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50's Land, 60's Land, 70's Land, 80's Land, & 90's Land

50’s Land
50’s Land will be influenced by the look and feel of the old Palisades Park of the New Jersey Boardwalk. It will feature artist impersonators such as Elvis, the Big Bopper, Buddy Holly and others that got their start in this decade. All park personnel serving this Land will be uniformed in 50’s garb, such as poodle skirts, white tee-shirts and cuffed jeans. They will remain in character and reflect an attitude of the
50’s rock lifestyle and pop culture in their manner as well as their dress.

60’s Land
60’s Land will sport a backdrop of the 1960’s album and period art and include the influence of the British rock bands and the advent of Motown. This decade marked the transition of the rock generation from innocence into an awakening of political and social awareness and responsibility. It was the decade of high ideals and struggle for generational identity. The art and music of this decade reflected this transition and the coming of age of the first rockers. All park personnel serving this Land will be uniformed in 60’s garb suited to their respective themed attraction station. They will remain the character and reflect an attitude of the 60’s rock lifestyle and pop culture in their manner as well as their dress. The Haight-Ashbury District is part of 60’s Land and will be a throwback to the summer of love. Hippies will abound and groove in the peaceful recreation of this famous street corner. There will be live street music, shops of the area in that era, and a small outdoor venue that will recreate the Hollywood Bowl.

70’s Land
The 70’s continued the trend of the 60’s and gave birth to new genres of rock that reflected the diverse cultural and socio-economic lifestyles that had long been held silent. The repression of expression was dissolved away as rock music hit on the taboos and exposed friendly pockets of new acceptable social norms where people of similar tastes, backgrounds and thinking could come together and feel less alone. As such, the genres of rock in this decade began to splinter and rock music expanded into a new level of social consciousness. As with all DECADES, workers in this decade will wear the attire appropriate for their station within the decade.

80’s Land
The 80’s rang in the Video Age and brought the art of rock into our homes in a way that allowed the movement to build on the foundation laid down by the previous DECADES. This decade saw an explosion of rock; styles and genres of this growing popular artistic movement were born and flourished like never before. Even the pop culture media guides could not hold back underground movement after underground movement that steadily infiltrated the urban and suburban households alike. This decade will pay homage to as many of these popular and underground genres as possible. Workers will be themed for their special duty within the land and maintain the character of their period and genre.

90’s Land
While we are almost through the first decade of the New Millennium, the 1990’s yardstick bands and artists to be memorialized in the park are still being analyzed. This decade’s Land will likely be an add-on to the park in a second phase of growth. As the future reveals itself in future decades, so, too, will DECADES unveil new lands and exhibits.