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Pleasure Island was an amusement park located in Wakefield, Massachusetts. The park, billed as the "Disneyland of the Northeast",〔(The Dream that Failed | Pleasure Island, Wakefield, Massachusetts, 1959-1969 )〕〔http://www.wakefield.org/pleasureisland/people/holloway-barbara/1981-oct-8.jpg〕 was in business from 1959 to 1969. During its short existence it went through several owners〔 and was financially handicapped by New England's relatively short summers.〔 Today, the land formerly occupied by the park is now Edgewater Office Park. ==History== Pleasure Island was founded by William Hawkes, publisher of ''Child Life'' magazine,〔http://www.wakefield.org/pleasureisland/tidbits/divider-628.jpg Pleasure Island entry in the 2001 edition of The International Resource Guide for Themed Entertainment〕 and designed by Cornelius Vanderbilt Wood,〔(Tidbits | Pleasure Island, Wakefield, Massachusetts, 1959-1969 )〕 a designer of Disneyland and Lake Havasu City. Covering ,〔 the park featured a plethora of rides and other attractions, including the Space Rocket ride, the Pirate Ride, the Moby-Dick ride (which featured a spouting mechanical whale rising from the depths), the Wreck of the Hesperus (dark ride), the Old Chisholm Trail (dark ride), theme restaurants, a shopping area, an arcade, mini-golf (from 1967), a carousel, Monkey Island, and many others.〔http://www.wakefield.org/pleasureisland/attractions/index.htm Linked list of Pleasure Island attractions〕 Actors would stage mock gunfights in the Western City or threaten to attack riders on the boat rides.〔 The park's Old Smokey Railroad Line was a narrow gauge railroad using equipment leased from the Edaville Railroad. Another park feature was the Show Bowl, where performers such as Ricky Nelson, Michael Landon, The Modernaires, the Three Stooges, Clayton Moore, Don Ameche, and Cesar Romero appeared.〔〔(SHOWBOWL Pleasure Island Wakefield Massachusetts 1959-1969 )〕〔http://www.wakefield.org/pleasureisland/performers/index.htm Pleasure Island performers〕〔http://www.wakefield.org/pleasureisland/performers/landon.htm Michael Landon at Pleasure Island〕 Product placement and branding played a part in some attractions, such as the Grist Mill which featured Pepperidge Farm products〔 and the Pepsi-Cola Diamond Lil Theater. Its cartoon character mascot for a time was Popeye.〔(Jingle Belle News )〕 The #5 steam locomotive that used to serve at Pleasure Island is still up and running today and can be found at the WW&F Railway Museum, located in Alna, Maine. It has been rechristened the #10.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pleasure Island (Massachusetts amusement park)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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