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'''Jungleland USA''' was a [[theme park]] in [[Thousand Oaks, California|Thousand Oaks]], [[California]], [[United States]], on the current site of the [[Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza]]. |
'''Jungleland USA''' was a [[theme park]] in [[Thousand Oaks, California|Thousand Oaks]], [[California]], [[United States]], on the current site of the [[Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza]]. |
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[[Louis Goebel]] created Jungleland in 1926 as an animal training center for [[Hollywood]]. It later became one of [[Southern California]]'s first [[theme park]]s. It opened to the public in 1929. Wild animal shows entertained thousands in the 1940s and 1950s. Many TV and movie productions used the park's trained animals and were filmed there, including ''[[Birth of a Nation]]'', ''[[Tarzan]]'', and ''[[The Adventures of Robin Hood (film)|The Adventures of Robin Hood]]''. Jungleland closed down in October 1969, in part because of competition from other Southern California amusement parks, such as [[Disneyland]], [[Knott's Berry Farm]] and [[Universal Studios Hollywood]]. |
[[Louis Goebel]] created Jungleland in 1926 as an animal training center for [[Hollywood]]. It later became one of [[Southern California]]'s first [[theme park]]s. It opened to the public in 1929. Wild animal shows entertained thousands in the 1940s and 1950s. Many TV and movie productions used the park's trained animals and were filmed there, including ''[[Birth of a Nation]]'', ''[[Tarzan]]'', and ''[[The Adventures of Robin Hood (film)|The Adventures of Robin Hood]]''. |
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Jungleland closed down in October 1969, in part because of competition from other Southern California amusement parks, such as [[Disneyland]], [[Knott's Berry Farm]] and [[Universal Studios Hollywood]]. |
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==See also== |
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Revision as of 01:55, 10 April 2012
Jungleland USA was a theme park in Thousand Oaks, California, United States, on the current site of the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza.
Louis Goebel created Jungleland in 1926 as an animal training center for Hollywood. It later became one of Southern California's first theme parks. It opened to the public in 1929. Wild animal shows entertained thousands in the 1940s and 1950s. Many TV and movie productions used the park's trained animals and were filmed there, including Birth of a Nation, Tarzan, and The Adventures of Robin Hood. It was also featured prominently in an episode of the television show Route 66 (Season 2, Episode 30, "A Feat of Strength").
Jungleland closed down in October 1969, in part because of competition from other Southern California amusement parks, such as Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm and Universal Studios Hollywood.