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The viewer is treated to glimpses of the venerable Cyclone Racer and the always sort-of-dicey Laff in the Dark funhouse, featuring the cackling animatronic Laughing Sal and Laughing Sam and Blackie the Barker.
For a dime (a nickel for kids), riders cruised the track for three laps above the ocean and the bathers below.
In addition to the requisite souvenir stores and bait shops, boat rentals are available by the hour from Redondo Beach Kayak, SUP & Pedal Boat Rentals, located in the Redondo Beach Marina. It operates on weekends and most holidays (except Thanksgiving and Christmas) from 9 a.m. to sunset. Venture out on the water and you might catch a glimpse of the sea lions that hang out in the harbor. Once you've worked up an appetite (and some thirst), visit Redondo Beach's landmark pier eatery Tony's On the Pier, a.k.a. Old Tony's, just past the bronze bust of George Freeth, the so-called "first surfer i...