beach on the lake.
We also enjoyed the company picnic at the pavilions. We had hot dogs, Chicken, salad, beans, ice cream.
If you are staying near home or want to enjoy th best of Connecticut this would be a great choice.

I had a good time at the Lake. The rides were good but the water park was cold but not crowded. I liked the macoroni and cheese for lunch. I did not have to wait in long lines for any thing. Garfield drop zone was a 40 foot drop tower ride which was better for me than downtime. They let adults on some of the kid rides.

I have been going to Lake Compounce for years. This is a clean park with some nice family atmosphere and some good rides. This park will not have the same amount of thrills as Six Flags or Cedar Point by far, but it does have the BoulderDash--The best wooden roller coaster ever-- and Thunder and Lightning-- a pendulum swing that scares me every time. There is the Zoomerang which is a thrilling but short coaster ride that loops once and a tower drop. Other rides are moderate like the Wildcat (coaster), Pirate Ship, Thunder Rapids (gets you a little wet), Ski Lift (Great Views), and, of course, the swings. There is also a small water park that has a couple of good water slides. You will find smaller crowds at this park but sunny summer weekends could get crowded especially in the water park and on the BoulderDash. But from experience, Six Flags, Cedar Point, and other thrill parks could be unbearable while this park should not be too bad. The trade off of course is the smaller amount of thrill rides. But with free sodas (which would cost a mint on hot days at other parks), friendly staff, cleanliness, beautiful surroundings, and decent prices, I rate this as the top amusement park in New England.

We took our 3 children, ages 7,5, and 3. There is a great variety of kiddie rides, some of which adults could ride as well. The kids had never been to an amusement or water park before, so our 3 year old was a little weary about going on rides. Our other two went on all the kiddie rides. The water park also had a kiddie area where there were 3 water slides that only children could go on, as well as swings and slides in a shallow pool for even smaller children. The park provides life jackets for all sizes at no cost as well. For bigger kids and adults there are some huge rollercoasters, and waterslides. The day we went it was in the 90's. This park has free soda, water and ICE...which was a huge savings for us, and was needed on such a hot day.