Early-year park newspaper ads are great fun to look at. Some of these are direct ads about the park, others are collaborations with businesses that offer admission discounts and so forth. Of course many of those companies are long-gone, so it’s also fun to remember they actually existed and see their branding designs. Worlds of Fun had a colorful, eye-catching symbol with the hot air balloon, representing the park’s theme of worldly adventure from the movie Around the World in 80 Days. Here’s a batch of these ads from 1973 and 74.