Episode 79: Nope Swings & Dog Fart Coasters

Historical AF

Welcome to THEME PARKS PART 1 with special guest Diane from the History Goes Bump Podcast! This week we get spooky & weird with the history of Lake Shawnee & Bon Bon Land!

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Credits:

• Artwork by Kyna Stys
• Intro & Outro Music by Camilo GP
• Hold Music by Lobo Loco-Pianoman Play Sofa Again (Copyright Free Download from Jamendo Music)
• Sound Effects from Free Music Archive, Sound Bible, Free Sound, and Fesliyan Studios
• Editing by Kyna Stys

Sources:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-6VxYdBNAo
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFrz7i-BneU
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL8az1fV1Tw&t=6s
• https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/bonbon-land
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amusement_park#:~:text=Lake%20Compounce%20opened%20in%201846,1949%2C%20and%20Disneyland%20in%201955.
• https://www.napha.org/LibraryResources/FactsFigures/GreatMoments/tabid/69/Default.aspx#paging:currentPage=0
• https://themeparkincorporated.co.uk/2015/04/11/the-evolution-of-theme-parks/
• https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Navigation/Community/Arcadia-and-THP-Blog/September-2017/%E2%80%8BThe-Early-History-of-Theme-Parks-in-America#:~:text=Early%20amusement%20parks%20in%20the,model%20for%20the%20amusement%20park.