{"product_id":"adventures-of-a-theme-park-rick-bastrup-9781960881007","title":"Adventures of a Theme Park Designer: My Personal Story of Creating Memorable Theme Park Rides and Attractions","description":"This is the story of discovery and adventure about two guys who wanted to design theme parks, but didn't work at any of the major design companies. So, they just went ahead and did it, teaching themselves from the ground up! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRick Bastrup and Richard Ferrin--R\u0026amp;R Creative Amusement Designs--have been designing iconic and award-winning parks, rides, and attractions since 1982. This book chronicles over thirty of these projects and how they were designed and built. From Yosemite Sam at Six Flags Over Texas and Grand Canyon Rapids at MGM Grand Adventures to Phantom Theater and Adventure Express at Kings Island, their work has been enjoyed and beloved by millions across the country and beyond. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollow their journey as Rick shares his stories, revealing tricks of the trade, behind-the-scenes secrets, and the occasional mistakes made along the way. It's a tale of learning as they went, encountering challenging, humorous, and even dangerous situations along the road of a career that's spanned four decades...and still counting!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rick Bastrup\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1960881000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781960881007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rivershore Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d","brand":"Rick Bastrup","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48517150408959,"sku":"9781960881007","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6e15adbf-8810-4da5-b8aa-8f5a4fb7e69a.jpg?v=1778730241","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/adventures-of-a-theme-park-rick-bastrup-9781960881007","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}