"Great Old Amusement Parks"

Have you seen this PBS special? It's a wonderful hour of park history. The directory from our local PBS station describes it this way:

This program celebrates pre-Disney parks: Holiday World, Playland in Rye, New York, and California's Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.

If you're in the Evansville area, you can catch this program tomorrow (Thursday, June 9) at 9:00 pm CDT on WNIN-TV.

Here's a review of the show, which includes a list of the parks that are included. You could also do a Google search to see if "Great Old Amusement Parks" will be on your local PBS station.

Producer Rick Sebak and crew were here from WQED-TV in Pittsburgh back in July of 1998 to shoot our portion of the show. Talk about a guy who loves his job -- he never stopped smiling.

Just think about it...back in 1998 was before we had The Legend, Liberty Launch, HallowSwings, Holidog's FunTown, and Free Unlimited Soft Drinks. We've added lots to Splashin' Safari since then, too.

And there'll be even more next year. Check back later today for a bit more information...and an answer to last week's questions.