Park & Industry History

An Essay on the Destruction of the Coney Island Thunderbolt and what it means to the roller coaster community.

The Roller Coasters of John Allen

A trip to Mountain Park (Holyoke, Mass.) during the summer of 2000.

 

On the dawn of 2001, a look back fifty years at the developments the industry underwent during the Post-World War II era.

The Disneyland of Yesteryear

Euclid Beach Park: Find out more about one of Ohio's best (and sadly lost) amusement parks

Asbury Park Park in the fall of 2003

 

A Lesson in Thrills: Extreme Rides 101

Budapest's Vidam Park: A Visit during the winter of 2000

 

The History of the Derby Racer

A look at the Postcards of Coney Island (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Riverview Park: Then and Now

Indiana Beach-Construction photos of Cornball Express, a trip report from the 2001 Media Day and an in-depth look at the coaster itself

 

Circus World in Haines City, Florida


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