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Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk's Carousel Turns
TM Celebrating Our 15th Year Vol. 15 • Issue 8.2 NOVEMBER 2011 Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk’s carousel turns 100 STORY: Jeffrey L. Seifert gigantic natatorium that of- [email protected] fered one of the largest heated saltwater pools ever created. SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Other attractions soon fol- The oldest ride at the Santa lowed including a miniature Cruz Beach Boardwalk passed steam train that same year, a the century mark earlier this Thompson Scenic Railway in summer. 1908 and the Looff Carousel in Charles I.D. Looff, one of 1911. the earliest and most success- ful builders of carousels deliv- Americans fall in love ered the “Merry Go Round” come a popular pastime. with the ‘Carousel’ to the Boardwalk in August of John Leibrandt opened Though dating back to 1911. the first public bathhouse on France in the mid 16th centu- Looff, who immigrated the beach in 1865. The Santa ry, it wasn’t until the late 1800s from Denmark as a young Cruz beach, with its south- and the adaptation of a steam man, began building carousels ern shore on the north side of engine that carousels became in 1875, installing his first at Monterey Bay was protected popular. Mrs. Lucy Vanderveer’s Bath- from the harsh waves typical Americans had become ing Pavilion at Coney Island, of the west coast and offered a enchanted with these new New York City, in 1876. Be- beautiful and serene area with rides in the late 1800s and ear- The historic Santa ing one of the first, many of safe, open-water swimming. -
Annual Meeting Edition NEAAPA Newsletter 2 Industry Icons to Be Inducted Into the NEAAPA Hall of Fame NASHUA, N.H
New England News 2020 Annual Meeting Edition NEAAPA Newsletter 2 Industry Icons To Be Inducted Into The NEAAPA Hall Of Fame NASHUA, N.H. – Industry icons James Patten III and the late Haig Gulezian will be inducted into the New England Association of Amuse- ment Parks and Attractions (NEAAPA) Hall of Fame on Tuesday, March 24. The gala event will take place during NEAAPA’s 107th Anniversary Edu- cation Conference & Annual Meeting at the Radisson Nashua Hotel here. Patten, a past secretary, vice presi- dent and president of NEAAPA, served as general manager at the for- mer Shaheen’s Fun Park, also referred to as Fun-O-Rama, in Salisbury Beach, Mass., while Gulezian was known as an entrepreneur in the amusement industry and had other James Patten III Haig Gulezian business ventures. Worked For Father-In-Law Inside This Issue Welcome To The Meeting Page 3 While attending Babson College in Massachusetts, James Patten III started working at the Salisbury Beach facility in 1965 for the SWT Program Page 3 late Roger J. Shaheen, owner of the amusement park. It was there IAAPA Show Floor Photos Pages 4-5 he met and married Shaheen’s daughter, Jilda. Powers In Hall Of Fame Page 7 Following his college graduation in 1967, James was named gen- Manufacturers News Pages 8-9-10 eral manager of the amusement park and was involved with the IAAPA Luncheon & Meeting Page 11 business until it closed in 1990. It was during his management stint Tom Morrow Dinner Page 12 that Shaheen’s facility evolved from a tiny business with one ride Jerry Brick Honored Page 13 and a couple of food stands into a full-fledged beachfront park. -
Planning Report
Planning Report File No S02/01104 Pt 1 Development Application No DA 151-05-2002 Property Luna Park – I Olympic Drive Milsons Point DP48514, Lots 1247-1251, 1253-1258 and 1264 Date of Receipt 22 May 2002 State Electorate And Member Jillian Skinner MP – North Shore BCA Classification of Building 7a (carpark), and 6 (brasserie) Applicant Metro Edgely Pty Ltd Applicant’s Address 1 Olympic Drive Milsons Point Owner’s Name The land is Crown Land managed by the Luna Park Reserve Trust, leased to Metro Edgely Advertised 21 June to 19 July 2002 Advertised in the Sydney Morning Herald, Mosman Daily, mailed to 4725 addresses and 2 Site Notices. Brief Description of Proposal Stage 2 DA for Phase D: Detailed design of Car Park and Café/Brasserie buildings, Luna Park Entertainment Complex Attachments A Notice of Determination & Conditions B Photomontage C Plans D Submissions E Report by Multiplex Constructions regarding the removal of excavated spoil Recommendation Approval (subject to conditions) 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1. Summary A development application (DA) has been lodged by Metro Edgley Pty Ltd for the Stage 2 detailed design for the car park and café/brasserie buildings, these components having been called “Phase D” of the Luna Park Entertainment Complex by the applicant. The subject DA occupies the eastern portion of the Luna Park Entertainment Complex. The use and building envelope of the proposed buildings were approved by the Minister on 31 January as part of a Stage 1 development consent for Luna Park. The remainder of the site is the subject of a separate Development Application for detailed design, DA 201-06-2002, these works having been named “Phase E”. -
The Official Magazine of American Coaster Enthusiasts Rc! 127
FALL 2013 THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF AMERICAN COASTER ENTHUSIASTS RC! 127 VOLUME XXXV, ISSUE 1 $8 AmericanCoasterEnthusiasts.org ROLLERCOASTER! 127 • FALL 2013 Editor: Tim Baldwin THE BACK SEAT Managing Editor: Jeffrey Seifert uthor Mike Thompson had the enviable task of covering this year’s Photo Editor: Tim Baldwin Coaster Con for this issue. It must have been not only a delight to Associate Editors: Acapture an extraordinary convention in words, but also a source of Bill Linkenheimer III, Elaine Linkenheimer, pride as it is occurred in his very region. However, what a challenge for Jan Rush, Lisa Scheinin him to try to capture a week that seemed to surpass mere words into an ROLLERCOASTER! (ISSN 0896-7261) is published quarterly by American article that conveyed the amazing experience of Coaster Con XXXVI. Coaster Enthusiasts Worldwide, Inc., a non-profit organization, at 1100- I remember a week filled with a level of hospitality taken to a whole H Brandywine Blvd., Zanesville, OH 43701. new level, special perks in terms of activities and tours, and quite Subscription: $32.00 for four issues ($37.00 Canada and Mexico, $47 simply…perfect weather. The fact that each park had its own charm and elsewhere). Periodicals postage paid at Zanesville, OH, and an addition- character made it a magnificent week — one that truly exemplifies what al mailing office. Coaster Con is all about and why many people make it the can’t-miss event of the year. Back issues: RCReride.com and click on back issues. Recent discussion among ROLLERCOASTER! subscriptions are part of the membership benefits for our ROLLERCOASTER! staff American Coaster Enthusiasts. -
At May 2013 Proof All.Pdf
2013 SEASON PREVIEW — PAGES 6–7 Q&A WITH HERSCHEND’S JOEL MANEY — PAGES 41–42 © TM Your Amusement Industry NEWS Leader! Vol. 17 • Issue 2 MAY 2013 Merlin Entertainments’ U.S. Legoland Hotel a brickwork bonanza Southern California leap into the destination cat- their perspective that has gone egory. into the planning first and park becomes Officially opened April foremost.” full-fledged resort 5 after several days of me- AT found this in abundant dia previews, the three-story, evidence during a visit to the STORY: Dean Lamanna Special to Amusement Today 250-room inn, like the park, brightly multicolored hotel is designed to immerse fami- — beginning with the giant, CARLSBAD, Calf. — With lies with children aged two stream-breathing green drag- its unique toy theme and se- to 12 in the creative world of on made from some 400,000 ries of tasteful, steadfastly Lego toys. Guests of the hotel, Lego bricks that welcomes kid-focused additions over which is located adjacent to lodgers while guarding the its 14-year history, including Legoland’s entrance gate, will porte cochere from a clock an aquarium in 2008 and a have early-morning access to tower. Inside the lobby, which waterpark in 2010, Legoland the park of up to an hour be- contains a “wading pond” California established itself as fore the general public is ad- filled with Lego bricks, several a serious player in Southern mitted. of the more than 3,500 elabo- California’s heated amuse- “This is a one-of-a-kind rate Lego models adorning the ment market. -
Bethesda Park: "The Handsomest Park in the United States"
THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY STORY Published Quarterly by The Montgomery County Historical Society Philip L. Cantelon Eleanor M. V. Cook President Editor Vol. 34, No. 3 August 1991 BETHESDA PARK: "THE HANDSOMEST PARK IN THE UNITED STATES" by William G. Allman If asked what late-19th century amusement park might have claimed to be "the handsomest park in the United States," first to come to mind would probably be part of the Coney Island complex or, on a more local level, perhaps Glen Echo Park or Marshall Hall. This boast, however, appeared in an 1893 newspaper advertisement for Bethesda Park, a short-lived (1891- 1896?) and rather obscure amusement facility in Montgomery County.1 In this, the centennial year of its inception, an examination of its brief history provides an interesting study of the practices of recreation and amusement in the 1890's and the role they played in suburban development. The last decade of the 19th century was the first decade of the era of the electric street railway, a major improvement in public transportation that contributed greatly to suburban development around American cities. With a significant extension of the radius of practicable commuting from the city center, developers could select land that lay beyond jurisdictional boundaries, embodied desirable topographical features, or fulfilled the "rural ideal" which was becoming increasingly attractive to urban Americans.2 The rural Bethesda District fell within such an extended commuting radius from the city of Washington, and had been skirted by the the county's first major transportational improvement - the Metropolitan Branch of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad completed in 1873. -
Elements of Fun !!!
Presents ELEMENTS OF FUN !!! Educational Field Trip Lessons for the Elementary Grades © Copyright 1997-2012 CANOBIE LAKE PARK CORP. P. O. BOX 190 SALEM, NH 03079-0190 603-893-3506 [email protected] http://www.canobie.com TABLE OF CONTENTS Park Map 1 Introduction 2 - 15 Language Arts 16 - 30 Mathematics 31 - 50 Science 51 - 53 Just for FUN Puzzles 1 2 INTRODUCTION Dear Teacher, In the production of this teacher’s manual, Canobie Lake Park continues its commitment to family entertainment beyond a delightful day at New England’s finest amusement park. Every May, Canobie sponsors a PHYSICS DAY for high school students. This educational experience is designed for older students who test and apply scientific theories on our major thrill rides. The INTERACTIVE CLASSROOM is also a day dedicated to teaching how principles of science are applied to amusement park rides. This day is geared towards the middle school grades. Both days feature demonstrations and exhibits in addition to the lessons learned on the rides. Still, requests for additional learning guides beyond those previously produced continued. It is to this need that Canobie Lake Park Corporation proudly responds with “ELEMENTS OF FUN!” Your comments are welcomed, since this program’s raison d’être is the educational enrichment of your students. Understanding teachers’ need for a formal focus, and using the same to create examples, activities, extensions, problems and enrichment samples, educators from around New England have listed in general terms both the desired learnings and minimum essentials for this curriculum as an appendix to this document. This is open to review and change. -
YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM Idora
YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM Idora Park Personal Experience O. H. 1465 MARK J. HACKETT Interviewed hy Scott Smith on November 13, 1991 MARK J. HACKETT Mark is the son of Ronald and Roseann Hackett of 4409 Rush Boulevard in Youngstown, Ohjo. He has one other sibling, hjs sister Renee who is a senior Telecommunicatjons major at Youngs town state University. Mark was born at Saint Elizabeth Hospital in Youngstown and has been a resident of the city all of his life. He attended Saint Dominic's School from grades one through eight. Mark Hackett attended Cardinal Mooney High School where he says he earned a bit of a reputation as a class clown. Mark felt that the Catholic schools he attended gave him an excellent education and helped to prepare him for college. Mark attended Youngstown State University for five years until 1990 when he graduated with his Bachelors degree in Tele communications in the spring of that year. Mark was not greatly involved with any campus organizations but in his final years of school he became greatly involved with the programming at WYSU/FM the University radio station. He worked mainly as a morning and evening disc jockey for this classical music station, but he also did the news and various broadcast features. Today Mark is employed by W. N. Broadcasting which is a sub sidiary of a larger broadcasting firm. Mark helps to prepare on air promotions and advertising as well as doing occasional disc jockey work on the air. Mark also works as a d.j. -
25Th Anniversary 1985-2010
TheThe September 2010 Vol. 26, No. 9 CCarouselarousel $5.95 NewsNews && TraderTrader Carousel News &25TH25TH Trader, September 2010 ANNIVERSANNIVERSwww.carouselnews.comAARYRY 1985-20101985-2010 1 CAROUSELS FOR SALE 1927 Illions Supreme – SOLD This is the last of the three complete supremes including the world famous American Beauty rose horse. 1895 Looff Carousel. Last operated at Asbury Park A huge 4-row with 78 replacement animals. 1925 PTC. Last operated Kiddieland in Melrose, IL 3-row carousel with an amazing 16 signature PTC horses. 1900s PTC Carousel Last operated by the world famous Strates shows. In storage awaiting restoration. 1900s Looff Carousel Huge 4-row menagerie carousel. Has been in storage for years, awaiting restoration. 1900s PTC Carousel Rare 4-row unrestored carousel great for community project. Priced to sell. Restoration available. 1927 Dentzel frame from Rock Springs, WV The last carousel Dentzel ever built with the trim still in original paint. Replacement animals available. 1880s Herschell-Spillman Steam-Operated Carousel Original steam engine with 24 animals and 2 chariots. 1900s Dentzel Menagerie Carousel All original animals. Currently up and operating looking for new home. 1900s PTC Carousel A huge 4-row with all original animals. Restored and ready to operate. 1920s Dentzel Menagerie Carousel All original animals. Deluxe trim. Currently in storage. Videos of it operating at its last location. 1920s Dentzel Carousel Another huge 4-row machine, just like Disneyland’s, with 78 replacement animals. Allan Herschell Carousel 30 horses. New sweeps and platforms. Set up for outdoor use. Located on East Coast. Up and running; ready to go. -
Subscribe to Amusement Today (817) 460-7220
INSIDE: TM & ©2014 Amusement Today, Inc. Singing Mushrooms return to Kings Dominion — PAGE 26 August 2014 | Vol. 18 • Issue 5 www.amusementtoday.com No kidding here, these coasters deliver Story Land turns 60, adds Roar-O-Saurus STORY: B. Derek Shaw Central to the Story Land not ever overwhelming,” said [email protected] experience are the classic chil- Jack Mahany, assistant general GLEN, N.H. — The legacy dren’s fairy tale adventures manager who started with the that Bob and Ruth Morrell cre- that are found in the original park in 1967. He continued, ated in 1954 continues today, section of the park. The in- “They can touch Cinderella. entertaining young families spiration came from a set of It’s special.” and their children, while cre- dolls given the elder Morrells Story Land started adding ating lasting memories. The when living in Europe in the rides in the early 1960s. They 37-acre property, now run by early 1950’s. The park opened have three complete Chance Palace Entertainment (after as Story Town; however it was Manufacturing train rides, the demise of son and daugh- changed the next year due to along with a spare engine. ter-in-law Stoney and Nancy); Charlie Woods’ Storytown The engines include: number features 23 rides, five shows park (now The Great Escape 2 (from 1961), 4, 18 and 47. All and multiple play areas. New in Glens Falls, N.Y.), that had three trains run on a circuit for 2014, in conjunction with opened in 1953. that has three train stations Six Flags Magic Mountain’s new Bugs Bunny World children’s Story Land’s 60th anniversary, One of the favorite attrac- situated throughout the park. -
Group Travel Activity Guide 2018
GROUP TRAVEL ACTIVITY GUIDE 2018 . Dear Tourism Colleague, From New Hampshire’s majestic mountains and pristine lakes to the beautiful shores of our seacoast, the Granite State’s natural beauty has been inspiring visitors for generations. Match the scenery with the state’s countless experiences and your clients will find a visit to New Hampshire a fulfilling, distinctive destination. New Hampshire’s receptive operators create group friendly itineraries that showcase the state’s world-class resorts, outdoor recreation, dining, sales tax-free shopping, and more. Locally based, the state’s travel partners offer expert advice and invaluable relationships. For more information, please visit visitnh.gov/GROUP. Thank you for considering New Hampshire and please know that the Division of Travel and Tourism Development is ready to assist in group travel planning needs. All my best, Victoria Cimino, Director New Hampshire Division of Travel & Tourism Development New Hampshire Drive Times Boston to Concord:.............................1.25 hours New York City to Concord:.................4.25 hours Toronto to Concord:............................8.75 hours Montreal to Concord:...............................4 hours Quebec City to Concord:..........................5 hours Providence to Concord:............................2 hours Hartford to Concord:...........................2.25 hours Drive times are approximate CONTENTS SAMPLING OF ANNUAL EVENTS 3 SUGGESTED ITINERARIES 11 Garden Tour 12 Behind The Scenes & Interactive Tour 19 Rail & Sale 23 Bird-Spotting -
Pennsylvania Rides and Amusement Search PA Owner ID Owner
Checked on July 17, 2019 IDLEWILD AND SOAK ZONE. Pennsylvania Rides and Amusement Search IDLEWILD & SOAK ZONE RIDES PA Owner PA Ride Inspection Owner Name Public Name of Ride ID ID Date IDLEWILD & SOAK ZONE 57 1225 BALL CRAWL 07/06/2019 (FESTIVAL FUN PARKS LLC) IDLEWILD & SOAK ZONE 57 2783 BALLOON RACE 07/06/2019 (FESTIVAL FUN PARKS LLC) IDLEWILD & SOAK ZONE 57 1233 BLOW BALLS 07/06/2019 (FESTIVAL FUN PARKS LLC) IDLEWILD & SOAK ZONE 57 9199 BUMPER CARS 07/06/2019 (FESTIVAL FUN PARKS LLC) IDLEWILD & SOAK ZONE 57 3376 CARS, MINIATURE 05/07/2019 (FESTIVAL FUN PARKS LLC) IDLEWILD & SOAK ZONE 57 1209 COASTER 05/07/2019 (FESTIVAL FUN PARKS LLC) IDLEWILD & SOAK ZONE 57 1229 CONFUSION HILL 07/06/2019 (FESTIVAL FUN PARKS LLC) IDLEWILD & SOAK ZONE 57 1228 FERRIS WHEEL 06/06/2019 (FESTIVAL FUN PARKS LLC) IDLEWILD & SOAK ZONE 57 8432 FLUME RIDE 07/06/2019 (FESTIVAL FUN PARKS LLC) IDLEWILD & SOAK ZONE 57 1248 FLYING SAUCERS 05/07/2019 (FESTIVAL FUN PARKS LLC) IDLEWILD & SOAK ZONE 57 10199 FLYING SCOOTER 05/07/2019 (FESTIVAL FUN PARKS LLC) IDLEWILD & SOAK ZONE 57 1218 HAND CARS 07/06/2019 (FESTIVAL FUN PARKS LLC) IDLEWILD & SOAK ZONE 57 2961 HANDCAR/ADULT 07/06/2019 (FESTIVAL FUN PARKS LLC) IDLEWILD & SOAK ZONE JUMPIN' JUNGLE 57 1223 07/06/2019 (FESTIVAL FUN PARKS LLC) NETS IDLEWILD & SOAK ZONE JUMPIN' JUNGLE 57 1222 07/06/2019 (FESTIVAL FUN PARKS LLC) RAFTS IDLEWILD & SOAK ZONE 57 1217 KIDDIE BOATS 07/06/2019 (FESTIVAL FUN PARKS LLC) IDLEWILD & SOAK ZONE 57 1215 KIDDIE DOODLEBUG 07/06/2019 (FESTIVAL FUN PARKS LLC) IDLEWILD & SOAK ZONE KIDDIE FERRIS