Taste of Chicago Sees Big Drop in Sales/Attendance

[jaxhawksfan]

Anyone remember Old Chicago?



It was an indoor amusement park in Romeoville.



When I was young, it was cool to ride a roller coaster indoors, but in reality, I believe it was a shithole.



Marriott's Great America killed it.



http://lisawebworld1.tripod.com/oldchicago.html

I used to love Old Chicago. If anyone remembers the Kirk Douglas movie called "The Fury" they filmed a scene at Old Chicago where his son makes a couple arabs on the paratrooper fly off the ride and crash into the haunted house. In the movie, they crashed into some sort of seating area though.

 

[IceHogsFan]

Anyone remember Old Chicago?



It was an indoor amusement park in Romeoville.



When I was young, it was cool to ride a roller coaster indoors, but in reality, I believe it was a shithole.



Marriott's Great America killed it.



http://lisawebworld1.tripod.com/oldchicago.html

Wow, what memories! I grew up in Lemont and had been there a handful of times.



I was just talking about it the last week!

 

[Bringmepie]

He didn't say sweaty mens bodies.

I thought the similarities of not knowing what all the hoopla was about and being there ten times over the years he was just in reference to The Mule's experiences.

 

[bookjones]

For anyone waxing nostalgic about Old Chicago here's a great tribute site: http://www.negative-...icago-Index.htm

 

[Bringmepie]

I used to love Old Chicago. If anyone remembers the Kirk Douglas movie called "The Fury" they filmed a scene at Old Chicago where his son makes a couple arabs on the paratrooper fly off the ride and crash into the haunted house. In the movie, they crashed into some sort of seating area though.

My eldest sister had the soundtrack LP for that movie, at the time she had a big crush on Andrew Stevens (the actor who played Douglas' kid in the film who goes all Dark Phoenix-y at the end).



Here, I found this on the YouTube:



Old Chicago scene from The Fury

 

[the canadian dream]

He didn't say sweaty mens bodies.

He didn't not say.

 

[PatrickSharpRules]

Worked there for my sixth year, it was run by the park district this year. The only packed days were both Saturday's and then on day during the week. Really a dying event.

 

[MassHavoc]

Worked there for my sixth year, it was run by the park district this year. The only packed days were both Saturday's and then on day during the week. Really a dying event.

It is dying but I prefer it run this way as opposed to blowing it up with admission fees and everyone fighting for a piece of the money. If they could just rearrange it I think they could save it. What booth/job do you do there?