What to Don Knotts, Roy Rogers and rocket scientist
Wernher Von Braun all have in common?
Wernher Von Braun all have in common?
They appear to have been very enthusiastic fans of one of Florida's most famous pre-Disney tourist attractions: Weeki Wachee. This according to our latest artifact from Tony's Attic, a Weeki Wachee tourist brochure, dating from sometime during the early 1960s. Bob Hope and Arthur Godfrey were among a few other celebrities who also endorsed the Gulf Coast attraction. Godfrey in fact called it " . . . one of the Seven Modern Wonders of the World."
In early 1964, the world premiere of Knott's feature film The Incredible Mr. Limpet was held in the park's famous underwater theater.
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