Great Old Amusement Parks

Great Old Amusement Parks is a 1999 PBS television documentary VHS by Rick Sebak of WQED Pittsburgh.

Great Old Amusement Parks
Created byRick Sebak
StarringRick Sebak
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production companyWQED
Release
Original networkPBS

Rick Sebak turns his whimsical documentary eye on traditional amusement parks, from Connecticut's Lake Compounce and California's Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk to Whalom Park in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania's Idlewild. Fans of San Diego's Giant Dipper, Kennywood's Thunderbolt, and Deno's Wonder Wheel at Coney Island will enjoy a return visit, in this unabashedly affectionate look at America's favorite old-fashioned places to escape the heat.

List of amusement parks:

· Idlewild and Soak Zone- Ligonier, Pennsylvania.

· Cedar PointSandusky, Ohio.

· AstrolandNew York, New York.

· Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park– New York, New York.

· Santa Cruz Beach BoardwalkSanta Cruz, California.

· Lake CompounceBristol, Connecticut.

· KennywoodWest Mifflin, Pennsylvania.

· Rye's Playland- Rye, New York.

· Oaks Amusement ParkPortland, Oregon.

· Mission Beach Roller CoasterSan Diego, California.

· Lake WinnepesaukahLakeview, Georgia.

· Whalom ParkLunenburg, Massachusetts.

· Holiday World & Splashin' SafariSanta Claus, Indiana.

· Lakeside Amusement ParkLakeside, Colorado.

· Lakemont ParkAltoona, Pennsylvania.

· West View Park, Olympia Park, Rainbow Gardens, & Kennywood Park.


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