Amusement Parks of New Jersey
by Futrell, JimFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-04-01
Publisher(s): Stackpole Books
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Summary
This comprehensive guide profiles 13 major amusement parks in the Garden State, as well as a selection of smaller parks. Complete information or rides and attractions is accompanied by dozens of vintage photographs and postcard scenes.
Author Biography
Jim Futrell is a resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and historian of the National Amusement Park Historical Association
Table of Contents
| Foreword | vii | ||
| Acknowledgments | ix | ||
| Introduction | xi | ||
| A History of the Amusement Park Industry | 1 | (22) | |
| A History of the Amusement Park in New Jersey | 23 | (24) | |
| Steel Pier | 47 | (15) | |
| Keansburg Amusement Park and Runaway Rapids | 62 | (13) | |
| Clementon Amusement Park and Splash World | 75 | (12) | |
| Jenkinson's Boardwalk | 87 | (9) | |
| Casino Pier and Water Works | 96 | (16) | |
| Playland's Castaway Cove | 112 | (6) | |
| Bowcraft Amusement Park | 118 | (6) | |
| Land of Make Believe | 124 | (9) | |
| Storybook Land | 133 | (8) | |
| Funtown Pier | 141 | (8) | |
| Wild West City | 149 | (4) | |
| Gillian's Wonderland Pier | 153 | (9) | |
| Morey's Piers | 162 | (20) | |
| Six Flags Great Adventure | 182 | (18) | |
| Fantasy Island | 200 | (7) | |
| Blackbeard's Cave | 207 | (4) | |
| Other Amusement Facilities | 211 | (2) | |
| Index of Major Rides in Operation in New Jersey | 213 | (4) | |
| Bibliography | 217 | (2) | |
| Index | 219 | (8) | |
| About the Author | 227 |
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