1964 Stanton 1987

Jeffrey Stanton Venice of America: 'Coney Island of the Pacific,' Donahue Publishing: Los Angeles, CA, 1987, 176 pp., 1964, 1963, 1960s, 1959, 1958, 1956

     "The 1964 season was the [POP] park's most successful attendance wise. It drew 1,663,013 visitors. New rides included a flat ride called the Himalaya near the Sea Circus, and a Monster Mouse steel roller coaster where Fun Forest stood. The coaster's ability to make 90 degree turns made the ride downright frightening. Passengers thought that the cars had jumped the track as the front of its small cars hung over the narrow track before they abruptly turned. The smaller Flying Fish 'wild mouse' was replaced by a small Ferris Wheel and tilted centrifuge, called the Mixer that was located elsewhere in the park, and the kiddie rides were moved to the Fisherman's Village area."

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