Felicilandia
Felicilandia (Spanish for happy land) was a large amusement park located in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, next to San Patricio Plaza.[1] The park was opened in 1972 by Henry and Lee Kirschner. The Kirschners were in the business of opening amusement parks, including Seminoland in Florida.[2]
In 1976, when Felicilandia filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, it was affiliated with the Creative Country Day School at Westchester.[3]
In 1991, a storage building behind Felicilandia was bought by the owners of San Patricio Plaza and converted into another part of the mall, a two story building right by the amusement park which added eight stores and offices to the mall.[4]
Felicilandia was a year-round attraction which remained open for two decades. When it closed in the mid 1990s, some of the amusement rides were relocated for use elsewhere.[1]
An exhibit at the San Patricio Plaza created in 2014 included pictures and a little history of when Felicilandia was there.[5] Located in Guaynabo, a highly populated municipality, Felicilandia is a place steeped in nostalgia for some residents of Puerto Rico.[6][7]
Rides[edit]
The park had multiple rides, including:
- a ferris wheel
- bumper cars
- mini-planes
- a main roller coaster
- a children's roller coaster
- a children's ride where kids could drive cars up and down a play mountain, with a bridge included
Legacy[edit]
The producers of a cartoon web-series, "Mofongolandia", were partly inspired by their experiences as children visiting Felicilandia to create their cartoon show.[7]
External links[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "10 lugares que ya no existen en Puerto Rico". Primera Hora.
- ↑ Gernsten, Alan (30 September 1975). "Seminoland Park to open on Oct. 10". The Miami News. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ↑ "Business Records". March 19, 1976 – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ "History". www.galeriasanpatricio.com.
- ↑ http://www.lisasemidey.com/portfolio/san-patricio-plaza/
- ↑ Arrieta, Raymond (10 September 2014). "Hablemos de Maquinas [Let's talk about machines]". Primera Hora. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Serie boricua busca competir con South Park". El Nuevo Día (in español). 23 June 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
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