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"A general combination of all the delights of a mechanical
pleasure ride is the best way to describe the 'Figure 8,' which during
the past two years has undoubtedly firmly established itself as one of
the favourite pleasures of visitors to the WHITE CITY.
More than
200,000 people have patronised this 'Figure 8' and seldom is anyone
satisfied to get off the cars until he has repeated the journey around
the fascinating 'Figure 8.' The large percentage of 'repeaters' is the
most eloquent testimony to the popularity of the 'Figure 8.' The
various safety appliances attached to this device to insure against any
slip in the machinery or chance for accident are not to be found on any
other in existence. It is the constant care of the WHITE CITY
management to have every protection against accident made for the
public on every device in the Park, and not one accident of importance
has ever occurred in the WHITE CITY. This record cannot be equalled by
any other amusement resort in any part of the world."
(excerpt from the 1909 program)
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