Traveltime: Freedomland (1963)

★★★★★ · Freedomland: From the perspective of a 9 Year Old... GREAT!!! · Paul Alessi · 2006-03-14

Having read the previous 2 articles, and having the perspective of my 51 years, I can agree with what has been said; however, this was not an a amusement park geared to adults. It was designed, as is stated in the promo film, to show elements of what is in a child's history books. I was 9 years old when I first visited Freedomland USA, and I LOVED IT!!! When I saw the scene at the Chicago fire, it brought back vivid memories of that red and brass pump with the wooden handles on either side. I remember thinking that that was one of the most fun things I had ever done... me, a little kid…

★★★★★ · What a great place! · AmericanFlyer · 2010-06-09

Sure, the promo that I watched here was certainly made for kids but it sure brought back memories, great memories! Freedomland was a fantastic place. I was there with my Mom on opening day and as a youngster, I was awestruck! Critics can say what they want but this was a special place located in the glorious borough of the Bronx! As a baby-boomer living in the north Bronx, my working class family did not have the means to take my brother and I to California to visit Disneyland. But we did go to Freedomland many times. My parents enjoyed the big band music that often played there as well as…

★★★★★ · Freedomland · bobm123 · 2006-08-26

Even after all thses years Freedomland USA remains one of the best and original theme parks ever built. It disturbs me when critics who never went to the park try to discount what the park featured. The park was just as good as Disneyland, I visited both and still regard Freedomland as it's equal. For those who think Freedomland's main street was a poor imitation don't know that Freedomland's building were full scale and Disneyland's 3/4 scale. Freedomland from 1960 through 64 the five seasons of the park had more than many parks have now or ever did have. The World's Fair did not force the…

★★★★★ · When the Bronx was King! · PETER_M · 2007-05-16

This particular video was created for younger viewers and aired on various children shows, such as Sonny Fox's Wonderama. To get a better idea of the true scope of Freedomland, one should take a trip to the Museum of Television in Manhattan and view the Ed Sullivan episode that premiered Freedomland’s grand opening. I was thirteen and attended the opening day of Freedomland. And I continued visiting the park for most of its life (I lived 2.5 miles from Freedomland and mostly used my Schwinn bicycle for transportation). Being a real Rock 'N' Roll fan, I'd spent many balmy evenings at Satellite…

★★★★★ · Delightful! For those who never saw it or who did · thundrmi · 2009-08-13

A terrific film that does a good job of highlighting the park's surprisingly good, Disney-level features. (Seemingly minus some of the commercialistic motives that embody Disney parks.) I feel a little cheated that I didn't get to go there as a kid. I bet if my folks knew about it, we'd have gone since they fostered a love of history in all their kids, especially me.

★★★★★ · Freedomland · Sgt1934 · 2010-03-14

I sure remember those sight's. It's unfortunate it went under. One of the many contributing factors to it's demize was embezzlement. I put out the Chicago fire about ten times. The only thing they did not mention was the Civil War ride. That ride went around what is now know as goose island, which is directly behind Bldgs 28 and 29 of CO-OP City. It was a nice stroll through memory lane