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![]() Producer: Donna Ross |
Thrills of Yesteryear
Before theme parks and high-tech thrill rides, there was the amusement park, where kids could stuff themselves with hot dogs and cotton candy, lose their stomachs to the roller coaster, and then fall asleep, sticky and exhausted but happy, as fireworks burst overhead. These are some of the memories Kentucky Life evokes in this special edition, a look at five bygone amusement parks enjoyed by Kentuckians in the past. During a cross-state journey, host Byron Crawford talks with patrons and former park workers and shows archival photos and film clips to help recapture the excitement of the old parks. The late great places we remember:
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