Wild West World: When the West Went South

Thomas Etheredge had a brilliant idea for a new theme park that would bring fun back to Wichita, Kansas after Joyland closed. It lasted two months.
In Amusement Anthology Episode 8, hear the whole story of how one man tried and failed to open a new theme park in Wichita; one that is now considered among the shortest-lived theme parks to ever exist. While it is now abandoned, most don't realize there was ever a theme park there. A rushed construction, lackluster rides, and one man's criminal past are only some of the factors that contributed to its failure. This is Wild West World.

Researched, written, narrated, and edited by Jonathan Baker.

[Chapters]
0:00 Intro/Joyland's Closure
1:21 Thomas Etheredge
4:27 Grand Opening Day
7:20 Lackluster Reception
8:58 Abandoned
10:53 Outro

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