1. First things first -- Pleasure Gardens, picnic groves, and worldly expos -- 2. Coney Island -- City of lights, city of fire -- 3. An idea spreads -- From Atlantic to Pacific -- 4. Hurry, hurry -- Step right up, folks! -- 5. Round and round -- Rides of a lifetime -- 6. The king is dead -- Long live the king! -- 7. Great lost parks -- May they ruse in peace -- 8. Survivors -- The traditional park lives -- 9. Variations on a theme (park) -- New twists on tradition.