{"id":486,"date":"2020-01-02T01:18:20","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T01:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parktimes.com\/ptsarticles\/?page_id=486"},"modified":"2020-01-22T01:54:21","modified_gmt":"2020-01-22T01:54:21","slug":"crazy-horse-saloon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/parktimes.com\/ptsarticles\/welcome\/sections\/texas\/crazy-horse-saloon\/","title":{"rendered":"Crazy Horse Saloon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<strong> Year Installed: <\/strong>\n\n\n1961\n\n\n\n<br><strong> Last Year Operated: <\/strong>\n\n\nCurrently Operating\n\n\n\n<br><strong> Section: <\/strong>\n\n\nTexas\n\n\n\n<br><strong> Manufacturer: <\/strong>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<br><strong> Other Names and Nicknames: <\/strong>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Crazy Horse Saloon Theater<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Crazy Horse is show saloon, complete with a small stage for western singing and can-can dancing, as well as a bar. In keeping with the park\u2019s family friendly atmosphere, park promotional materials make it very clear that \u201calthough it is a saloon, only soft-drinks are sold there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/parktimes.com\/sections\/texas\/chs\/crazyh.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The theater is rather small, with room for a small stage, a piano, and several tables for the guests. Four or five performers in saloon costumes sang period songs, danced on the stage and mingled with the guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In keeping with the park\u2019s historical emphasis, the entire back bar is an actual antique bar from an 1890 vintage saloon. Carpenters crafted a new front bar to conform to the original. Antique tables and chairs were acquired from a saloon in Little Rock, Arkansas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/parktimes.com\/sections\/texas\/chs\/crazyhorse50.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption> A 1966 show courtesy of&nbsp;<strong>LaVerne Huselton Catter<\/strong>. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; While there are shows and performers in all of the sections of the park, the Crazy Horse is unique in that is the park\u2019s first indoor show. It continued as the park\u2019s only indoor show for the first seven years of operation, until the much larger Southern Palace replaced the amphitheater in 1968. It is also the longest running theater in the park, operating continuously since the first season. Inside, the singing and dancing showgirls still entertain visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/parktimes.com:2083\/cpsess9400801345\/viewer\/home%2fparkxs%2fpublic_html%2fsections%2ftexas%2fchs\/IMG_0114.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/parktimes.com:2083\/cpsess9400801345\/viewer\/home%2fparkxs%2fpublic_html%2fsections%2ftexas%2fchs\/IMG_0114.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Being the only indoor theater, the Crazy Horse also served as an employee auditorium, being used for orientation sessions, training, and other meetings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Crazy Horse Saloon opened with the Park in 1961 and is the oldest theater in the park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crazy Horse Saloon Theater &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Crazy Horse is show saloon, complete with a small stage for western singing and can-can dancing, as well as a bar. In keeping with the park\u2019s family friendly atmosphere, park promotional materials make it very clear that \u201calthough it is a saloon, only soft-drinks are sold there.\u201d &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/parktimes.com\/ptsarticles\/welcome\/sections\/texas\/crazy-horse-saloon\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Crazy Horse Saloon&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":117,"menu_order":12,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,30,26,25],"tags":[44,4,64,17],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/parktimes.com\/ptsarticles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/486"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/parktimes.com\/ptsarticles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/parktimes.com\/ptsarticles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parktimes.com\/ptsarticles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parktimes.com\/ptsarticles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=486"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/parktimes.com\/ptsarticles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/486\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1328,"href":"https:\/\/parktimes.com\/ptsarticles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/486\/revisions\/1328"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parktimes.com\/ptsarticles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/parktimes.com\/ptsarticles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parktimes.com\/ptsarticles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parktimes.com\/ptsarticles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}