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In Episode #4 of Amusement Warehouse Podcast, we will talk with Corky and Debbie Powers about their purchase and refurbishment of Family Kingdom Amusement Park in Myrtle Beach, SC and their plans for the park moving forward. The couple has invested lots of time and money into the venture and their plans for the future, including a new name for the park.

Episode 3 of Amusement Warehouse Podcast features Rick Frenette, a fair manager who has managed some of the top events in the industry. With stints at the Minnesota State Fair, and management roles at the Ohio State Fair, the Utah State Fair and the Wisconsin State Fair, Frenette gained a reputation for turning around events that were in financial trouble. Frenette discusses moving Ohio from a pay one price system, the impact the Minnesota State Fair has had on so many in the industry and the development of independent midways. There are several industry veterans who have been fortunate to manage a state fair in their career, but managing three, as Frenette has, is unprecedented.

Episode #2 of Amusement Warehouse Podcast features Ricardo Flores of the Fearless Flores Family, one of the industry's most well known grounds acts. Flores recounts his family's history, answers questions about how it was working not once, but twice, with America's Got Talent, working with Feld Entertainment for Monster Jam and his family's dedication to providing outstanding entertainment at fairs and events throughout the country. The Flores family is fascinating to to listen to and we hope you will enjoy this episode as well.

Our first episode is with Phil Vivona, the last surviving Vivona Brother who started Amusements of America in 1939.