When Tracy first came to South Jersey he worked out of the Cape May County Airport with Jamie Sanford of Amusement Devices and ride designer Allen Hawes. At the time Jamie and Allen were working on a new project for William C. Hunt. The project was "JungleLand," a new attraction featuring a boat cruise through a fabricated jungle, for Wildwood’s Hunt's Pier. Tracy was brought in on the project, the first of several he would help create for the Hunt organization.
The connections between Tracy, Jamie Sanford (Amusement Enterprises Inc.) and Universal Design Limited are very intriguing. It appears to begin in 1961 with Sanford Engineering Company located at 207 W. Davis Avenue in Wildwood. In 1962 Sanford Engineering becomes Amusement Enterprises, located at 704 W. Montgomery Avenue in Wildwood. Interestingly, Sanford shared this address with Universal Design Limited. Some of their projects included JungleLand on Hunt's Pier and Mau Mau Mystery Ride - possibly at Coney Island around 1962. They did several such jungle rides including one in Asbury Park. |