Jim Futrell
Author of Amusement Parks of Pennsylvania
About the Author
Jim Futrell, historian for the National Amusement Park Historical Association, has studied the amusement park industry for over 30 years. He has conducted extensive research and worked closely with Waldameer Park to tell the story of this remarkable amusement park from its earliest years as a quiet show more retreat to the action-packed amusement and water park of today. show less
Works by Jim Futrell
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Gender
- male
- Organizations
- National Amusement Park Historical Association
- Places of residence
- Pennsylvania, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- Pennsylvania, USA
Members
Reviews
For anyone who lives in PA and loves amusement parks, this is the book to have. It is dated and some of the parks (at least one I know of - Williams Grove) are no longer in operation and the pricing and parking info are off, but you can expect that to happen as the book ages and is not updated.
The history of the parks is explained in some detail and it is fascinating to track the path of a park you are visiting to learn what is original and what has been replaced.
We are so very lucky to have show more such a wide variety of amusements so close together that EVERYONE should make a trip to PA to ride some rollercoasters and eat some cotton candy. show less
The history of the parks is explained in some detail and it is fascinating to track the path of a park you are visiting to learn what is original and what has been replaced.
We are so very lucky to have show more such a wide variety of amusements so close together that EVERYONE should make a trip to PA to ride some rollercoasters and eat some cotton candy. show less
Lists
You May Also Like
Associated Authors
Statistics
- Works
- 9
- Members
- 61
- Popularity
- #274,233
- Rating
- 4.8
- Reviews
- 1
- ISBNs
- 13