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Podcast: The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network
Episode: Manufacturing the Magic Episode 9: The rise of American amusement parks
Description:  In the ninth installment of this educational series, Shelly & Noe Valladolid talk about how – as the 19th Century gave way to the 20th – amusement parks as we know them today began to pop up around the country Throughout this episode, listeners will learn about:How Lake Compouce sprang up from a failed explosives experimentHow Disney’s Boardwalk Resort was originally supposed to feature a selection of classic theme park attractionsHow a young immigrant went from sleeping under an Atlantic City pier to owning i...