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Old 03-22-2009, 03:52 PM
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Amusement Parks In TV and Movies List
This is a place to list TV shows and movies that have features of used parks as a back drop.

Key: (movie) Theatrical release, (TV movie) made for TV Movie, (Video Movie) Direct to Video Release Movie, (TV) TV show.

Show: Mitch Albom's The 5 People You Mean In Heaven (TV movie)
Riding the Bullet (Video Movie)
Final Destination 3 (Movie)
Park: Playland Park (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)

Show: Adventurland (Movie)
Park: Kennywood (West Mifflin, PA USA)

Show: Fetch: with Ruff Ruffman: Relaxin' with Ruff (TV)
Park: Canobie Lake Park (Salem, NH, USA)

show: Yes, Dear: Legoland (TV)
Park: Legoland

Show: Reservation Road (Movie)
Park: Lake Compounce (Bristol, CT, USA)

Show: Music and Lyrics (movie)
Park: Adventureland (Farmingdale, NY,USA)
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Old 03-22-2009, 05:47 PM
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Jeremiah S1Ep9 "Red Kiss" (TV) - Playland Park, Vancouver

The Brady Bunch S5Ep11 "The Cincinnati Kids" (TV) - Kings Island, Cincinnati OH

I'll probably think of more.
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Old 03-22-2009, 07:14 PM
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Show: Step By Step (opening Credits)(TV)
Who Wants to be A Superhero (TV)
Kids Songs: Ride the Rollercoasters (TV)

Park: Six Flags Magic Mountain(Valencia, CA,USA)

Show: 3 Ninja's High noon at Mega Mountain (Movie)
Park: Elitch Gardens(Denver, CO, USA)
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Old 03-22-2009, 07:29 PM
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^You beat me to Step by Step.
National Lampoon's Vacation(movie)- Six Flags Magic Mountain.
Still Standing(TV)- they mention SFGA, but the park is not actually shown.
Step by Step(episode: We're Going to Disney World) and Full House(episode: The House Meats the Mouse)- Walt Disney World
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Old 03-22-2009, 09:36 PM
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^You beat me to Step by Step.
National Lampoon's Vacation(movie)- Six Flags Magic Mountain.
Still Standing(TV)- they mention SFGA, but the park is not actually shown.
Step by Step(episode: We're Going to Disney World) and Full House(episode: The House Meats the Mouse)- Walt Disney World
Well a few days ago on yes dear they mentioned SFMM but were at one of the zoos.

Show: Rollorcoaster (movie)
Park: (SF)Magic Mountain
Kings Dominion Doswell, VA, USA)
Navy Pier (Chicago, IL, USA)
Ocean View Amusement Park(Norfolk, VA, USA)

Disney World was also used for:
(TV) Boy Meets World, Family Matters, Rosan, Thunder In Paradise,
(Movies) Marvin's Room
(TV Movie) Tower of Terror, Walt Disney World Journey Into Magic

Lets keep them Coming.
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Old 03-23-2009, 12:27 AM
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I know the George Lopez (tv) show visited Disneyland California. (but that's no surprise)
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Old 03-23-2009, 04:34 PM
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I know the George Lopez (tv) show visited Disneyland California. (but that's no surprise)
that's a good one. Disney Land is a bi under used. Also used in:

That Thing You Do(movie)
Chers (TV)

Show: Fled
Park: Stone Mountain (GA, USA)
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Old 03-23-2009, 08:07 PM
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Full House did a special at Walt Disney World back in the 90's, they went around the entire resort complex. I believe it was 2 episodes if I remember correctly. I always tune in when I see its on ABC Family.

There's that new car commercial that shows what I'm 99% sure is Twister II.
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There's that new car commercial that shows what I'm 99% sure is Twister II.
Surprise of surprises, that Mazda commercial is actually the original Mr. Twister... If you notice it going down the hill, there are houses to the left and a solid fence right next to the hill (that was there to cut down the noise for the houses. I believe they got the footage from KRMA TV-Denver, as it is right out of their documentary about Elitch Gardens.
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Old 03-23-2009, 08:56 PM
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The original Elitch Gardens was also featured in "Things to Do When You're Dead in Denver"... just outside the old Mr. Twister. I was working there that summer, but was not working the days they actually did all the filming.
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I've been wondering about that commercial. Thanks for answering that unasked question for me.
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Old 03-23-2009, 11:09 PM
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Spy Kids 2 (Movie)
Park: Six Flags over Texas (Arlington Tx)

Blank Check (Movie)
Park: Six Flags Fiesta Texas (San Antonio Tx)

hmmm, thats all I can think of for now...
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I was thinking That was the Twister. but couldn't confirm it.

Show: Spy Kids 2 (movie)
Park: SFOT (Arlington, TX,USA)

Show: Wife Swap: Season 5 Jones/Martinson(TV)
Park: Castle Amusement Park (Riverside, CA, USA)

Show: Night Rider (TV)
Park: SFMM (parking lot)
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^ I saw that Knight Rider was in their parking lot. lol

Another to add:

Show: The 5 People You Meet In Heaven (TV movie)
Park: SFOG
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Old 03-24-2009, 06:52 AM
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Show: Jon & Kate Plus 8 (TV)
Episodes 11, 19, 58, 73
Parks: Dutch Wonderland, Walt Disney World, Sesame Place, Legoland

... They must make a lot of money from that TV show to be able to take 8 kids to all those parks.
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^ I saw that Knight Rider was in their parking lot. lol

Another to add:

Show: The 5 People You Meet In Heaven (TV movie)
Park: SFOG
why do you think it's SFOG?

Mitch Albom's The 5 People You Mean In Heaven (TV movie) was filmed at Playland Park (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)

The park was also used for: Riding the Bullet (Video Movie), Final Destination 3 (Movie). According to anotehr poster: Jeremiah S1Ep9 "Red Kiss" (TV).
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The "King of Queens" TV show was riding Goliath @ SFMM
Also the movie "Encino Man" was on Viper @ MM

Any one which ride the the Alltell phone ad is? It kind of looks like duling dragons.
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The "King of Queens" TV show was riding Goliath @ SFMM
Also the movie "Encino Man" was on Viper @ MM

Any one which ride the the Alltell phone ad is? It kind of looks like duling dragons.
I forgot about the King of Queens Episode. I really hated that they are supposed to be in Queens and they ride a coaster in CA. They did to a reasonably good job of hiding it.

Show: Richie Rich(movie)
Park: Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom(Louisville,USA)

Show: Mighty Ducks 3 (movie)
Park: Mall of America (Bloomington, MN, USA)

Show: Summer School
Park: Knott's Berry Farm (Buena Park, CA, USA)
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^I was trying to figure out what roller coaster that was in Richie Rich...
I also forgot about the King of Queens episode.
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That wasn't Chang in Richie Rich. I thought that was Iron Wolf.
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why do you think it's SFOG?
They might have, but I distinctly remember them calling for extras at SFOG in an email. They might have filmed short portions there.

Wait, maybe it was another movie...but it was one of those TV drama inspirational movies. Hmm...now I'm not sure which TV movie it was.

It was within the past 5 years, cause I haven't been an ACEr longer than 2004.
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Surprise of surprises, that Mazda commercial is actually the original Mr. Twister... If you notice it going down the hill, there are houses to the left and a solid fence right next to the hill (that was there to cut down the noise for the houses. I believe they got the footage from KRMA TV-Denver, as it is right out of their documentary about Elitch Gardens.
ah nice, I knew it was a Mr Twister, assumed it was II.


Edit: Totally forgot about The Warriors! That movie has some neat footage of Coney Island.




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You are correct.
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They might have, but I distinctly remember them calling for extras at SFOG in an email. They might have filmed short portions there.

Wait, maybe it was another movie...but it was one of those TV drama inspirational movies. Hmm...now I'm not sure which TV movie it was.

It was within the past 5 years, cause I haven't been an ACEr longer than 2004.
We'll have to do some research on it. Would want to look at a movie that was filmed in or around Atlanta, last 5 years, tv movie, drama.

Katie - thanks for the correction.


This was given to me on another site:
MOVIE: The Fury (1978)
Location: Old Chicago (Indoor Amusement Park, Chicago, IL)
Coaster: The Chicago Loop (aka the Magic City Express, AKA the Canobie Corkscrew)

The Fury (1978)
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Figured I'll add this one.

Maria Carey "Fantasy" Music Video
Park: Playland ,Rye New York
Coaster: Dragon Coaster

pretty good footage of the park and a few on ride views of the Dragon Coaster.
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Figured I'll add this one.

Maria Carey "Fantasy" Music Video
Park: Playland ,Rye New York
Coaster: Dragon Coaster

pretty good footage of the park and a few on ride views of the Dragon Coaster.
Playland park was also used in:
Show: Big(movie)
Show: Sweet and Lowdown (movie)
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Show: Forces of Nature(movie)
Park: Pedroland Park(Dillon, SC, USA)

Show: Digging to China
Park: Santa's Land (Cherokee, NC, USA)
Note: The movie was based in NH and it mentioned the City and Santa's Village by name.
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The "King of Queens" TV show was riding Goliath @ SFMM
Also the movie "Encino Man" was on Viper @ MM

Any one which ride the the Alltell phone ad is? It kind of looks like duling dragons.

I forgot to answer this...that is Silver Bullet at Knotts Berry Farms....didn't even dawn at me at first, just figured it out today when I saw the ad again.

Space Cowboys...Viper @ SFMM
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Show: Bubble Trubble (movie) (2009)
park: Quassy (Middlebury, CT, USA)

Another situation were the park was wrong. The character was told to go to the Salem Amusement park on policy RD. The character sowed up a park other then Canobie Lake Park.

Show: Fringe(TV)
Park: Coney Island (NY,USA)
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