I remember going through the Horror House and going through the turning cylinder 8:22 to 8:33 was crazy!

My aunt and uncle live in Willow Grove. This closed a year or two before I was born.

These old home videos are priceless! Thanks for sharing.

All I can add is great installment...nice job!

I grew up in Willow Grove. I was at the park with a high-school friend, right before it closed!

I didn't see one color person in this video crazy 😧

Its sad that almost all these trolley parks from the early 30's & 40's didn't survive. There were so many throughout the US. When i grew up in the 50's San Francisco had a trolley park out by the Pacific ocean called Playland at the beach. Sadly it was demolished in 1972 for condos. 😡

Been there in 1950s !

I have such great memories of Willow Grove Amusement Park in the 1950's

This film is mid 1950’s. I can tell by the crew cut hair on boys and the rolled up T shirt sleeves on the teen guys.

It became six gun territory

I remember the WIBG record hops on Wednesday night in the Summer.

The PTC built the park just to get revenue and fat easy profits from the public to use the trolley line. It was all about $$$$$

Our 8th grade graduation class trip..1950. Went by trolley starting on Rising Sun and Adam’s Avenue. Sad when I heard it was torn down.

This was a promo for the park filmed in 1956.

My two brothers (who are between 11 and 14 years older than me) got to see Willow Grove Park amusement park when they were kids. Sadly, by the time I came around and became aware of things, I never saw the amusement park. I only knew it as the mall. I would have loved to go here because we only lived 10 minutes away.

great and happy memories

I wish it was still around today. My mom would tell us stories of it. Also, one that was in Fairmount park

My parents use to take us by trolley. We were use to trolleys in the city so when we got near the park, the sudden change to becoming surrounded by trees & grass was a magical feeling. One of my favorite things was the coin toss onto a plate & winning these huge stuffed animals. So many great memories. The video was awesome & I remember everything on it.

Not to be confused with WILLOW PARK in Butztown, PA

I grew up with the park only 4 miles from my home. Spent many a summer in the park from 1959 to 1971. Was on a Saturday dance program in the park 1965 to 1969. What a wonderful place and cried when it was torn down whice I watched parts of.

Was this amusement park later known as Six Gun Territory? Or was that a different place?

No black or hispanic people!🤔 Wow, how time's have changed😊

Loved the park. We spent our class picnics there. Went with our parents and later by ourselves. It was great!!

Loved the park. We spent our class picnics there. Went with our parents and later by ourselves. It was great!!

I was a ride operator from 57' to 1977.... saw a lot of changes over the years...

I lived less than a mile away from the Park. All summer long we'd hear the screams from the Thunderbolt roller coaster ride from morning until dark. It got to the point that you didn't even notice it after a while.

Anyone remember the thunderbolt. And I love the tunnel of Love

Uppermoreland township

So what year was the mall built ??

This is was from 1956 not 1960. Because Wild Mouse was not there at this park until 1958.

"Folks, I couldn't believe my eyes what I saw right here in the Ghoul's Eye. It's real dark, there's a storm; the wind howls, and a witch screams! You see this,and you see that...and then you'll see the Ghoul's Eye...that is, if you don't cover your face! This is it folks. The Ghoul's Eye. Right across from the Twist. I dare you to ride The Ghoul's Eye!"

I was 17 years old then and was a ride operator at the old hunts pier! Thanks for sharing

That was nice to see. Could watch it often

I was born and raised about 3 miles away from here!

How fast did the Thunderbolt go?

Hunt’s Pier was the best, right up until Bud Hunt sold it

This was still around in the 70s remember it well

James Michener wrote his first book about working there as a teenager. It's called "The Fires Of Spring".

How about Willow Grove 2011?

I was on the dance show in the 60's....Marvin Gaye and Tammy Terrell performed .

Now, it's a three-floored shopping mall. Macys, Bloomingdales, Sears (1st floor), Primark (2nd and 3rd floor). R.I.P. Strawbridge's and JCPenney at the one end.

Fascinating footage. Liked and subscribed.

All of this was 4 miles from where I grew up.

My father was WW2 Navy and was there at that park back during the war and I was active duty Navy stationed at N.A.S. Willow Grove and was there the day before they were about to start tearing it all down and also for a few days after they started. Me and my shipmate Paul went in walking around looking at all the abandoned stuff the cops rolled up and asked us wtf we think were doing and I said to the cops just snooping around how my Dad once was here and so forth we both showed them our Military ID as well as our regular and I told the cop he really will not be able to run anything more than a very very basic check on me and he said wanna bet I said sure and if you win we leave never to return if I win we get a 3 day play at the abandoned park get out of jail free right to be there free ride ... I knew I was gonna win as I carried a Top Secret Clearance and the FBI if anyone tried to go any more than basic on me info wise can not do it they get blocked and have to answer to them and well to make it short would be in a world of poop and they would get investigated by the FBI and Military intelligence as well if they tried to get any more info than a very basic check. So anyways Paul and I got a free 3 day pass to enjoy our self's as the park day by day was leveled and erased from sight. I got a bunch of different ride tickets and some of the different brochures I got from the abandoned parks main office building and pictures of the coasters with trees growing up thru the tracks and some of the coaster original 50's cars that I was told if I wanted them I could have them and man I wanted them. All I seen was vintage dollar signs in my head but to get them out of there and put them in storage and maybe send them back home to Chicago FORGET IT ... Cost me a small fortune...What a shame they were mint condition yet just the vinyl on the seats were cracked up from age. We walked up to the top of the coaster mountain I took some shots there as well I took shots all over the place in there it was so sad to see it being trashed to the ground...The Willow Grove Bowl at that time had some awesome pictures of the park over all the years it was there from start to end on the wall inside dedicated to the Park. It was awesome looking at some of them pictures. Oh and good thing I got them different ride tickets and such when I did as some punks 2 days later set that house on fire and burnt it to the ground . I hate lil destructive jerks like that there is and was no reason for them to do that. It truly was a shame as in the last days it seemed the cops didn't care if anyone wanted to walk around and snoop a bit and maybe could have got a few tickets mementos for themselves if the fools didn't torch it for no other reason than to be a jerk.

Does anyone remember Luigi's restaurant right across the street? It's Papa John's now.

Anyone else who had a parent work for Boeing remember family day every year??? Everything was free all day. Mom and Dad stayed behind at the picnic tables all day too. I think they partied !! lol

you could get to the park from the 69th. street terminal.. maybe they were sabotaged by the car and oil companies ...for those who didn't drive or want to..it was an easy ride..yes im sure it was sasbotoged

man those were some good memories. i'm 50yr now and remember it was a great place for a kid.

What was the name of the music track that was removed?