Summer's Comin'!

...And with it, comes lots of amusement parks starting up again!

.How's this for a lil summer history?

A lil self-entertainment!

                                                                               

According to the New York World in June 30, 1906 courtesy of  Library of Congress, Coney Island admission prices for it ' 25 of the Best Attractions'  were for 25¢, so that means one shiny penny for every single ride, which included the 'Grand Old Steeplechase Park.' Attractions included Thompson Scenic Railway, Beautiful Steeplechase Park (I know, I'm being redundant, but whatever...), Dida Illusion (prob'ly some kinda magic act), Great Ferris Wheel (how original), Bicycle Hippodrome, DewDropCoaster, Trip to Algiers, House of Trouble (prob'ly a funhouse w/ magic mirrors), San Francisco Show,  Razzle Dazzle, Big See-Saw, Old Plantation, Mystic Room (prob'ly fortune-telling), Earthquake Room (!),  Ocean R.R., Topsy Turvy (how original), Devil's Cave (a haunted cave, maybe?), Ghost House (Haunted House), English Marionettes (sounds creepy), Glass Factory (!), Shipwreck Bark 'Saranac' (sounds like pirates), Coney Island Souvenir, Swimming Pool with admission, Wiggle-Waggle (most prob'ly dancing),  The Twister (the latest success)

Nowadays, my all-time favorite amusement park (California's) Great America theme park in Santa Clara general admission is different for everybody involved. For example, for adults, single-day admission is $45.99. And for jrs. and srs. single-day admission is $34.99 It's known that they've a new ride every year.
Oh yeh things have risen since the turn of the last century! In this new millenia, things haven't cheapen; things have worsen. Things are still on the rise like gas...
Last century,according to Chicago's Day Book of Jan. 24, 1916 gas were like, 25¢, now it's so high at nearly $5 it practically touched the heavens!