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{{Infobox attraction
{{Infobox attraction
|name        = Temple of Mirth
|name        = Temple of Mirth
|type        = Fun House
|type        = Funhouse
|closed      = 1911 (fire)
|closed      = 1911 (fire)
|fires        = July 1911
|fires        = July 1911
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|section      = Midway
|section      = Midway
|opened      = 1906
|opened      = 1906
| replacedby  = [[Roller Skating Rink (Portable)]]
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[[The Temple of Mirth]] was an attraction at Olentangy Park that opened in 1906. It burned down in July 1911<ref name=":0">"Local Coney Island is Also Visited by Fire." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' 29 May 1911. Pg. 3. Retrieved from the Columbus Dispatch Digital Archives.</ref>. It was said to combine the elements of the Katzenjammer Castle and the [[House that Jack Built]] and a number of other novelties in one large building. Sometime after 1911, the [[Joy Mill]] replaced the Temple of Mirth.<ref>"Joy Mill to Be Free Ride for Dispatch Picnickers." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' 13 July 1929. Pg. 7.</ref>
The [[Temple of Mirth]] was a funhouse attraction at Olentangy Park that opened in 1906<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marion-star-the-opening-of-olentangy/161648170/ "The Opening of Olentangy Park."] ''The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio).'' April 28, 1906. Page 10. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> along the Midway, north of the [[Ye Olde Mill (1)|first Ye Olde Mill]].<ref>"Olentangy Park midway, postcard." ''Columbus Metropolitan Library: Columbus in Historic Photographs.'' Columbus Metropolitan Library Collection. 708O451916. Added to the database in 2016. Last modified on Dec. 23, 2021.</ref> It burned down in the [[Midway Fire of 1911]].<ref name=":0">"Local Coney Island is Also Visited by Fire." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' May 29, 1911. Page 3.</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1634174/fire-at-olentangy-park/ "Fire at Olentangy Park."] ''The News-Herald (Hillsboro, Ohio).'' July 27, 1911. Page 1. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref><ref>"Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 17, 1911. Page 1.</ref><ref>Photographs, ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 17, 1911. Page 1.</ref><ref>"Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 17, 1911. Page 1.</ref> It was said to combine the elements of the Katzenjammer Castle, the [[House That Jack Built]], the Haunted Swing, the Rocky Pass, the Collapsible Plateau, the Devil's Grotto, Kelly's Slide, Jacob's Ladder, the Bottomless Well, the Crazy Stairs, the Fountain of Youth, the Observatory, the Camera Obscura, the Magic Mirror, the Drunkard's Pathway, Dooley's Art Gallery, the Mysterious Elevator, and several other novelties in one large building.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Democrat-Sentinel (Logan, Ohio).'' June 14, 1906. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634143/ Clip 1] | [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634148/ Clip 2]</ref><ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "More on Olentangy Park." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 3.'' May 1985. Page 39.</ref> The [[Mysterious Sensation]] was built on the site in 1926.
 
== Description of Some Aspects ==
'''Katzenjammer Castle''' - "Katzenjammer" is a German word for "hungover" or "confusion." It was often used to describe a general funhouse with rides like a rotating disk ride and a slide at the end.<ref>Michelson, Harry. [https://amusementparkives.com/2017/05/10/katzenjammer-castle-1907-1914/ "Katzenjammer Castle | 1907-1914."] ''The Amusement Parkives.'' Published May 10, 2017. Accessed on July 3, 2024.</ref>
 
'''Haunted Swing''' - Visitors enter a swing suspended in a modern furnished room, and the room appears to flip upside down.<ref>Erik. [https://darkridedatabase.com/madhouses-i-the-origin-of-the-haunted-swing "Madhouses I: The Origin of the Haunted Swing."] ''Dark Ride Database.'' Published March 4, 2022. Accessed on July 3, 2024.</ref>


==Fires==
==Fires==
In July 1911, a fire that began in the [[Old Mill]] ride spread to other attractions, destroying a total of five buildings<ref name=":0" />. Manager J.W. Dusenbury said the buildings were uninsured.
''Read more:'' [[Midway Fire of 1911]]


==Notes==
In July 1911, a fire that began in the [[Ye Olde Mill (1)|Old Mill]] ride spread to other attractions, destroying a total of five buildings.<ref name=":0" /> Manager J. W. Dusenbury said the buildings were uninsured.
Based on descriptions and fire damage, this building was most likely considered part of the [[Midway]].
 
== Gallery ==
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File:ParkPano NewspaperPhoto ColumbusEveningDispatch.jpg|alt=A panoramic photo of new rides nearing completion in the Columbus Sunday Dispatch on March 28, 1909. Rides and attractions shown: Whirlwind, Shoot-the-Chutes, the Midway, including the original Ye Olde Mill and Dancing Pavilion.|A panoramic photo of new rides nearing completion in the ''Columbus Sunday Dispatch'' on March 28, 1909. Rides and attractions shown: [[Whirlwind]], [[Shoot-the-Chutes]], the [[Midway]] including the Temple of Mirth, original [[Ye Olde Mill (1)|Ye Olde Mill]] and second [[Dancing Pavilion (2)|Dancing Pavilion]].
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 05:28, 4 October 2025

Temple of Mirth
Type Funhouse
Park Section Midway
Opened 1906
Closed 1911 (fire)
Fires July 1911
Frame Wood
Number of Stories 2
Replaced By Roller Skating Rink (Portable)

The Temple of Mirth was a funhouse attraction at Olentangy Park that opened in 1906[1] along the Midway, north of the first Ye Olde Mill.[2] It burned down in the Midway Fire of 1911.[3][4][5][6][7] It was said to combine the elements of the Katzenjammer Castle, the House That Jack Built, the Haunted Swing, the Rocky Pass, the Collapsible Plateau, the Devil's Grotto, Kelly's Slide, Jacob's Ladder, the Bottomless Well, the Crazy Stairs, the Fountain of Youth, the Observatory, the Camera Obscura, the Magic Mirror, the Drunkard's Pathway, Dooley's Art Gallery, the Mysterious Elevator, and several other novelties in one large building.[8][9] The Mysterious Sensation was built on the site in 1926.

Description of Some Aspects

Katzenjammer Castle - "Katzenjammer" is a German word for "hungover" or "confusion." It was often used to describe a general funhouse with rides like a rotating disk ride and a slide at the end.[10]

Haunted Swing - Visitors enter a swing suspended in a modern furnished room, and the room appears to flip upside down.[11]

Fires

Read more: Midway Fire of 1911

In July 1911, a fire that began in the Old Mill ride spread to other attractions, destroying a total of five buildings.[3] Manager J. W. Dusenbury said the buildings were uninsured.

References

  1. ↑ "The Opening of Olentangy Park." The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio). April 28, 1906. Page 10. Accessed through Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Olentangy Park midway, postcard." Columbus Metropolitan Library: Columbus in Historic Photographs. Columbus Metropolitan Library Collection. 708O451916. Added to the database in 2016. Last modified on Dec. 23, 2021.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Local Coney Island is Also Visited by Fire." Columbus Evening Dispatch, May 29, 1911. Page 3.
  4. ↑ "Fire at Olentangy Park." The News-Herald (Hillsboro, Ohio). July 27, 1911. Page 1. Accessed through Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch, July 17, 1911. Page 1.
  6. ↑ Photographs, The Columbus Evening Dispatch. July 17, 1911. Page 1.
  7. ↑ "Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." The Columbus Evening Dispatch, July 17, 1911. Page 1.
  8. ↑ "Olentangy Park." The Democrat-Sentinel (Logan, Ohio). June 14, 1906. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com Clip 1 | Clip 2
  9. ↑ Barrett, Richard E. "More on Olentangy Park." Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 3. May 1985. Page 39.
  10. ↑ Michelson, Harry. "Katzenjammer Castle | 1907-1914." The Amusement Parkives. Published May 10, 2017. Accessed on July 3, 2024.
  11. ↑ Erik. "Madhouses I: The Origin of the Haunted Swing." Dark Ride Database. Published March 4, 2022. Accessed on July 3, 2024.


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