In Inside Look into Palisades Amusement Park - A Webinar hosted by Mahwah Museum Oct 5, 2020

To celebrate the history of this New Jersey landmark, the Mahwah Museum presented an online Zoom event featuring special guests who all share a unique inside perspective about the park. Moderated by park historian, Vince Gargiulo. Since 1995, Mr. Gargiulo has been traveling around the state, speaking about this classic amusement park. Vince is the author of the book Palisades Amusement Park: A Century of Fond Memories, and Producer of the PBS documentary of the same name. His guests for the evening include Gene Focarelli, who worked at the park making that famous ice-cold lemonade; Donald Jacoby, grand nephew of Jack and Irving Rosenthal, the park owners from 1934 until 1971; Chris Page, whose great great grandfather opened the original penny arcade in 1915; and Alan Brennert, television producer, screenwriter and author of many best-selling books including “Honolulu”, “Moloka’I” and “Palisades Park,” a spellbinding story about a family of dreamers and their lives within the legendary Palisades Amusement Park.