"Doomed from the Start: Freedomland USA, Bronx NY" Topic
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Tango01 | 24 Mar 2023 8:38 p.m. PST |
"Imagine this: It's 1960 and you take the New York City Subway up to the Bronx. You get out of the train with your family and walk into the blazing summer heat, making your way towards a sign that reads in bold letters, Freedomland USA. Advertised as "The World's Largest Entertainment Center", this US-shaped plot of land promised visitors an experience like no other. Unlike Disneyland, Freedomland USA offered families a historically informative and fun-for-all-ages adventure through our nation's history in the form of rides, reenactments, and faux villages and cities. Sound interesting yet? This large undertaking was expected to attract 5 million guests per year, and while the memory of the park is still held dear to those who visited, the projected numbers were missed by a mile, and the fantasy world only had a few seasons in the sun. What really was Freedomland? Why did such an ambitious amusement park fail? We at Yesterday's News have a few pieces of Freedomland memorabilia, and are on the hunt for the history of this mythical amusement park. .."
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William Warner | 24 Mar 2023 9:52 p.m. PST |
Ah yes, I remember the ads for it well. Pretty enticing for us kids from that era. Too bad it didn't turn out as great as we imagined it. |
Bunkermeister | 24 Mar 2023 11:51 p.m. PST |
"Freedomland USA offered families a historically informative and fun-for-all-ages adventure" Not so fast there. The original Disneyland offered Main Street based on the town Walt Disney grew up in. Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln an anamatronic Mr. Lincoln who tells us about his life. FrontierLand was all about the Westward Movement. Rivers of America had full size ships, including a Mississippi riverboat, canoes, rafts, keel boats all very authentic. You could learn a lot of US history for the first 30 years or so at Disneyland. Mike Bunkermeister Creek |
Dadster | 25 Mar 2023 8:00 a.m. PST |
The jingle: 'Mommy, Daddy take my hand. Take me down to FreedomLand'. I remember it- was catchy for a kid. |
Tango01 | 25 Mar 2023 3:22 p.m. PST |
Why it failed?… what was so bad…? Armand
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