Movies: Amusement park

How to create the imagination of movement for fun parks is the theme of this documentary. Although engineers try and try to create machines that shake, tilt, turn, lift and drop people in a way that fools their senses, the real McCoy cannot be imitat...

After a former mental asylum is converted into a haunted house attraction, a former inmate returns and starts murdering patrons....

Two good friends, Sabrina and Mel, go on a spontaneous road trip to an old amusement park, but not everything goes according to plan. The duo must not only overcome the speed bumps inherent in a long drive, but also the potholes that form in a tired ...

Four friends return to an abandoned theme park seeking answers to a mysterious disappearance from years before....

In the 1970s, the Spanish dictatorship opened up to the outside world and allowed a group of Danes to build Tivoli World, the first amusement park on the Costa del Sol, a copy of Tivoli Garden in Copenhagen....

Puy du Fou has won hearts in 45 years. Voted best park in the world in 2012 and 2014 in the United States, the famous Vendée park continues to attract more and more visitors each year, and to develop internationally, with a new park in Spain, shows i...

High schoolers Riley and Tyler park in the woods for a secret hookup only to discover they are being hunted by a killer who resides in Santaland, the amusement park down the road....

You only get 5 tickets—how would you spend them? A young girl grapples with how to use her tickets to make the most of her day and help her new friend have the best experience at the amusement park....

It’s roller coasters! French fries! And lots of good times! It’s a high-flying, double dipped, screeching, squealing, scream-your-eyes-out documentary about one of America’s greatest amusement parks, Kennywood!...

Through archival footage, 3D animations, interviews with former employees, visitors, collectors and fans, the film reconstructs the story of what for many was the Argentine Disneyland....

Few amateur films with sound were produced in the 1930s and fewer remain extant. A charming artifact that demonstrates the expressive possibilities and technical limitations of amateur talkies, "The Spider and the Fly" includes a backyard Labor Day g...

On a Hot Summer day, there may be no better place on earth than a traditional amusement park. A place where you can hop on a classic wooden coaster, reach for the ring as you whirl by on the merry-go-round, or cool down on the Caterpillar. In this do...

An abridged history of motion pictures: In 1888 George Eastman registered the made up word “Kodak” as a trademark. In 1894 Jean Aimé “Acme” Le Roy presented the first film screening in New York City. In 1895 Auguste and Louis Lumière filmed worker...

Recover the community through individual stories with which we can connect with other people. This project aims to bring to light, through the symbolic and psychology, those similarities that exist between interpersonal differences....

A fun filled day of fun at one of the best amusement parks in the world... Cedar Point...

44th entry in the popular "Honto ni Atta. Noroi no Video" series....

A carefree day at amusement park turns bittersweet when Ramiz reveals that he is turning down a golden opportunity for the sake of friendship, forcing Zaraar to confront his own fear of losing his anchor and learn to redefine his friendship by convin...

A look at the long history of Knoebel's Amusement Resort in Elysburg, PA. This documentary introduces you to six generations of the Knoebel family and explains how the beloved amusement park made its way from farmland to a recreation area and more....

Michiel van Erp shows us what the Dutch do in their spare time and takes a look at the industry behind all these leisure activities....

A skewering of local news cadences that travels to Kansas, where Libertarian-leaning politicians fast-track the world’s largest slide....