Bring Back Wonderland

[KentXie]

No, but I think this really supports my argument. These places - Wildwood, Navy Pier, etc. - are surviving because they've survived. Storied history and tenure has given them permanence.

You won't have that with the new Wonderland, and so - where you lack 'tenure,' you need something else. You have to make sure that whatever you build is going to compete with Canobie or Six Flags, and survive (nevermind thrive) long enough to gain new history, and permanence with that.

There's no two ways about this. You'd need to go flashy, you'd need to go back, you'd need to push the envelope to grab an audience.

I disagree with you. All you need to do is take a look at the carousel on the Greenway. That area sees a lot of people and pulls in a good amount of customers. Sure Faneuil Hall helps attract a lot of attention but so does Revere Beach. Watch the crowd during those summer festivals at Revere (like the sand castle festival) and you can see that the numbers are already there. It's not like they are building something from scratch.

Besides, the advantage of having an amusement park at Revere is that it allows young people a place to go any day. Canobie and 6 Flags are competing for a different kind of market, specifically those that are going there during vacation or during the weekend. An amusement park at Revere will be serving customers who would want to go to the park during the afternoon with friends or a date with their significant other. Its convenience is the key.

 

[davem]

Kent, I agree. I believe there are some coasters and other amusements from parks in storage all over the country. You wouldnt need cutting edge rides like six flags or a sprawling park like Canopie. Tickets, or cash like they do it at Coney Island would work just fine. Just a few big amusements that would draw vendors to set up games. Throw in a casino where the track was/is and you've got something. It wouldn't and shouldn't be an "amusement park", but simply multiple independent people that run businesses that specialize in fun.

I feel like I read about small parks closing down all the time, with the town virtually begging someone to take the coasters (especially wooden ones) so they don't have to demolish them.

W-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-aaatch the tram car please! !! W-w-w-w-w....

Talk about another place that's had its character eaten away by new 'development'...

Every time I go another doo-wop motel has been bulldozed for shitty condos. The Morey's are concerned, and they are working with the city to help preserve them.

Wa- Wa- Watch the Tr- Watch the Tram Car Please. Wa- Watch the Wa- Watch the Tram Car Please.
http://youtu.be/eREJ0RqC2ZA
(I can't find a video of the employees actually mashing on the button)