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What goes up..., Just about everybody loves an occasional whirl on an exciting amusement park ride, but public concern, has been heightened recently a(...)
What goes up..., Just about everybody loves an occasional whirl on an exciting amusement park ride, but public concern, has been heightened recently a(...)

What goes up..., Just about everybody loves an occasional whirl on an exciting amusement park ride, but public concern, has been heightened recently a(...)

Date8/20/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: What goes up...; Just about everybody loves an occasional whirl on an exciting amusement park ride; but public concern; has been heightened recently about the safety of such rides and about whether the people who operate them have been properly trained.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0111934F
Taking a flyer at the ex, Holding on tight, visitors to the Canadian National Exhibition start the downward plunge on the roller coaster, the Flyer, on of the many exciting rides on the midway
Taking a flyer at the ex, Holding on tight, visitors to the Canadian National Exhibition start the downward plunge on the roller coaster, the Flyer, on of the many exciting rides on the midway
8/25/1972
Amusement park showing scenic railway, British Empire Exhibition, 1924
Amusement park showing scenic railway, British Empire Exhibition, 1924
1924
Wayward driver, Ed Hore, one of several clowns doing the rounds at the Ex, has found an ideal way to get around obstacles - he rides a cycle that will go in two directions at once
Wayward driver, Ed Hore, one of several clowns doing the rounds at the Ex, has found an ideal way to get around obstacles - he rides a cycle that will go in two directions at once
8/17/1979
New copper roof for Ontario place forum, Workmen are busy readying Ontario Place, the six-acre amusement park on Toronto's waterfront, for its eighth season-it opens May 20
New copper roof for Ontario place forum, Workmen are busy readying Ontario Place, the six-acre amusement park on Toronto's waterfront, for its eighth season-it opens May 20
4/13/1978
Like a bird: Strapped in for the Skycoaster ride, Star reporter tests wing power just in case
Like a bird: Strapped in for the Skycoaster ride, Star reporter tests wing power just in case
8/30/1992
Bumpy ride at the Ex on the Jumbo Jet may fool your brian into thinking you've been food-poisoned - according to one British scientist's theory. Canad(...)
Bumpy ride at the Ex on the Jumbo Jet may fool your brian into thinking you've been food-poisoned - according to one British scientist's theory. Canad(...)
9/1/1977
Where did everybody go?, In the summer, Ontario Place sparkles with activity and visitors, in winter, the provincial government entertainment centre n(...)
Where did everybody go?, In the summer, Ontario Place sparkles with activity and visitors, in winter, the provincial government entertainment centre n(...)
2/9/1972
A fairing for any little boy or girl : who has behaved well at school and who loves to read : containing more than 20 pretty pictures for their amusement after school hours
A fairing for any little boy or girl : who has behaved well at school and who loves to read : containing more than 20 pretty pictures for their amusement after school hours
1815
Very impressive was the scene when the Peace Memorial in Exhibition Park, Toronto, was unveiled by the Shriners who convened in the city recently
Very impressive was the scene when the Peace Memorial in Exhibition Park, Toronto, was unveiled by the Shriners who convened in the city recently
1/1/1930
The wilderness adventure ride is one of the new attractions at Ontario Place, an entertainment park built on three man-made lakefront islands. Ontario Place is in its 16th season
The wilderness adventure ride is one of the new attractions at Ontario Place, an entertainment park built on three man-made lakefront islands. Ontario Place is in its 16th season
6/19/1986
Wet and wild: The park's last big year was 1985, when the Wilderness Adventure water ride was opened
Wet and wild: The park's last big year was 1985, when the Wilderness Adventure water ride was opened
7/4/1985
Meet me at the fountain has long been a familiar expression of CNE visitors even from the time when straw hats were popular as they were when this photo was taken
Meet me at the fountain has long been a familiar expression of CNE visitors even from the time when straw hats were popular as they were when this photo was taken
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