One of the unanswered quickfacts has finally been answered and validated by an article and an advertisement. Bill Tracy did design and install dark rides under another company’s name. Universal Design Limited, located in Wildwood, NJ, was known for their monorails and sky towers. UDL, as strange is it may seem, also had a Dark Ride & Display Division. Tracy was the head of this division and built rides under their name from approximately 1964 to 1967. Here is a full-page ad for UDL that appeared on the back cover of the May 6, 1967 issue of Amusement Business. Note: Dark Rides is listed at the bottom as one of the rides and attractions that they design and manufacture. Hour 13, a two-story dark ride at Miracle Strip Amusement Park, opened in 1965 and was one of the dark rides that Tracy built under UDL. Enjoy viewing an article about Hour 13 that appeared in the April 17, 1965 issue of Amusement Business. Note: Bill Tracy is directly associated with Universal Design Limited in this article. Special thanks again to Rick Davis with dafe.org for sharing the article about Hour 13 with us.
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