Legend City was an amusement park that existed on the border of Phoenix and Tempe, Arizona, from its opening on June 29, 1963, to its closing and demolition in 1983.
Originally conceived as an Old West theme park in the mold of Disneyland by Phoenix artist and advertising agency owner Louis E. Crandall, Legend City endured a series of closings, bankruptcies and ownership changes throughout the 1960s and 1970s, and was never a significant financial success.
The Capell family, who had been in the carnival business for many years, then bought the property but were unable to restore Legend City to its former glory.
Local kids' TV show hosts Wallace and Ladmo appeared at Legend City virtually every weekend for the entire run of the park.
Vonda Kay Van Dyke, later Miss America 1965, performed a popular ventriloquism act in the early days at the park's Golden Palace Saloon.