Palisades Amusement Park?

[The Blowhard]

Okay, this is for the older kids..did anybody else ever go there? I was there a few times, the place rocked. They even had cool concerts..I saw The 1910 Fruitgum Company perform..what a show!

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[radio junkie]

I went there a few times as a kid. They had great rides and the food was good too. I also remember they had the "Little Miss America" pagent there. 8 and 9 year old girls entering beauty contests.

The only time I have a drinking problem is when I don't have a drink

[jafter]

I went there in about 1970. I was about 5 I remember the fun house and the roller coaster the mousetrap or something like that it whipped you back and forth side to side. I remember getting samples of peanut butter captian crunch it was a new product or something.

[The Blowhard]

I remember the "salt water pool" and the wave machine.
I also met "Cousin Brucie" from WABC, and got an autograph. Some of the rides are in Coney Island now, "The Jumbo Jet" being one of them.

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[jafter]

Heckler where was palisades park.



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[jafter]

Heckler do you remember this cartoon in my sig?

It used to be on channel 8 way back when.

how do I make it smaller..

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[Brooklyn Stroonze]

I wasn't as fortunate as some of you. I never got a chance to experience the joys of Palisades Park.

Does anyone remember Buddy's or Peter Pan Land in good ol' Brooklyn?

L.A.M.F.

[The Blowhard]

Does anyone remember Buddy's or Peter Pan Land in good ol' Brooklyn?



Rings a bell, but I'm clueless. I do remember the old "Nellie Bly" though.

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[The Blowhard]

Jaf, the cartoon stumps me. I was gonna say "The Super Six", but I only count five! LOL
Palisades Park was right across the Hudson in Jersey, you could see it from the West Side Highway. They had a memorable theme song, urging you to "come on over". Too bad they demolished it.
BTW, Happy New Year to you my friend!

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[FUNKMAN]

Parents took me to Palisades Park, but I vaguely remember it, I just turned 39. I do recall a story that someone had fell from the high cliffs and died. Did anyone else hear about this?



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[FUNKMAN]

Do not remember the names, maybe BABY Man and ROPE Man. The BABY would whack you with the bottle as he was swinging it by the nipple? Is this somewhat accurate?



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[The Blowhard]

There were some strange rides and shows, that's for sure. I remember a kid dying..maybe it was on "The Himalaya"?


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[The Blowhard]

Anyone?

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[Jester]

I live a town away from Palisades Park and there is a diner that has pictures of the Amusement Park all over it.

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[DarkHippie]

i had to settle for Rye Playland. i once got bitten by a goose on the beach there

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[The Blowhard]

Anybody remember "Rockaway Playland"?

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I've fallen, and I can't get it up!

[fatty]

last night i took a walk in the dark.
to a place called palisades park.
to have some fun, and see who i could see... that's where the girls are!

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Fatty makes us happy!

[FUNKMAN]

my Dad came to visit tonight and funny he should mention Palisades Park...
he told the story of when my parents took my 3 older brothers and they hit a bees nest with some rocks... everyone got stung except my Mom who stood still.. several people including a policemen came to help...

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[Ralphy Ramone]

Palisades Amusement Park was the root cause for all of my perversions.As a young boy I would stand in front of the

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[The Blowhard]

I still wanna know how they made the pool "salt water"?
I remember saving up coupons from "Bohack" to get a free ticket. "BOHACK".
Anyone?

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"Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else."

[Ralphy Ramone]

Hey never mind the salt(Brackish Hudson River water).How 'bout them waves. Wasn't Bohack's a department store?I seem to remember the ads.I got my admission coupons from used up , dirty match covers.Then my mom would find them and accuse me of smoking.I think I was six. <P>

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[Brooklyn Stroonze]

Yes! Heckler I remember the Playlands! Besides being a great place to go, my father used it as a land mark for fishing. We caught tons of Blues off the Playlands, what memories!!!! <P>

L.A.M.F.

[The Blowhard]

We used to fish for the baby bluefish off of Canarsie Pier. We called them snappers!
As for Bohack, it was a supermarket chain.

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"I can see clearly now, the brain is gone."

[Brooklyn Stroonze]

Heckler, did you have the bamboo pole w/ the little float? <P>
I have great memories of Canarsie pier, fishing when I was young and dumping bodies as a yoot! ; ) <P>

L.A.M.F.

[The Blowhard]

Heckler, did you have the bamboo pole w/ the little float?




Ha! I did. And I remember the houseboat that acted as a bait shop too!

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[The Blowhard]

I really miss that place. Screw Six Flags!

[Thebazile78]

last night i took a walk in the dark.
to a place called palisades park.
to have some fun, and see who i could see... that's where the girls are!

thank you Freddy "Boom-Boom" Cannon. . . but the lyric is "Last night I took a walk after dark"

And Heckler, sir, it's not Six Flags. . . it's GREAT ADVENTURE, a Six Flags park. . . it's a chain, man, a chain.

Is The Land of Make-Believe still open in Hope, NJ? Aside from Action Park in Vernon, NJ, that's probably the only other defunct amusement park I have ever been to.

But, then again, compared to some of you, I am a baby.


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[flipper21]

Heckler, you're really taking me back. To this day, whenever I smell french fries with vinegar, I think of Palisades Park. I was really young when I went there, so I don't remember much. I do recall the fun house, with the air that blew up from the floor and scared the shit out of you when you walked over it.

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[flipper21]

Oh, and that cartoon in jafter's sig (earlier in this thread) is of The Mighty Heroes, featuring Strong Man, Cuckoo Man, Tornado Man, Rope Man, and Diaper Man. It was directed, produced and animated by Ralph Bakshi of Fritz the Cat fame.



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[The Blowhard]

And Heckler, sir, it's not Six Flags. . . it's GREAT ADVENTURE, a Six Flags park. . . it's a chain, man, a chain.



Duh. I am fully aware of the distinction. I was attacking their entire evil corporate empire.
Who are you anyway?

[Roadgirl3]

Northern NJ, around the area of the GW bridg, on the cliffs (the Palisades) that overlook the Hudson River - I lived close enough to ride my bike there. I threw up there once after going on a ride right after lunch...It was definitely our Big Deal thing to do when my Dad took his vacation.

Go tell someone who cares...

[Roadgirl3]

In the late 70's, my English professor either fell, jumped, or was pushed off - I vote for fell, because he was a drunk and fell down the stairs at school, as well. Is that who you mean? His last name was MacEachen.

Go tell someone who cares...

[Roadgirl3]

Did you ever get one of those cool bamboo spears with the rubber arrowhaed and the feathers? If so, were you ever able to kill anyone with it?

Go tell someone who cares...

[ThePointer]

Stroonze I remeber Buddy's on Utica Ave and Heckler Nellie Bly's over by the Belt Parkway. Buddy's had a great cafeteria and a kid's amusment park. The rides are still there but Buddy's is now a Burger King.

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[ThePointer]

Anybody remember "Rockaway Playland"?



Sure do Heckler. Each year for my birthday, My parents would take myself and a group of friends over there for day and the rides and the food right off the water added to the day. now it is just a groupo of houses but I still drive past it every so often and remember

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[Shecky]

Anything is better than 1 1/2 flags BOWCRAFT.

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