Adventureland

by Christopher Mercaldo

Overview

Since 1962, Adventureland has been entertaining and thrilling the Long Island community. The park was constructed in a rural area of Suffolk County around the time of a suburban boom eastward on Long Island, which brought enormous population growth in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Since its opening, the park has seen significant change, with numerous rides and attractions being moved or retired to make way for newer attractions. Published here are images of the park throughout its entire history, many of which have never been seen by the public before. Adventureland shares early lost attractions and retired fan favorites in full living color, allowing both the young and the young at heart to remember the park in all of its stages, from opening to today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467121705
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	06/16/2014
Series:	Images of Modern America
Pages:	96
Sales rank:	1,062,556
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Christopher Mercaldo is an avid theme park and amusement park historian, designer, and enthusiast. Chris has been an Adventureland guest for over 20 years and served as its marketing coordinator in 2013. His theme park and amusement park experience also includes working for Sea World Parks and Entertainment's Busch Gardens Williamsburg and most recently the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 1960s: Something for Anyone 9

2 1970s: Rapid Expansion 17

3 1980s: Exciting Eighties 29

4 1990s: Nifty Nineties 45

5 2000s: The New Millennium 77

6 2010s and Beyond: The Adventute Continues 85