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Laugh Your Troubles Away - The Complete History of Riverview Park Latest Version - Over 1 Hour Long!! If you're a Riverview Park fan - you simply must have this video! It's a complete update of the Riverview Park story incorporating the latest history, photographs, and motion picture finds on this historic amusement park.Riverview Park was Chicago's largest and best-known amusement park. Although Riverview closed at the end of the 1967 season, it is still lovingly remembered by the citizens of Chicago. LAUGH YOUR TROUBLES AWAY traces the development and changes of the park, as seen through postcards, vintage ads, historic photographs taken by the official park photographers, and motion pictures.The LAUGH YOUR TROUBLES AWAY documentary is the product of years of research by Derek Gee and personal experiences collected by collaborator Ralph Lopez, who worked at the park for 11 years and is a founding member of the National Amusement Park Historical Association. Ralph's vast knowledge of the park is blended with historical facts and photos from contemporary sources dating as early as 1879, including The Chicago Tribune, Billboard magazine for the amusement industry, and Riverview's own publicity photos. This unique mix makes LAUGH YOUR TROUBLES AWAY the most comprehensive and factual history of Riverview available today.This PBS-style documentary is NOT the same as "Riverview, Kingdom of Magic" or "Riverview, Gone But Not Forgotten". If you have those videos, you will definitely want this much improved one.ON-RIDE C OL OR FOOTAGE OF THESE RIDES INCLUDED IN VIDEO:Greyhound coaster, The Bobs, Comet coaster, Flying Turns, Fireball, Jetstream, Pair-O-Chutes, Strat-O-Stat Also includes rare newsreel footage of the 1932 Bug House fire and the only known color film of the park demolition. The DVD includes a rare park radio advertisement and a sing-along of the 1911 park song, "Let's All Take A Trip Out To Riverview"! You don't have to take our word for it. 's a link to an independent review of our documentary by Adam Sandy: /n9dqf 's what my customers have said in my Feedback about "Laugh Your Troubles Away": "Coolest thing I ever got on ebay & it came halfway across US in TWO days! A++" "WOW! what a dvd! great memories relived 3 day delivery, great picture, 5 stars!!" "A++ Seller Fabulous History of Riverview, left me awestruck by early technology." "This is FABULOUS thanks a million times over it was like I was t again." "Thanks Gave me wonderful Memories of my childhood! Fast shipping Great item A+A+" "Was very nicely documented. Now I know what Riverview was like back then. Thanks" "FASTEST SHIPPING EVER. GREAT EBAYER . WOULD BUY AGAIN, AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN !!!!" "the best coverage of riverview i've ever seen.very quick shipping. great seller" "Wonderful nostalgic film, quickly delivered. Solidly recommended." "Excellent DVD, whole family LOVED it, shipped promptly - THANKS! AAAA+ Ebayer!!" "Spectacular! Superb! Top packing and rapid shipping. Many thanks! *****" "This is FUN! Great quality! Great memories!" "This is great! Thanks for putting it together. Fast shipping." "One really awesome historical DVD! Unleashed a flood of memories! A great buy!" "Good Documentary, It took Me Back to my childhood years in Chicago." This Full-Screen DVD is brand new, fresh off the production line. It is factory-pressed and NOT a DVD-R. DVD is NTSC (North American & Japan TV format) and region code free. I am the ONLY seller on Ebay authorized to sell this video. Copies of the 1994 version turn up from time to time on Ebay, but these are either used or counterfeit. They are also only 37 minutes long. Please e-mail with any questions about the DVD or to inquire about availability of the VHS version. You don't have to wait for the auction to close - BUY-IT-NOW!!! Thanks to eBay's new rules, I can only accept P... read more

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