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Parks From the Past Volume 2
DVD
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£18.99
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Release Date: 2008
Classification: Exempt from classification
Region coding: Not region coded
Running Time: 55 minutes
Label:
Sharpshooters Productions, Inc
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European Exclusive!
The second disc in a series,
'Parks From The Past Volume Two' contains scenes from many
famous Amusement Parks, featuring:
- Riverview Park, Des
Moines, IA
- Pacific Ocean Park, Santa
Monica, CA park closed – film taken after auction
- The Pike, Long Beach, CA
(park was filmed in early morning prior to opening)
- Santa Cruz Beach
Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, CA
- Belmont Park, San Diego,
CA
- Excelsior Park, Excelsior,
MN
- Silver Beach, St. Joseph,
MI (different footage from Volume One)
- LeSourdesville Lake Park,
Middletown, OH
- Coney Island, Cincinnati,
OH (last season of 1971!)
- Coney Island, New York, NY
- Euclid Beach Park,
Cleveland, OH
The DVD shows many rare defunct
parks and rides including:
- Riverview Park Roller
Coaster (Point-Of-View footage) and Over the Falls
- Pacific Ocean Park Sea
Serpent Coaster (closed and seen from distance)
- The Pike Cyclone Racer
Coaster (closed)
- Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Giant Dipper (POV)
- Belmont Park Giant Dipper
(POV)
- Excelsior Park Cyclone
Coaster (POV)
- Silver Beach Comet Coaster
(POV ride during summer. Closed winter footage too!)
- LeSourdesville Lake Park
Space Rocket Coaster (POV) (later known as the Screechin’
Eagle)
- Cincinnati’s Coney Island
Shooting Star (POV) and Teddy Bear (seen in operation)
Coney Island, New York
Coasters:
- Cyclone – (POV & other
angles)
- Thunderbolt – (POV!)
- Tornado – (POV!)
- Bobsleds - seen from
midway
Euclid Beach Park Rides:
- Thriller – (POV )
- Flying Turns – (POV)
- Racing Coaster – (POV)
- Over the Falls – (POV)
- Flying Scooters
- Tumble Bug – (from side
and POV)
Special Offer!
Buy Parks From The Past Volumes 1
and 2 together for only
£32.98 - a saving of
£5.00!
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Reviews...
I thoroughly enjoyed both of these
programmes. Step back a few decades to marvel at various US
parks and roller coasters - many long-lost, and some all but
forgotten - as they appeared at that time! My personal
highlights were witnessing the coasters (POVs) of Euclid Beach
Park (Cleveland, Ohio) which closed for good on Sunday 28
September 1969, and Coney Island's Thunderbolt and Tornado (POVs).
A wonderful piece of Americana!
Simon Andrew Shine Baynham,
http://www.rollercoastermedialibrary.com
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