In the spring of 1982, the Valleyfair Amusement Park in Shakopee threw a big party to celebrate the opening of its Pepsi IMAX theater. This "larger-than-life screen gives a whole new dimension to movie watching," the management boasted.Guests were treated to dinner, a preview of the new rides, and watched a thrilling movie shot from a variety of angles that exploited the huge movie screen.
On the way out, guests were photographed and given this little keepsake trinket to remember the event. When you hold it up to the light and squint through the peephole, you can see the picture mounted inside the plastic light box.
This little keychain keepsake went into a drawer. It came out today and provided some amusement when we discovered our digital camera could capture the little tiny image locked inside.The hard part was dating it. Kathleen always goes by her wardrobe, Stan judges time by the amount of hair he has left.
