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Links:
www.crabbysbeachwalkbar&grill
www.flagsacrossamericatruck.com
www.theeuclidbeachboys.com
www.euclidbeachpark.com
www.humphreycompany.com
www.euclidbeach.com
www.geaugalaketoday.com
www.learpromotions.com
www.Stricklands.com
www.steprightupohio.com
www.achristmasstoryhouse.com
www.sainatos.com
www.oldfirehousewinery.com
www.thepiefactory.org
www.bluewavemotel.com
tropicislemotelbythesea.com
www.dars.org
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Contact
us:
The Euclid Beach Boys 533 Bishop Rd.
Highland Hts, Ohio 44143
Phone:
440-460-0565 (Ohio)
727-216-3770 (Florida)
Email:
rocketshipcar@aol.com
Webmaster: Designs by
Tomaro
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Welcome to the website for our
Rocket Ship Car®.
This
site will be strictly dedicated to the history of the ride from
Euclid Beach Park® known as the "Rocket Ships"®.
We
would like to thank all of the support we have had from our
families, close friends, past employees, and our customers.
Through this site, and it's parent site,
www.theeuclidbeachboys.com, we will continually keep
everyone updated with some of the new and exciting things we
have been up to with our Rocket Ship Car®, over the past few
months!
The new venture in Florida
has
taken flight fairly well. Many people down south have relocated
here from Cleveland, and there is a lot of "product recognition"
with many of the residents in the sunshine state. For us it is
all about making people smile...just the way Euclid Beach Park®
did for so many generations in Cleveland. For more history on
that park be sure to visit the following websites:
www.theeuclidbeachboys.com,
www.humphreycompany.com,
and
www.euclidbeach.com.
Thanks for visiting our site, and have an "Amusing day"!
Sincerely, "The Euclid Beach Boys"
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Section:
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Jimmy
Malone's "Cleveland Scholarship Fund Raiser"
"The
Euclid Beach Boys"®
have teamed up with
"The Winking Lizard" in Peninsula to help
raise some much needed money for Jimmy Malone's "Cleveland
Scholarship Fund". On July 11th &
12th, from 1:00 pm to at least 3:00 pm, (or as long as the
crowd lasts), come on out and join us!
A $5.00 donation gets you a ride on the
Thriller Car®,
July 11th, or the
Rocket Ship Car®
on July 12th, and receive an original
ticket from Euclid Beach Park®
as a souvenir, and a token of our appreciation for supporting
this worthy cause!
Visit
www.winkinglizard.com for more information.
Sincerely,
Joe & John
"The
Euclid Beach Boys"® |
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THE NEW
"WINERY TOUR"
RIDE &
DINE Package's
HAVE JUST BEEN
ADDED!!! CHECK THEM, AND OUR
OTHER NEW PACKAGE'S OUT NOW!
FOR A QUICK LINK CLICK HERE
RIDE & DINE. DO IT NOW!!!!!
DON'T
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We are
starting to take reservations in Ohio for the cars in 2010!
Don't be left out next year for your special event.
Reserve early like the smart people do! |
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Here is only one of our big
announcements for the summer of 2009 in Ohio!
To all of our
friends that have joined us every other Wednesday in Mentor for
the past 2 summer
seasons:
By now, most of you probably are aware of changes that have
occurred at Weber's Ice Cream store in Mentor. For those of you
that do not know about these changes, I have copied an
e-mail we received from Dave and Linda Fisher below:
Greetings,
You are going to see a change at Weber's.
As some of you know, the store is owned by two individuals. I
own 49% share of the business, and the fellow who owns the
Westside Weber's owns 51% share of the business.
For personal reasons I reluctantly decided to resign my
managerial position and turn over the managerial duties to him.
Unfortunately, this all came at a time when the holiday pie rush
was to begin, but he has declared that he will be able to fill
the orders. I apologize for not being able to make your pies
anymore.
We sincerely thank you not only for your business, but more
importantly for the friendship and joy you have provided. It's
people like you who have made the store what it has become. God
Bless and thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
We will miss you! That is the most difficult part for us.
Happy Holidays!
Dave and Linda
After
Weber's closed in December, we were contacted by Jim Pollock,
the owner of the newly opened
Strickland's Ice Cream store in
Mentor, and were made an offer that was very hard
for us to refuse. Strickland's offers a great quality product,
and with a family friendly atmosphere, that we associated
with Euclid Beach Park®, which was very important to us.
"The Euclid
Beach Boys"®
have
teamed up with
Strickland's
Ice Cream Parlor
in Mentor to continue the "Free Ride
Nights" for the summer of 2009! It also gives us the
opportunity to stay in the same area we have been in for the
past two summer's, where we met, and became friends, with so
many people that came out to see us and take a ride in one of
our cars - not to mention you can still have some great ice
cream!
Keeping with the
tradition of good quality,
old fashion
frozen whip, like Euclid Beach Park® used to serve, teaming up
with Strickland's was a "no-brainer" decision for
us. Strickland's ice cream has been around since 1936, and
uses reproduced models of the original custard making machine
that is still in operation today in their Akron location.
We invite everyone to join us for the Summer of 2009 for a
ride in the cars, view some of our memorabilia that will be on
display in the store, and enjoy some great tasting custard!
Hope to see a lot of our old friends, and make a whole
bunch of new ones this year! John, Howard, Kathy and I hope to
see everyone on June 3rd. This year we will be kicking
off the season with both cars! Mark your calendars now, and we
will see you then!
Joe & John
"The Euclid Beach Boys"®
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Stricklands of Mentor has joined our
Ride & Dine®
Click here to view that
package! |
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"STEP RIGHT UP"

Hotdogs &
Donuts Restaurant
Present:
FREE
ride night's in Hudson with "The Euclid Beach Boys"!
The Euclid
Beach Boys® are excited to announce
a new partnership with an awesome, and unique restaurant that
recently opened in Hudson Ohio, called
"Step Right Up".
It is the only amusement themed eatery that specializes in
"Buffalo
Hotdogs" grilled over a wood charcoal
fire in the store, right in front
of your eyes! They also have a donut making machine
which produces a wide variety of fresh,
hot donuts. Visit their website at
www.steprightupohio.com for more information about
this new concept for family fun dining!
Now for the best part!!! We will be offering free rides
on one of our amusement themed cars the
Thriller Car® or
our Rocket Ship Car®
on the dates listed below!
So come on out and join us,
"The Euclid
Beach Boys"®, and the fine staff of the
"Step Right Up"
restaurant for 8 (eight) fun filled Wednesday nights in Hudson
Ohio at 5929 Darrow Rd just south of
the
square about 1/2 mile next to the Marathon Gas station from 7 pm
to 9 pm. (Weather permitting).

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The Rocket Ship Car®
will be leaving the Clearwater/St. Petersburg area by May 7th.
Hurry and reserve the car for your fun filled ride soon before
it's gone for the summer! Contact us at 1-727-216-3770 to
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The Rocket
Ship Car®
is a GREAT
addition to any birthday,
holiday, beach, block party,
wedding, school function, prom, or
any other event that you want to step up a few notches!
For reservations, or questions, email us at
rocketshipcar@aol.com, or contact us by phone at
727-216-3770. |
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Check out the video's from some of our
customers that have enjoyed our cars, and other props from:
"The Euclid
Beach Boys"®!!
Rocket Ship Car®
State Park Event 08
Thriller Car®
Thriller Car®
State Park Event 08
Laughing Sal™
State Park Event 08
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**"CUSTOMER
RIDE NIGHT" AT
CRABBY'S BEACHWALK BAR & GRILL
HAS BEEN EXTENDED!**
Due to
it's HUGE success
"Customer
Ride Night"
has been extended thru May 1st!
Join us, and our
Rocket Ship Car® for
"Customer Ride Night" at
Crabby's Beachwalk Bar & Grill
on
Friday, April 24th & May 1st. from 6p to 9p. Located just south of
Pier 60 on the newly renovated Beachwalk at
333 South Gulfview Blvd. Clearwater Beach. Enjoy some great food drinks,
and great sunsets
along with a ride on our
Rocket Ship Car®!
For more information contact us, or
Crabby's Beachwalk Bar & Grill at 727-608-2065.
Check out this website for future dates...See you there!
Joe & John
"The Rocket Ship Car Guys"
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New
"Crabby's
Beachwalk Bar & Grill
Ride & Dine®
coming in the fall!
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BULLETIN,
BULLETIN, BULLETIN
CHECK OUT THE
LATEST PRESS RELEASE ON THE ROCKET SHIP CAR®!
Rocket Ship Car gives real
back-to-the-future rides in Largo - St. Petersburg Times
The above article
has been picked up by the following newspapers:
Chicago Sun
Times
Dayton Daily News
Star Tribune: Minneapolis-St.Paul Minnesota
Gadling Travel
Columbus Dispatch
The News Herald-Lake County Ohio
Feedback from Euclid
Beach Park®
patrons!
Chicago Sun Times reader sent:
I
could not believe it. When I saw the pic of the rocket
ship on the front page I immediately told my husband. I
know that ride That was at Euclid Beach Park.
I remember riding that. Yes it went around slow but to
an eight year old it went awfully fast. The other ride
that really sticks in my mind and I thought
was soooo much fun was the racing horses. Never forget
my grandparents talking about the dances that were
there. They lived in Euclid not to far from the lake.
Thanks for the trip back to my childhood.!!!! Brought
back things I have not thought about in a very long
time.!
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Help us
support Geauga Lake Park®
In our effort to help preserve the history of the old family
run amusement parks that used to dot the landscape of
northeastern Ohio we,
"The Euclid
Beach Boys"®,
will be doing what we can to support the group "Geauga Lake
Today" with their effort to salvage some of the history of the
recently closed "Geauga Lake
Park"®.
Click here for information about their upcoming meeting.
http://www.geaugalaketoday.com pdf flyer
Although John and I will be in Florida wrapping
things up for this year, and will not be able to attend
this first public meeting, we will be attending future meetings.
We encourage anyone that can attend do
so. Thanks so much for all of the support everyone has
give us with Euclid Beach Park®, and hope
to keep some of Geauga Lake Park® alive
too!
Our collection of Geauga Lake
memorabilia is quite considerable, and we are excited to be
bringing these things out for public viewing soon!
Thanks again, and have an amusing day!
Sincerely,
Joe & John
"The
Euclid Beach Boys"®
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Our "Thriller Car" on FOX 8's
"That's Life" with Robin Swoboda.
Check out the video at:http://www.fox8.com/lifestyle/thatslife/
and click on April 16, 2009 then
click on the "roller Coaster"
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*****ATTENTION SMALL BUSINESSES*****
This could
be for you!!
As everyone knows, the economy has been very tough on all of
us these days - especially small businesses. We,
"The Euclid
Beach Boys"®,
have been self employed for almost 30 years and understand
problems that small business owner's face with less and less
money available for advertising their business. About three
years ago we came up with a plan that has proven to help promote
most restaurant retail businesses, and in most instances free,
with us.
What you put into our plan is what you can get out of it. For
details contact us by email at
advertizfree@aol.com, or by phone at
440-460-0565 (Ohio), or 727-216-3770 (Florida).
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For those of you interested in real "Rocket Ships" take a
moment to visit the following website. These guys are
really into rocketry!
www.dars.org.
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GIFT CERTIFICATES NOW AVAILABLE
What a
great idea for your family and friends for the coming season.
Our "Gift
Certificates"
are available in 1 hour increments. What a great way to spend time with
family, friends, and loved ones then to
"Take a
Trip Back in Time"
with them. Call, or email us now at
rocketshipcargiftcertificates for any upcoming occasion!
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Mitz's Ice Cream Shop
Starting
January 21rd
"Mitz’s Dipsy
Ice Cream Shop"
will be featuring our
ROCKET
SHIP CAR® from
7 pm to 8 pm
for
FREE
RIDES!
Come out for some
GREAT ICE
CREAM
and exciting rides every THIRD Wednesday. On
January 21st
our
"Rocket Ship Car"®
will kick off this winter’s season.
FREE RIDES
to all of
"Mitz’s Dipsy
Ice Cream Shop"
customers. Our winter schedule will be as follows:
The
"Rocket Ship
Car"®
will be at
"Mitz's"
January 21st, February 18th, March 18th, and April 15th.
(Weather permitting at the above listed events.)
"Mitz's Dipsy's Ice Cream Shop"
is
located on the southeast corner of East Bay Drive and Highland
Roads. in Largo. In front of "Missing Links" golf shop and
driving range.
"Mitz's"
boasts 24 scrumptious flavors
of
soft serve ice cream along with wide variety of hand dipped ice
cream from
"The Working
Cow"
creamery. Couple up the delicious ice cream with some
super toppings and you will have a great tasting treat that
would please anyone's palate!
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Ride the
"Thriller" one more time!
For those of us lucky enough
to have ridden the "Thriller" at Euclid Beach Park®
here is a chance to ride it again "virtually"! Just click
on this link and hold on! Keep in mind that you can still
ride the infamous wooden coaster from the park by contacting us
and reserving our "Thriller Car"®
for your next event big or small! Here is the link for:
'One Last Ride on the Thriller'! |
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Customer
Comments
Thanks again for the good
time, Joe. Everyone really enjoyed the rides.
Bob
I want to sincerely thank you for providing the "Rocket
Ship Car" ®
for my wife's birthday celebration. She has been
talking about getting a ride in the car for the past
year and needless to say she was totally surprised when
you arrived and thoroughly enjoyed the ride especially
the music. She was still talking about it this
morning. She brought the post card you gave her to show
her colleagues at Beaumont. I kept kidding her that it
was the first time she has acknowledged that she was
turning 60. We also had many positive comments from the
other guests who said they had a ball taking the ride.
Many thought that the car would just be there to look at
and had no idea that they could actually go for a ride.
Again many thanks especially for taking the time on a
holiday.
In closing, as you say "Have An Amusing Day"
Bob
5/25/2009
Hey Joe,
Once again Thank You! Everyone thought the rocket ship
car was Awesome!!!
Good Luck,
M & L
JUST A QUICK NOTE: Friends are still talking about the joy
you, your wife and "the rocket ship car" brought into their
lives, the preschoolers attending All Saint's Episcopal and
numerous others who have seen the postcard I carry in my
purse to describe Ed's 87th birthday celebration. Thanks
for all of your help, thankfully the space ship departed and
returned safely and God provided gorgeous weather two weeks
ago.
I continue to distribute the extra postcards including a
Clearwater friend, formerly of Mentor, whose favorite Euclid
Beach ride was your "rocket ship". My physician partner,
who unfortunately, didn't get to the festivities is
thoroughly enjoying the extra Humphrey popcorn balls and
taffy kisses. I took a second bag full to him this week
despite his wife's protest about "too much sugar intake".
Lastly, one of the preschoolers was having a tantrum upon
arriving at preschool March 27th and his mother pleaded that
he stay for the special surprise... He is still raving about
his rocket ship ride experience and I gave his Mother a
rocket postcard for the boy's collection. The young girl
from his class having a birthday that same day, still
believes you personally came for her birthday surprise.
Hopefully, the woman who followed your rocket ship car into
the parking lot to request your presence for a party last
week was able to connect and make arrangements...
YOU GAVE US ALL AN AFTERNOON TO REMEMBER.... SEE YOU IN
OHIO. SAFE TRAVEL.
Hi Joe! I just wanted to thank you again for the Rocket
Ship last night for my mother's 60th birthday. She had an
absolute blast, as we all did! What a great night for it
and it's a memory we won't easily forget. Thank you again
and we'll make sure to refer your services on to our friends
and family.
AP.
Joe,
Thank you so much for being with us in the parade! Your
Rocket Ship was a hit! We had a blast!!!!! As soon as I
find out the dates for next year I will contact you! If
you could mail me some of your cards I will put them on our
counter for our patients. I have been asked for them.
Thank you!
Amber
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I went to the event on
Sun. the 28th, it was great!! I shut my eyes and heard all the
noises of the park back then, the happiest times of my life!
Euclid Beach will forever be magical!! THANKS FOR THE
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******Idea
Section******
For those of you who are new to our site, and
think the car(s) are cool, but do not know what they can be used
for here are some ideas: Birthdays (adults, & children)
weddings, anniversary parties, block parties, grand openings
,
parades , church & city festivals, reunions, company &
corporate events, beach parties, holiday light tours (Florida
only), airport pickup and drop off, air show's (the Rocket Ship
Car® works well for that)
,
city and points of interest tours, or view our
Ride & Dine®
page for even more ideas!
If you have an idea for something not listed
above drop us a note, or better yet call us and we can talk
about it! Our contact information is listed below,
or in the lower left column on every page.
Thanks for viewing our site, and please visit
our
www.euclidbeachpark.com website
for a lot of very neat information about Euclid Beach Park!®
Oh by the way...."Have an amusing day!"
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FYI
One of the
most frequently asked questions we receive is
"Does your
Rocket Car have a rocket engine in it"?
First of all our car is named after the ride that
operated at Euclid Beach Park®
from the mid 1930's until it closed in 1969.
The
ride was called the
"Rocket
Ships".
Our car is powered by a bored and stroked big block
Chevrolet gas engine. The cubic inch is 502, and
is producing around 500 horsepower. Because of the
weight of the car a large cubic inch engine is
needed to create enough torque to adequately move the
Rocket Ship Car®
down the highway. The car runs on regular pump
gas, usually 87 octane, (not rocket fuel) without a
problem. So technically our car is really not a
rocket car, but it is a car that looks like a Rocket
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***NEW***
acquisitions have been made!
Stay tuned here for further
details! You will never be able to guess what they are!
First Hint:
Our finds have something to do with "Music & a non-produced ride
car design! (sort of)
Second Hint:
This ride vehicle could be seen and heard throughout the park.
(if the wind blew just right)
Third Hint:
Although the park had more than one of these, this particular
one was said to have eaten a popcorn ball, and it took ride
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History:
On our history page you will find out the real
stories about how we acquired some of the parks most
recognizable pieces that the amusement park industry was built
on. We currently own the largest and most complete collection of
Euclid Beach Park® memorabilia in existence. Take a few moments
to enjoy a trip back in time to a place that was very special to
Northeastern Ohio, a place that was just plain fun, and
inexpensive to attend.
Euclid
Beach Park® set the standard that to this day no other amusement
park has come close to duplicating.
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Ride & Dine:
On this page you will find tour and dining
packages unique to Cleveland, and Clearwater's surrounding
areas. Eatery's like
Crabby's Beachwalk Bar & Grill on Clearwater Beach,
Strickland's old fashion frozen
custard in Mentor Ohio,
"Sainato's Restaurant Pizza &
Catering" in Cleveland Ohio,
"Humphrey's Popcorn
Factory" in Warrensville Hts. Ohio, the
"Old Fire House
Winery" in Geneva Ohio, and more. We are always looking for
new and exciting restaurants to partner up with us. If you are
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Calendar
of Events:
Our calendar of events page will inform you of
current and future schedules of the Rocket
Ship Car® & Thriller Car®
where, when, and for how long they have been reserved. This page
is update daily, so check it first for the most current
availability of the car(s). For immediate assistance
contact us at: 440-460-0565 (Ohio), 727-216-3770 (Florida) or
email @
rocketshipcar@aol.com
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Photo/4 Sale:
Look at our new online
photo album filled with pictures from past events that we have
produced.
We were proud to be a part of the
re-dedication ceremony of the Arch at Euclid Beach Park® along
with Councilman Mike Polensek,
and Senator Kenny Yuko.
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This section is dedicated to our special four
legged K-9
friends that also enjoy riding in our cars! The best friend,
companion, and traveling partner I've ever had, and she will be
remembered by hundreds of people she had met in her lifetime.
Those of you that had the pleasure of knowing her have sent me
numerous cards and letters after her passing. To everyone she
was known as Radar.... to me.....
"The World's Greatest Dog".
    
For unique gifts and supplies for your special four legged little
K-9 family member please visit this website. www.pawsareprecious.com |
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Contact us:
"The Euclid Beach Boys"
533 Bishop Rd.
Highland Hts., Ohio 44143
Phone:
440-460-0565 (Ohio)
727-216-3770 (Florida)
Email:
rocketshipcar@aol.com
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Rules of our "Rides"

1. Riders must remain seated, and seat belts must be worn
snugly across the lap. NO
STANDING IS ALLOWED
2. No alcohol consumed by anyone under the age of 21, and a
violation WILL
result in early termination of ride for that person, and NO
REFUNDS will be issued.
3. Clean up fee of $200.00, for alcohol related incidents, in
or on the cars, no exceptions.
4. A clean up fee of $100.00 will be charged for excessive material left in, or
on the vehicle.
5. In the event that any persons in the group (including the
reserving party) becomes disruptive, or refuses to follow
the operator’s instructions, they will be dropped off solely at
the operators discretion, and at the
rider’s expense. No refunds, or exceptions.
6. Tolls and parking fees are not included and will be
charged accordingly.
7. We are not responsible for items left in our cars.
8. Illegal Drug use will not be
tolerated. Any infractions will result in the immediate end of
the ride/event, with NO REFUNDS, and NO EXCEPTIONS.
9. Additional charges will be billed in 1/4 hour increments.
Be sure to reserve sufficient time for your event in order to
avoid any additional charges.
10. Customer’s may provide and will be responsible for the
following items; CD’s, DVD’s, and must not
be offensive, or abusive to the general public.
11. If inclement weather threatens it is up to the operator’s
discretion to continue the ride. Refunds will be prorated
depending on each situation.
12. L.E.A.R. Promotions, Inc. does make every effort to make
sure that all equipment on the vehicle is in working order at
the beginning of each ride, however we cannot guarantee that every
TV screen, lighting feature, or radio will operate during time
the vehicle is rented for the event.
L.E.A.R. Promotions Inc. and
it's associates are not responsible for injury due to negligence
of its riders. All riders are expected to conduct themselves in
an orderly, and responsible manner at all times. Our vehicles
are insured as limousines, open containers of alcohol are
allowed, although if the operator deems the conduct to be
disruptive, negligent, and/or threatens the safety of others
around them, that person will be removed from the ride at the
their expense.
Please ride respectively for everyone's safety &
enjoyment! |
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