Wild Bills Nostalgia

Wild Bill's Dark Ride Paradise

In a time of economic uncertainty, the proprietor of wild bills nostalgic center, in Middletown, CT, Bill Ziegler, is busy building his dream of providing a fun, nostalgic place to celebrate a retro amusement experience for the entire family with an interesting “twist” to offer affordable fun and memories. Against the backdrop of the present day digitized and socially desensitized society, it's a breath of fresh air to experience a place to let your imagination run wild and rekindle the love of your childhood days on a midway full of fun houses, dark rides and old fashioned New England style treats long since forgotten. With the help of long time friend and well known midway artist/ designer, Chuck Burnham, the dream of building a working memorial filled to the brim with the sometimes scary, but always fun, dark rides and fun houses of midway's past has become a reality.
The fifteen minute walk through “Haunted House” fun house, is the first of many such rides this duo has diabolically devised for the growing public that misses these attractions dearly. “The only thing we are now missing is enough funds to build them faster,” Ziegler says. “Wild Bills Nostalgia Center is not just a store, it's a way of life, and we have volunteers, plenty of spirit, and well wishes, but it's not enough,” says Chuck, adding that, “Most parks hang their hats on their “virtual experiences”, where here at Wild Bills you can have “actual fun experiences.”
Wild Bills has been an institution for almost three decades, and finally the time has come for a documentary film (which is currently being shot) to explore the planning, building, and opening of these wonderful old attractions that have completely disappeared from the amusement park landscape. Bill and Chuck are currently restoring five of these attractions at once, many of which are known as “Pretzel Dark Rides” (a type of ride which has currently dwindled into obscurity) and have accepted little help and in order to finish the dream for all those who are young at heart.

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