When a group of white and African American integrationists entered a St. Augustine, Fla. segregated hotel pool in 1964, the hotel manager poured acid into it. AP Photo Summers often bring a wave of ...

Ten years ago, many people began telling Bob Savakinas stories of Rocky Glen Amusement Park. As someone who fondly remembered times spent at local amusement parks as a child, Savakinas knew he needed ...

CELORON — It was called the “People’s Park at Celoron” when it opened in 1894. Modeled after parks at Coney Island and in Atlantic City, Celoron Amusement Park for decades boasted several rides, a ...

The heat waves of summer are upon us and so is theme park season -- although for serious enthusiasts, theme park season is year-round. But have you ever wondered where the concept of the amusement ...

Members of the Lombard, IL-basedNational Amusement Park Historical Association, the world's only educational and enthusiast organization dedicated to all aspects of the amusement park, will visit ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. — With the official start of summer, people are eager to get back to amusement parks for all the thrills and spills that they've come to know and love. And while you might leave ...

If you lived in North Jersey in the 1980s, you probably have an Action Park story. Maybe you suffered a bloody nose after your cart careened off the Alpine Slide. Or you collided with a friend sliding ...

Oaks Park has weathered a lot of earth-shaking events over the last 115 years, but this year’s coronavirus pandemic is the first to completely cancel a season at the Southeast Portland amusement park.