There are several piers with amusement parks across the United States, including the Steel Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier in Texas, and the Jolly Roger ...
HOUSTON — As a boy growing up in Galveston, Tilman Fertitta rode his bike up and down the Seawall. He went to fairs and carnivals when they hit town and had a season pass to Sea-Arama Marineworld. In ...
To the editor: This was a wonderful tribute to two amusement piers that brought people and good times together (“A tale of two parks: One was a ‘poor boy’s Disneyland,’ the other had a Cobra Woman who ...
SEASIDE PARK, N.J. (AP) — A historic Jersey shore pier that was pummeled by Superstorm Sandy, then destroyed in a spectacular fire might finally be done in by building regulations. The owner of the ...
A funhouse is set to open this week at Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier, reviving a piece of the city’s amusement history with a haunting twist. The seaside park will debut its haunted Funhouse ...