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Thanks for sharing your experiences, Robert. Parks certainly do change over time, but that's also part of what makes returning year after year such fun.

-- Contributed by: Melissa Mayntz

I meant to say that Dinosaur Beach opened in 1996. It closed Sept 1998.

-- Contributed by: Robert

I'll give you an example of a defunct park that I visited: Hunt's Pier in Wildwood, NJ. I was there under the original ownership between 1980-1983 when all the classic dark rides and other rides, wood coaster were there. The owner sold the pier fall 1985, and in 1989 several classic rides including the wood coaster Flyer, which opened with the pier in 1957, were demolished. The pier was remade with new rides and a few of the old ones like Golden Nugget Mine Ride, Log Flume, Keystone Kops dark ride, and Whacky Shack dark ride which was retitled Hunt's Horror in 1989. The pier reopened in 1998 as Dinosaur Beach after being acquired by the Catanoso brothers from S. Jersey in 1995. The Golden Nugget reopened after being closed in 1995, as well as the Log Flume and Rapids. The Hunt's Horror was scrapped early 1996. I went back to Wildwood Aug 1995, and June 1996 and 1998. I rode the Golden Nugget again, as well as the 1970 Log Flume for the first time and the new Escape from Dinosaur Beach dark ride and the 1985 Rapids for the first time. The park closed after 1998 and was acquired by Morey's Pier in spring 1999. The Golden Nugget, etc were closed, Log Flume moved to a park in Iowa 2001, and the Golden Nugget Mine Ride building is being demolished now (Feb-April 2009) with props going to Morey's other dark rides, and track and trains to Knoebel's in PA for reuse in a new dark ride. The Golden Nugget originally opened July, 1960. Also, a haunted attraction at Nickels Midway Pier in Wildwood, Castle Dracula walk-through and Dungeon boat ride opened 1977 (boat ride opened 1919 as Ye Old Mill) and burned Jan 2002. I was in it 1995, 1996, and 1998. I live near Dorney Park in PA.

-- Contributed by: Robert

When I was a kid in the 60's, there was a park on top of a mountain across from Chimney Rock, NC. I cannot remember the name or find any info on it. The last time I was there the huge posts that held up the chair lift s were still there.

-- Contributed by: Howard C.
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