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  2. The Pike - Wikipedia

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    The amusement zone surrounding the Pike, Silver Spray Pier, was included along with additional parking in the post-World War II expansion; it was all renamed Nu-Pike via a contest winner's submission in the late 1950s, then renamed Queen's Park in the late 1960s in homage to the arrival of the Queen Mary ocean liner in Long Beach. 1979 was the ...

  3. Charles I. D. Looff - Wikipedia

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    He purchased property at The Pike, an amusement area on Long Beach's waterfront, and built a magnificent merry-go-round there. The family lived in an apartment above the ride. Son, Arthur, also operated Lite-a-Line, a type of redemption game at the Pike that is still in operation today at 2500 Long Beach Boulevard in Long Beach. It was ...

  4. Long Beach, California - Wikipedia

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    Long Beach is a coastal city in ... such at the Sky Wheel dual Ferris wheel ... a power center opened in 1999 on the site of the Long Beach Naval Hospital. The Pike ...

  5. List of defunct amusement parks in the United States

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    Long Beach: 1948–1972 The Pike: Long Beach: 1902–1979 Playland at the Beach: San Francisco: 1913–1972 Rock-A-Hoola Waterpark: Newberry Springs: 1962–2004 Formerly Lake Dolores Waterpark Santa's Village: Lake Arrowhead: 1955–1998 Now reopened as SkyPark at Santa's Village Santa's Village: Scotts Valley: 1957–1979 Scandia Amusement ...

  6. Towering Ferris wheel to be part of San Pedro's West Harbor ...

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    The West Harbor Wheel, as the Ferris wheel will be known, will be as high as 150 feet — about 50% higher than the Pacific Wheel at Pacific Park amusement center on Santa Monica Pier, he said.

  7. The 15 Biggest Ferris Wheels in the World, Ranked from ... - AOL

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    The Changsha Ferris Wheel is a 394-foot Ferris wheel located in Changsha, a nature-rich area also known for its Hunan Forest Botanical Garden and scenic Mt. Yuelu. Choose from 48 cabins to take in ...

  8. Pioneer Trail Ferris Wheel: Everything you need to know - AOL

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  9. Pacific Ocean Park - Wikipedia

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    An underwater view of the tank was visible through the portholes. (Similar rides also existed in single fashion at the Long Beach Nu-Pike and Coney Island's Astroland.) The ride's thrill occurred when the bell was allowed to surface. When the hydraulic pressure holding the bell down was released, they shot back up to the surface in dramatic ...