La Ronde (amusement park)
La Ronde is an amusement park located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was originally built as the entertainment complex for Expo 67, the 1967 World Fair. Today, it is operated by Six Flags, under an emphyteutic lease with the City of Montreal until 2065. In-addition to being the Six Flags chain's northernmost location, La Ronde is the largest amusement park in Quebec and the second-largest in Canada.
Entrance to La Ronde in 2017, with a number of amusement rides visible in the background
La Ronde during Expo 67. The amusement park was built as an entertainment complex for the world's fair.
Goliath is one of eight roller coasters at the park. The park's wooden roller coaster, Le Monstre is visible in the foreground.
Several amusement rides around Dolphin Lake, a body of water at La Ronde
The 1967 International and Universal Exposition, commonly known as Expo 67, was a general exhibition from April 28 to October 29, 1967. It was a category one world's fair held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is considered to be one of the most successful World's Fairs of the 20th century with the most attendees to that date and 62 nations participating. It also set the single-day attendance record for a world's fair, with 569,500 visitors on its third day.
The Expo 67 site on Notre Dame Island with the Canada, Quebec and Ontario pavilions in view
Habitat 67, a housing complex built for Expo 67
Front view of Expo Express train
The Supremes (L to R: Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, and Diana Ross) performing "The Happening", broadcast live from Expo 67 on The Ed Sullivan Show on Sunday, May 7, 1967
