Important Letter
thecircusblog | April 14, 2013
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thecircusblog | April 14, 2013
Legend City 1977
thecircusblog | April 7, 2013
Legend City was owned by Bill and Dorothy Capell. We opened the park in 1976 and it ended in 1983. During this time I managed , promoted, and produced the entertainment. It is all gone now. On the 60 acres that it sat on, are now office buildings. The location was between Van Buren and […]
Legend City
thecircusblog | April 7, 2013
At Legend City we made it a tradition that on every opening day, we would honor a person that was waiting in the ticket line. The staff and that one person would raise the flag. That person was always a boy or girl and they then would receive an all day free ride pass. It […]
Legend City
thecircusblog | April 7, 2013
This was a big day for Legend City, in 1977. We started off in the morning with bands and four stages of entertainment. The tower jump by Ron Nix brought people from all over the Phoenix area.
Legend City #1
thecircusblog | April 7, 2013
I stood in the center of the log ride dock area and made my announcement. I remember to this day that I was worried about this stunt. It most definitely was an amazing high fall stunt! I see Ron from time to time and we still talk about it.
Legend City #2
thecircusblog | April 7, 2013
The crowd gathers and we waited till everyone was in the park. This was NOT going to be a repeat jump! On this day in April 1977 Ron Nix broke a high fall record.
Legend City #3
thecircusblog | April 7, 2013
This truly is an unbelievable stunt. One hundred and 16 feet free fall point into these boxes as seen here on the right. As Ron Nix ascended up the Sky Ride tower the crowd became silent, The only thing heard now and again was a whisper. Do you think he can do it. Their fear […]
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