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comfortable on all the rides. The Park was designed to enable children to feel important and to provide a positive experience for all its visitors. In order to keep their attention and to further improve the Park's atmosphere, he decorated many of his attractions with special murals, flowers, and tunnels so that guests always had something interesting to look at and explore.
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such as what was known as the "Birthday Book". This was a book containing all the birth dates of the children living within the area of the Park that he could obtain. In doing so, he made it possible to send each of them a balloon and a greeting card for their birthdays, which were often celebrated
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Beverly Park benefited from its proximity to
Hollywood and was a popular place for movie stars who brought their families, hoping to get some "quality time" (and a good opportunity to take photos of their children) into their busy schedule. Many Hollywood film stars of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s,
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Beverly Park was Walt Disney himself. He used to bring his children there, ask them what they loved about the attractions and he used to talk with David Bradley about the Amusement Park industry and its development. The two started working together soon after, when
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Fun houses changed according to the time of year. Moons-ville and the
Haunted Castle were well known and appreciated among visiting children. Notably, the Haunted Castle ride became famous after the Park closed, when a film crew shooting there discovered that one of the props was a real corpse.
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One of the co-owners of the company, Don Kaye, decided to abandon the project in 1946, to devote himself to the music industry, leaving
Bradley to run the Park alone. Despite this, the company maintained its original name. Bradley & Kaye Amusement Co. started producing and selling rides and
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Bradley's stress in running the business. The Bradley and Kaye Manufacturing Plant in Long Beach also shifted Bradley's attention from the Park to his growing business specialized in
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in 1982. Some features of Beverly Park can be found in Disneyland's attractions, structure and philosophy. For example, the idea of taking a family photo based on a specific theme was invented and spread by David Bradley himself and afterwards reused by Walt Disney, who also shared Bradley's
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During the thirty years of existence of the Amusement Park, the old rides were modified or sold, while new rides were created and implemented in the Park. For example, the Little Dipper was sold after many years to other engineers, while decorative animals including "Tony the
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Frock & Meyer Company built Beverly Park in 1943 in West Lost Angeles, when the Park opened. In 1945, Dave Bradley purchased the park from them with his partner Donald Kaye, under the name of his ride manufacturing company named Bradley & Kaye Amusement Company.
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Beverly Park was affectionately known and referred to as "Kiddieland", as it was mainly targeted to children. The "Kiddieland" phenomenon was not a franchise in its original sense, but a general noun identifying Amusement Parks designed specifically for children.
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In Beverly Park's heyday, Bradley was developing plans to cover the entirety of Beverly Park by having it roofed, so that the Park could stay open in times of bad weather, such as rain or snow. This ambition never came to fruition due to the closing of the Park.
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that occurred until the 1960s. During the 1950s, both the employment rate and social welfare in the surrounding area improved, allowing people to deviate their thoughts from conflict and post-war austerity to a new lifestyle, based on innovation and pleasure.
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Beverly Park had a number of food stands selling popcorn, hot dogs, cotton candy and peanuts. These snacks were packed in striped paper bags, which made them easily recognizable and added value to the overall feel and atmosphere of the Park.
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Colorful carousel horses made the three-quarter acre Park easy to be noticed, as well as the letters "B", "E", "V". The ticket offices were located at the entrance where visitors could pay 15 cents for each ticket, or $ 3 for 30 tickets.
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Miniature and portable roller coaster designed for children. It was first designed for Beverly Park, but soon after, the Little Dipper was also distributed to other amusement parks.
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Jay Jennings, a US film producer and author, used to visit Beverly Park frequently when he was a child. His experiences, findings and thoughts are collected in his book:
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suggestion in creating rides whose height was not frightening nor discouraging. This has been one of the many factors that have made Walt Disney's concept successful.
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Besides the Birthday book, Bradley created a "Guest Book", which contained the signatures of many famous people who were regular clients of the Park. These included
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Hartman, J.Allan; Goffman, Barb; Cozine, Herschel (2015).
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Flash and Bang: A Short Mystery Fiction Society Anthology
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Streamliner, Beverly Park, Los Angeles, California, 1956
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A carousel where visitors could fly a miniature plane.
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List of defunct amusement parks in the United States
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