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  1. EVERYBODY RIDES AS SUMMER PARKS LIVEN UP

    Date other
    5 Jun 1929
    Series name
    Gaumont Graphic
    NoS ID
    387521
    Extras
    1 film clip

    NfO synopsis: Holiday spirits on Coney Island’s many rides and amusement machines.

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  2. Designer Rides: The Jerk and the Jounce (1994 Video)

    Director
    Steve Evanson
    Producer
    John Jaworski
    Subject
    Mathematics; Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Explores the notion of acceleration in the familiar context of amusement rides. Studies the Nemesis ride at Alton Towers to determine what part acceleration plays in making a ride a thrilling experience:...

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  3. Kurshaal Preparations

    Date released
    14 May 1956
    Series name
    Colour Pictorial
    Issue no
    072
    NoS ID
    120204
    Story no
    4 / 4
    Extras
    1 film clip

    NoS Summary - Pre-season checking and cleaning take place at the Kursaal amusement park in Southend-on-Sea, Essex; the roller-coaster is among the rides examined.

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  4. News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Holidays with Pay Enjoyed at the Seaside

    Date released
    1 Aug 1938
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    478
    NoS ID
    009057
    Story no
    6 / 6

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Holidays With Pay. SHOTLIST: Workers receive pay before leaving on their holidays, and one goes home to tell his wife the happy tidings. They pack, and leave for Blackpool. At...

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  5. Whoopee!

    Date released
    20 Mar 1930
    Series name
    Eve And Everybody’s Film Review
    Issue no
    459
    NoS ID
    332389
    Story no
    3 / 7

    NoS Summary - Luna Park, Berlin - rides including a Helter Skelter. British Pathe synopsis: "Every good Frau and Fraulein from Berlin goes "whoopee" some time or other, at the great Luna Park, the relief...

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  6. Easter Parade

    Date released
    25 Apr 1957
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1455A
    NoS ID
    021637
    Story no
    3 / 3

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Easter Parade. DESCRIPTION: All roads led to an Easter holiday, and the great idea was to get away from the Big Smoke. New white line experiments were tried out on the roads. At St...

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