Movies: Amusement park

Two competing hair care companies demonstrate their products on stage at a Helsinki amusement park, using celebrities from television, the hottest new media of the early 1960s....

If you grew up in Wichita, Joyland was an important part of your childhood. This documentary tells the epic story of the rise and fall of Wichita’s most famous amusement park, Joyland. Viewers will see historic, never-before-broadcast film clips of t...

In the 1970s, the Spanish dictatorship opened up to the outside world and allowed a group of Danes to build Tivoli World, the first amusement park on the Costa del Sol, a copy of Tivoli Garden in Copenhagen....

Michiel van Erp shows us what the Dutch do in their spare time and takes a look at the industry behind all these leisure activities....

It’s roller coasters! French fries! And lots of good times! It’s a high-flying, double dipped, screeching, squealing, scream-your-eyes-out documentary about one of America’s greatest amusement parks, Kennywood!...

70 is definitely the new 20 in this heart-warming 1960s documentary portrait of the Darby and Joan Club for elderly Cockneys....

A has-been rap star and his old fan accidentally ride the Ferris Wheel together in an amusement park....

A skewering of local news cadences that travels to Kansas, where Libertarian-leaning politicians fast-track the world’s largest slide....

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Four friends return to an abandoned theme park seeking answers to a mysterious disappearance from years before....

A dark dark amusement park. Gradually, the rides begin to move....

After a former mental asylum is converted into a haunted house attraction, a former inmate returns and starts murdering patrons....

Through archival footage, 3D animations, interviews with former employees, visitors, collectors and fans, the film reconstructs the story of what for many was the Argentine Disneyland....

Few amateur films with sound were produced in the 1930s and fewer remain extant. A charming artifact that demonstrates the expressive possibilities and technical limitations of amateur talkies, "The Spider and the Fly" includes a backyard Labor Day g...

Two good friends, Sabrina and Mel, go on a spontaneous road trip to an old amusement park, but not everything goes according to plan. The duo must not only overcome the speed bumps inherent in a long drive, but also the potholes that form in a tired ...

A carefree day at amusement park turns bittersweet when Ramiz reveals that he is turning down a golden opportunity for the sake of friendship, forcing Zaraar to confront his own fear of losing his anchor and learn to redefine his friendship by convin...

A fun filled day of fun at one of the best amusement parks in the world... Cedar Point...

You only get 5 tickets—how would you spend them? A young girl grapples with how to use her tickets to make the most of her day and help her new friend have the best experience at the amusement park....

A look at the long history of Knoebel's Amusement Resort in Elysburg, PA. This documentary introduces you to six generations of the Knoebel family and explains how the beloved amusement park made its way from farmland to a recreation area and more....

An abridged history of motion pictures: In 1888 George Eastman registered the made up word “Kodak” as a trademark. In 1894 Jean Aimé “Acme” Le Roy presented the first film screening in New York City. In 1895 Auguste and Louis Lumière filmed worker...