Shane's Amusement Attic

by **montezooma** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 5:34 pm

by **montezooma** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 7:11 pm

Circus World - Boardwalk & Baseball

UPDATED 1-3-08:
While going thru more old files I came across all this stuff from the early days of Circus World. More old maps, postcards, facts and even the souvenir book. Scroll down past the Boardwalk & Baseball stuff to see more on Circus World.

Boardwalk & Baseball was a park that I always stopped at on my way to Busch Gardens Tampa from Walt Disney World. It was a strange park that had a very unique theme.

Before it became Boardwalk & Baseball it was called Circus World. There were three versions of this park all of which I was lucky to visit. The first version was Ringling Bros. & Barnum Bailey Circus World. It was a small park themed to obviously a circus. The first time I went to the park there were only four rides. The Center Ring (enterprise), Zoomerang (Arrow shuttle loop), Florida Hurricane (wood coaster) and a carousel.

Somewhere along the line the park was sold to a local real estate developer who added a lot of carnival rides. This is when the Weiner Looping was at the park. This ride gave probably the most intense ride on a roller coaster I have ever had (the original drop of Fiesta Texas' Rattler is a close second) The park was also supposed to add the Schwarzkopf Himalaya Bahn portable coaster, but before that could happen the park was sold to Harcourt Brace Jovanovich or HBJ Family Parks. It was then closed down and completely rethemed to Boardwalk and Baseball.

When HBJ was sold to Busch the park was closed for good.

Here are some brochures, postcards and pictures of the park in both of its personalities.

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by **Hang And Bang** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 11:37 pm

This stuff is great Shane! Thanks for sharing!

Youtube · by **robbalvey** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:22 am

I never got to go to Boardwalk & Baseball.

I remember being in Orlando in '88 or '89 and picking up this exact brochure at a hotel lobby:

I said to the people I was with "We should go check it out" and the answer was "no, we're here to see Disney." (We all worked for Disney at the time.)

Turns out I should have just went!

Oh, well.....

--Robb

by **RIP Psyclone** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:26 am

There are people who simply copy and paste links, text, and photos from other sites, and there are those who share their own rare stuff. They are who make TPR great! Keep it up, Shane!

by **montezooma** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 2:23 am

RIP Psyclone wrote:There are people who simply copy and paste links, text, and photos from other sites, and there are those who share their own rare stuff. They are who make TPR great! Keep it up, Shane!

Cool, thanks for the compliment! More good stuff on its way...

by **Joan_Crawford** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 5:18 am

Hmmmmm oldness (:

by **wrebbit** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 6:03 am

It's indeed great that you take the time to post this information. It's very interesting to read.

Thanks

by **coastercrazed49** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 6:47 am

That looked like a really cool park. Not to big, but good size.
Wish I could have visted, but I would of been to small/

by **Erik Johnson** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 7:06 am

I got to go sometime in the late 80's and I remember that it was a pretty nice park. While I was not into coasters at the time, I did get to explore and ride many of the park's other rides. I do remember seeing Speed on the IMAX there.

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