Amusement Park
History F.A.Q.
- What is the purpose of Amusement Park History?
- I have some old amusement park memorabilia lying around,
do you want it?
- Why haven't you updated lately?
- Whose images are these?
- I represent a buyer for a mass media organization,
are your images available for commercial use?
- Are high resolution, digital copies of these images
available?
- I am starting a website, can I use your images?
- I have a website, can I use one of your images?
- What nationwide sources have used Amusement Park
History?
- You have a lot of sites on the Links page, what do
you visit on a regular basis?
- Can you help me with a school project?
- Why haven't you answered my question?
- A lot of sites look better than yours, why don't you
invest more time in coding?
- Are there any groups that celebrate amusement parks
and roller coasters?
- What are some non-Internet resources you suggest to
keep up with the industry?
- Why are the images on your site so small?
- Will you add my link to your links page?
- I want to buy a ride, where should I look?
- Will you design a ride/design a park/plan our marketing
strategy for us?
- Why haven't you reviewed my favorite park?
- APH seems to have an anti-corporate tenor in many
reviews and mentions, why is that?
- How do I get in touch with the webmaster?
1. What is the purpose of
Amusement Park History?
This site is designed to help facilitate the understanding of amusement
parks, specifically the traditions and history that surround the industry.
All of this is original content and sources are cited when used.
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2. I have some old amusement
park memorabilia lying around, do you want it?
If you have anything from older amusement parks such as
souvenirs, photos, movies, etc., that you would like to share/lend me please
feel free to drop me a line at the e-mail address below. Do not throw away
anything (photos, movies, souvenirs) from an amusement park. If you are
going to pitch it, drop me an email. We would be happy to pay for shipping
and get it off your hands.
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3. Why haven't you updated
lately?
This site is done out of a love for history and is not (sadly!) our
job. We try to put new content up when possible and try to get one major
update (trip report, section, etc.) up each month. To find out exactly
when the site was changed check out the Updates
page.
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4. Whose images are these?
Unless otherwise noted, the images here are property of Amusement Park
History & Adam Sandy. They are from a personal collection of
photographs and postcards that we felt should be shared instead of locked away in
a dusty old box.
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5. I represent a buyer for a mass
media organization, are your images available for commercial use?
Yes. I have almost every image on this site (except those provided for
the Coney Photography page and those provided by the Library of Congress) is in my
personal possession. However, we just do not sell our images to
anyone. The news story or documentary you represent must be painting an
accurate picture of the amusement industry and not follow the pathetic trappings
of shows like Dateline where sensationalism has taken a back seat to
facts. If you are Senator Markey, or of his ilk, you need not apply.
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6. Are high resolution, digital
copies of these image available?
Yes, I can scan these well enough for use on television.
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7. I am starting a website,
can I use your images?
No. I spent a long time assembling my collection and built this
site around images not seen on every internet site. However, once your
site is online we might reconsider (see the next question).
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8. I have an existing website,
can I use one of your images?
To use one of our images you must have a website that has unique
park-related content. If you can point to a page and/or situation you have
that warrants your use of one of my images please email
me and ask-do not simply take any images.
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9. What nationwide sources have
used Amusement Park History?
See our Awards & Recognitions
page.
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11. Can you help me with a
school project?
Unfortunately we do not have time to help you do research. Please
be sure you page through all of our offerings and see the roller coaster history
pages at Ultimaterollercoaster.com
before asking.
However, if you just have clarification or specific questions please feel free to
contact us.
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12. Why haven't you
answered my question?
As we said earlier, this website is an effort done in free time. We
try to get back to you in a timely manner but sometimes it takes longer than we
would like. If we have not responded in a few weeks ask us again, we may
have forgotten.
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13. A lot of sites look
better than yours, why don't you invest more time in coding?
We readily admit that this is a pretty simple site compared to some of
those out there. However, our goal has always been to provide content with
substance. There are a lot of coaster sites out there, however we
feel that there are few that match us when it comes to beating the writing
quality and unique topics found here.
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14. Are there any groups
that celebrate amusement parks and roller coasters?
There are lots of these groups! The ones I can highly recommend are:
15. What are some
non-Internet resources you suggest to keep up with the industry?
If you want to stay informed
the only publication worth having is Amusement
Business. Known as the amusement industry newsweekly, AB does
not print press releases or fluff stories.
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16. Why are the images on
your site so small?
If we would load every picture at a large size our site would take a long
time to load. This is why the pictures on our pages are small but link to
high-resolution scans of the same images.
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17. Will you add my link to
your links page?
If you have a site with unique content and will return the link, we
would be happy to do so.
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19. Will you design a ride/design a
park/plan our marketing strategy for us?
No, but if you write me I will be happy to advise you where to look.
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20. Why haven't you reviewed
my favorite park?
Obviously there are three main sections when it comes to park reviews- Coney
Island, defunct parks and trip reports. The availability to comment on
current parks or coasters is based how my travels pan out. If you really
want to see what I have to say about your favorite park mail me a check and
I will be happy to visit.
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21. You seem to have an anti-corporate
and chain tenor in many
reviews and mentions, why is that?
Aside from the standard reasons that many like traditional
amusement parks (the atmosphere, friendly employees, groups of families and
clean midways) there is a business angle to this philosophy, too. I do not
mind a chain like Six Flags simply because it is a chain. My main problem
are the huge chains like Six Flags that act as an impediment to the industries'
growth. While good for the industry and guests alike in the short-term,
having a small pool of buyers and a business-driven philosophy (instead of the
guest-first school of thought) lead to problems with all facets of a park.
The more amusement parks one company controls the more safety, guest relations
and other parts of operations suffer. If the amusement industry is to succeed
in the coming years we need less consolidation and parks learning how to market
other attractions besides coasters.
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22. How do I get in
touch with the webmaster?
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Adam Sandy.
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Revised: January 31, 2002
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