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I in particular remember something that may have been the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frontiervillage.net\/pages\/mineride.html\">Lost Dutchman Mine Ride<\/a>, complete with a spinning, glittery disk that you rode toward (I have no idea what it was supposed to be, but it clearly made an impression on me).<\/p>\n<p><small>(via <a href=\"http:\/\/unclebear.com\/comments.php?id=P536_0_1_0\">Uncle Bear<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cool site dedicated to defunct amusement parks. 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