A nostalgic look at amusement parks of the past. This documentary series examines the turbulent history of many lost attractions. Segments include abandoned parks like Boardwalk & Baseball, Freedomland, Coney Island’s Steeplechase, Cypress Gardens and more. Also included for this DVD is a bonus segment on the history of the World’s Fair and its influence on modern theme parks.
This DVD is loaded with Special Features including:
- 16:9 Widescreen Presentation (Enhanced for HDTV’s)
- Scene Selection
- Animated Menus
- High Definition Transfer
- Dolby Digital Soundtrack
Running Time: 72 Minutes
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List Price: $ 10.49
Price: $ 10.49
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December 20, 2010
#1
Lots of great vintage footage — rare World’s Fair stuff….,
This DVD was packed — most documentaries that I’ve bought were usually 30 to 45 minutes long. I can’t
believe they got so much stuff on this DVD. The only thing I didn’t like is much of the information
is presented in Subtitles (kinda like VH1′s “Popup Video” show) –I would have preferred a narrator.
The footage from Coney Island and Disney World in the 1960s was great. They had some stuff from
defunct Cypress Gardens and Freedomland, too. If you are a theme park junkie — you’ll probably
like it.
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|December 20, 2010
#2
Footage wonderful but…,
The vintage footage is wonderful. However, it would have been nice to have some narration about the scenes and the separate parks instead of just subtitles listing some facts. I’m only really knowledgeable about Disney parks and did notice an error. They called the Submarine Voyage attraction 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. This makes me wonder how many other mistakes were made. I also got very tired of the generic music that was playing and finally turned the sound off. With that all said, I think it’s still worth the $10 for the vintage footage alone.
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|December 20, 2010
#3
Interesting Content,
I bought this for my dad for his bday. It is a very interesting movie as it goes through the history of roller coasters and amusement parks. My dad enjoyed it, which is what counts…
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