[6] It consisted of a central post from which were suspended four metal cages by cables, designed to carry several standing passengers.

There were amusement park games owned and run by Cindy and Joe Dickman, along with a petting zoo and seal pond.

Also at Pirates World was the "Grand National Steeplechase," which was originally from Coney Island,[7] along with "Wild Beetle Race," a Wild mouse roller coaster, a log flume (also bought second-hand from the New York World Fair) and various carnival flat rides, including a paratrooper, a sky ride, some carny games, a skee-ball arcade and spiral slides.

[6] Pirates World was the venue for several rock music concerts, playing host to such artists as The Jeff Beck Group (1969), Led Zeppelin (1969),[8] Iron Butterfly (1970), Faces (1970, 1971), Grateful Dead (1970), Traffic (1970), Black Sabbath (1971), Blood, Sweat & Tears (1971), Deep Purple (1971), Jethro Tull (1971), Grand Funk Railroad (1971), Steve Miller Band (1971), The Guess Who (1971), The Moody Blues (1971), Emerson, Lake & Palmer (1971), Three Dog Night (1971), Manassas (1972), David Bowie (1972), The Doors (1972), Wishbone Ash (1973), Alice Cooper (1973), Frank Zappa (1973), The Beach Boys (1973), and Steely Dan (1974).

[10] RiffTrax, consisting of Mystery Science Theater 3000 alumni Bill Corbett, Kevin Murphy and Michael J. Nelson, spoofed Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny, both the Thumbelina and Jack and the Beanstalk versions of the film.