Starring Rick Sebak No. of seasons 1 Original network PBS Director Rick Sebak Created by Rick Sebak | Country of origin United States Running time 60 minutes Initial release 1999 Production company WQED Cast Rick Sebak | |
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Similar A Cemetery Special, A Hot Dog Program, A Program About Unusual, Sandwiches That You Will Like, Fred Rogers: America's | ||
Great Old Amusement Parks is a 1999 PBS television documentary VHS by Rick Sebak of WQED Pittsburgh.
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 Point– Sandusky, Ohio.
· Astroland– New York, New York.
· Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park– New York, New York.
· Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk– Santa Cruz, California.
· Lake Compounce– Bristol, Connecticut.
· Kennywood– West Mifflin, Pennsylvania.
· Rye's Playland- Rye, New York.
· Oaks Amusement Park– Portland, Oregon.
· Mission Beach Roller Coaster– San Diego, California.
· Lake Winnepesaukah– Lakeview, Georgia.
· Whalom Park– Lunenburg, Massachusetts.
· Holiday World & Splashin' Safari– Santa Claus, Indiana.
· Lakeside Amusement Park– Lakeside, Colorado.
· Lakemont Park– Altoona, Pennsylvania.
· West View Park, Olympia Park, Rainbow Gardens, & Kennywood Park.