Category: 1970s
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Eulogy For Jet Star II
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Imagine a time when the latest thrill at Lagoon was the park’s first tubular steel coaster. It was 1976 and Lagoon’s Midway didn’t extend beyond the new Jet Star 2 and the recently added Sky…
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Lagoon – 50 Years Ago
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Lagoon’s 1975 season brought two new rides, rescued from the defunct Pixieland amusement park in Oregon, University of Utah students put on three different stage shows at the Opera House and you could get a…
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From The Runway To The Midway
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Many who have lived in or around Utah for long enough will remember ZCMI. For those who are unfamiliar, ZCMI was a regional department store chain that started in Salt Lake City in 1868. The…
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America Screams…At Lagoon!
There’s an old documentary about amusement parks called America Screams which aired on PBS in 1978. It was an hour long, but was later whittled down to a half hour when it was released on…
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40 Years Of Pioneer Village At Lagoon
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Pioneer Village began in the East Millcreek area of Salt Lake City in 1938. Furniture store owner Horace Sorenson collected pioneer-era buildings and artifacts as others were tearing them down or throwing them away. He…
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Discovering Lagoon…Outside Lagoon
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I’ve stumbled upon a few items of interest relating to different Lagoon ventures outside the park. Aside from the obvious one (The Terrace), here is a short list with the few brief details I currently…
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The True Namesake Of The Freedola
Anyone who has been on the authentic Carousel at Lagoon and who has looked closely at the band organ may have noticed the name “Freedola” painted on the bottom. It’s understandable if you assume this…