March 3, 2013 |
Thanks to Mark from Youngstown, OH for sending us this ad for the Kooky Castle at Idora Park. This ad appeared in the Youngstown Vindicator in the Spring of 1972.
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January 30, 2013 |
This colorful view of Phantasmagoria at Bell's Amusement Park shows what this dark ride masterpiece looked like when it first opened in 1973 before the "dip" was removed.
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January 6, 2013 |
A special thanks to our good friend Al Alven for sharing a classic photo of Tracy's "Dessert & Stew" stunt as it appeared at Hunt's Pier in Wildwood, NJ. This famous stunt, which was 10' long, 4' deep, and 5' high, was originally installed in 1962.
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December 26, 2012 |
Happy Holidays! A special thanks to Chuck Burnham, "The Dark Ride Artist," for contributing this vintage photo of Camden Park's Haunted House.
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October 31, 2012 |
Happy Halloween!
Today marks the fourth anniversary of The Bill Tracy Project, and we'd like to thank you all for your continued interest and support. It means a lot, and it's greatly appreciated. To celebrate our big day, we've redesigned our homepage slightly and are pleased to share an article that was recently published in The Baltimore Sun that features Bill Tracy and one of his flagship attractions, Trimper's Haunted House. Check out the article.
Stay tuned over the next several weeks as we will be releasing many new updates and interesting finds. Best of luck to our fans who were impacted by Hurricane Sandy. You are all in our thoughts.
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April 30, 2012 |
Well folks, our last curiosity has just been solved. We have finally discovered that the Bill Tracy attraction at Astro Needle Park in Myrtle Beach, SC was called "Space Monster". Based on a newly-discovered photo, submitted by Wayne Aiken who runs www.MyrtleBeachRemembered.com, an awesome website dedicated to Myrtle Beach history, it's clear the attraction had a Hush-Puppy ride system and a beautiful Tracy facade to boot. As seen behind the dip, it included pyschdelic spinning wheels similar to other Tracy rides such as his Whacky Shacks. Although this ride only had a lifespan of about a decade, it surely looks like it would have been quite an experience.
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