References in Popular Culture
The Parachute Jump inspired an Erector Set design, first available in 1940 and revised in 1948.
The Parachute Jump has been seen in many feature films, starting with Mr. & Mrs. Smith in 1941 (set in the World's Fair). It also was featured heavily in the Oscar-nominated Little Fugitive (1953). Much later it appeared in 2000's Requiem for a Dream, 2002's Two Weeks Notice and the 1998 Spike Lee movie He Got Game. It can also be seen on the back of Cyndi Lauper's She's So Unusual album.
In October 1962, Strange Tales comic magazine's issue #101 featured the Human Torch fighting an attack on a fictional ride strongly reminiscent of the Parachute Jump.
It is featured on the cover of Type O Negative's Least Worst Of album.
In one of the scenes of the musical Sweet Charity, Charity and Oscar get trapped on the ride.
Videogame Grand Theft Auto IV includes the parachute jump in its representation of NYC, Liberty City.
The American rock band Deftones had a promo photo shot for their album Diamond Eyes with the Parachute Jump far in the background.
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