Fess Parker had turned to real estate after his successful film and television career. One of his dream projects was to open a park. That’s all he wanted, just to open a park. He first tried in Boone County, KY, a bit too close to Cincinnati for the Coney/Taft people’s comfort. Once they heard of the plan, they quickly got to work planning their own park…and shutting all financing
Vintage park maps
In the early years, regional theme parks offered souvenir maps for sale. These were beautifully illustrated works of art with lots of fun details to discover. One of the ideas for the park history book was to include excerpts from these opening