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Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Lost and Forgotten Amusement Parks w/ Dave Cobb and Robert Coker

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Starburns Audio

Visual Arts, Tv & Film, Comedy, Arts

4.83.9K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2025

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Summary

Frank welcomes theme park experience designer Dave Cobb ("Men in Black: Alien Attack") and attraction show writer and author Robert Coker ("Roller Coasters: A Thrill Seeker's Guide to the Ultimate Scream Machines") for an in-depth look at the fascinating histories of failed and forgotten amusement parks, including Freedomland USA, The Land of Oz, Pacific Ocean Park, Hanna-Barbera Land and The World of Sid & Marty Krofft, among others. Also in this episode: Soupy Sales hosts a beauty pageant, Grizzly Adams buys a carousel, Dave makes his pitch to Steven Spielberg and Robert reveals his favorite roller coasters. PLUS: The Escalator to Nowhere! The genius of Paul Frees! "Kiss Meets The Phantom of the Park"! All aboard the Banana Train! And the secret origin of Steppenwolf's "Magic Carpet Ride"? Subscribe now on  Apple ⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fun-for-all-ages-with-frank-santopadre/id1824012922⁠⁠ Spotify ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/18EQJNDwlYMUSh2uXD6Mu6?si=97966f6f8c474bc9⁠⁠ Amazon ⁠⁠https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/13b5ed88-d28d-4f0c-a65e-8b32eecd80f6/fun-for-all-ages-with-frank-santopadre⁠⁠ YouTube ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgvlbF41NLLPvsrcZ9XIsYKkH_HvUXHSG⁠⁠ iHeart ⁠⁠https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-fun-for-all-ages-with-fran-283612643/⁠⁠ TuneIn ⁠⁠http://tun.in/pxOWO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Frank here inviting you guys to join the official Fun for All Ages Patreon page. Why? Well, studio time isn't free,

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podcast hosting costs money, and you're not just supporting your new favorite podcast. You're

0:13.4

helping to preserve Western civilization. Probably. We'll start with one single tier, just $5 monthly,

0:20.6

so for the cost of a cup of coffee a month,

0:22.9

you can keep a struggling host off the streets and in the studio where, let's face it, I belong.

0:28.0

Think of it as joining the fan club you always wanted to join as a kid,

0:30.9

but instead of a decoder ring, you're getting a logo sticker and a personalized note from me,

0:36.2

and on-air thank you by name, and the opportunity

0:38.9

to submit a question for our illustrious guest or panel. And you'll also get the warm, fuzzy

0:44.8

feeling of knowing you're keeping the laughs and the content coming. And hey, if you enjoy the

0:49.7

content but you don't want to support it, listen, that's fine too. I'll just be over here creating in the dark alone with nothing but ambition and crippling debt.

1:00.0

So join us.

1:01.1

Support the show on Patreon, and remember, if laughter is the best medicine, then this podcast is a walk-in clinic with a low $5 copay.

1:16.5

Palisades has the rides, palisades has the fun.

1:19.1

Come on over.

1:21.9

Shows and dancing are free,

1:23.7

so's the parking, so gee,

1:25.8

come on over. Palisades, on coast to coast where a dime buys the most palisades amusement park swings all day and after dark ride the coaster get cool in the waves in the pool you'll have fun So come on over

1:45.1

I'm over Hi, it's Frank Santropadre, and you are listening to Fun for All Ages, the podcast for pop culture obsessives, like me, like you, and like the two gentlemen, we're joined by this week.

2:20.8

And we're coming to you from City Vox Studios in New York City, where it's a brisk and bracing 117 degrees.

2:29.5

You guys seen the Twilight Zone movie, the Twilight Zone movie, the Twilight Zone episode with Lois Nettleton.

2:35.6

You know that one, the Midnight Sun where the Earth is hurtling toward the sun?

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