Which Elitch’s is Your Elitch’s?
Elitch Gardens is so much more than a theme park. It’s more like a nostalgia factory with roller coasters, and it’s been in business for over 100 years. The New Elitch’s, as the current incarnation is commonly known, is opening this weekend, so Bree invited three-time Emmy winning comedy writer Hallie Haglund and zero-time Emmy winning City Cast producer Paul Karolyi on the show to talk about everything Elitch’s — from the oldest of the old to the unclear future.
Are you an Old Elitch’s person? Or a New Elitch’s person? Use Voice Memos, Voice Recorder, or another app to record your Elitch’s memory and send it to us at denver@citycast.fm, and we might play it on the show. Just remember to say your name and whether you’re an Old Elitch’s person or a New Elitch’s person.
The excerpt of the oral history with Mrs. Harold Robinson (née Laura Besser) heard in this episode comes courtesy of the oral history collection at History Colorado. You can listen to the whole conversation, including a few more juicy Elitch’s tidbits right here.
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