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  2. Ocean View Amusement Park - Wikipedia

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    The amusement park and its wooden coaster, the Rocket, appeared in the 1977 movie Rollercoaster but closed on 4 September 1978. [3] The Rocket was destroyed as part of the making of the television program The Death of Ocean View Park in 1979. [3] The amusement park had five coasters, including the Southern Belle, Leap the Dips, Figure Seven and ...

  3. Timeline of Norfolk, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    1978 - (Labor Day) Ocean View Amusement Park permanently closes. The rollercoaster, built in 1927, is demolished in '79 for the TV movie Death of Ocean View Park, telecast later that year. 1979 - Hampton Roads Naval Museum is established.

  4. List of defunct amusement parks in the United States

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    Ocean View Pavilion Amusement Park Jacksonville Beach: 1928–1964 Paradise Park: Silver Springs: 1949–1969 Closed when Silver Springs began admitting non-whites. Petticoat Junction Amusement Park: Panama City Beach: 1963–1984 Pioneer City: Davie: 1966–1968 Pirates World: Dania Beach: 1967–1975 Planet Ocean Miami: 1974–1991 ...

  5. Ocean View (Norfolk) - Wikipedia

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    East Beach in Ocean View, along the Chesapeake Bay. Ocean View is a coastal region in the independent city of Norfolk, Virginia in the United States.It has several miles of shoreline on the Chesapeake Bay to the north, starting with Willoughby Spit to the west and the Joint Expeditionary Base -- Little Creek in the independent city of Virginia Beach on the east.

  6. Rollercoaster (1977 film) - Wikipedia

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    Several real amusement parks were used in the film for the various park and roller coaster scenes. Ocean View Park in Norfolk, Virginia, was used for the first park in the film. [13] Although the park was located on the Chesapeake Bay, it was described as a west coast park in the film. Goldstone chose the park because of its old-fashioned feeling.

  7. Family of Missouri teen Tyre Sampson who fell to his death ...

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    The family of a Missouri teen who fell over 200 feet to his death while riding a Florida amusement park thrill attraction was awarded $310 million for the 2022 freak accident, as the heartbroken ...

  8. Amusement park removing drop tower from which Tyre Sampson ...

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    ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A towering amusement ride in central Florida’s tourism district where a Missouri teen fell to his The post Amusement park removing drop tower from which Tyre Sampson fell ...

  9. Orlando Amusement Ride Shuts Down After Tyre Sampson's Death

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    Eight months after a 14-year-old boy fell to his death from an Orlando, Florida, thrill ride, the amusement park will shut it down. ... Florida, thrill ride, the amusement park will shut it down.