Amusement Park

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This American Life

2026-08-10

1 小时 2 分钟
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We head to some of the happiest places on earth: amusement parks! Ira Glass takes us behind the scenes at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, where the young staff – coached by a funny, fun-loving boss just a little older than they are – truly seem to love their jobs.   Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription. (00:00:00) Prologue: Host Ira Glass walks through a Kansas City Missouri amusement park called Worlds of Fun with Cole Lindbergh, who had a season pass to the park as a little kid, starting working there summers at 14, and then just stayed. Now he's a full-time, year-round employee, running the games department. It's possible he does this job better than anyone in the country. (9 minutes) (00:09:26) Act One: Ira continues with Cole Lindbergh and the teenagers who work for him in the games department at Worlds of Fun. We watch them compete against each other to see who can do the most business. (23 minutes) (00:32:26) Act Two: We asked for your stories about amusement parks. Three hundred of you called in, with stories of fear, floating carnies and, um, vomit. (9 minutes) (00:42:15) Act Three: Jonathan Goldstein returns to Wildwood, New Jersey, where he spent one not-fateful summer when he was sixteen. (13 minutes) Transcripts are available at thisamericanlife.org / This American Life privacy policy. / Learn more about sponsor message choices.
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  • From WBEZ Chicago, it's This American Life.

  • I'm Robert Glass.

  • Okay, so we're going through the gate here into the park?

  • Yeah, we're going.

  • This is our morning.

  • This is the morning walk into the park.

  • So everybody will split up into their different sections and get the park open, and we'll start putting out prizes.

  • We're at an amusement park in Kansas City, Missouri, called Worlds of Fun.

  • We're going to be spending the entire hour today at amusement parks.

  • It's five minutes before opening, and I'm walking with Cole Lindbergh, who's 25,

  • with permanently must-hair and the cheerful vibe of the Bosom Buddies-era Tom Hanks.