The history behind San Diego’s 100-year-old roller coaster, the Giant Dipper
The Giant Dipper was the largest on the West Coast at the time it was built and is one of the oldest operating roller ...
Purchase of CT's Lake Compounce and sister theme parks driven by consolidation, reinvestment
The Atlanta-based owner of the Dollywood theme park in Tennessee is buying Lake Compounce in Bristol and 19 other amusement ...
Iconic CT amusement park to get a new owner. Plans are to build on its success.
Georgia-based Herschend announced the acquisition of more than 20 entertainment venues across 10 states, including ...
Playland is again on verge of closing. What’s next for historic Fresno amusement park?
The park opened in 1955, as a localized, scaled-down version of larger amusement parks like Disneyland (which also celebrates ...
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Experience History
Newville, Pa. Website: park history.com Open: for private tours through the website Of note: Private museum dedicated to preserving amusement ...
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Pennsylvania’s amusement parks helped public ride out Depression
Folks growing up in Butler – really, any Western Pennsylvania city or town – likely have an amusement park memory they’ll never forget. Careening down the final drop on the Comet roller coaster at ...