stars" concerts on 15 consecutive nights, featuring Billie Holiday, Bud Powell, Lionel Hampton, Dave Brubeck, Dizzy Gillespie, Buddy Rich, Dinah Washington, Stan Getz, and others. From 1966 to 1980, summer music festivals consisting of 30 to 50 concerts each summer took place at the rink. The festivals were named after their main sponsors, Rheingold Breweries in 1966 and 1967, F. & M. Schaefer Brewing Company from 1968 to 1976 when the festival was called the Schaefer Music Festival, and Dr Pepper from 1977 to 1980 when it was called the Dr Pepper Central Park Music Festival.Todd Rundgren's Utopia, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Who, Led Zeppelin, The Beach Boys, and the Patti Smith Group were some of the biggest rock groups who played at the rink; country, blues, rhythm & blues, and jazz artists included Earl Scruggs, John Lee Hooker, The Supremes, and Buddy Rich. Victorian Gardens In 2003, the Victorian Gardens amusement park with rides "specifically geared to ages 2–12 years old" opened its gates to the general public during the summer months for the first time. In popular culture Wollman Rink has been featured in several films, including Love Story (1970), Carnal Knowledge (1971), The Devil's Own (1997), Serendipity (2001), Night at the Museum (2006), Limitless (2011), Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011), and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). It was also featured in the video game Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX, in the music video 2 Become 1, and on Impractical Jokers. Joni Mitchell sings about ice skaters on Wollman Rink in "Song for Sharon" on her 1976 album Hejira. References Works cited External links Official Website of Wollman Rink History and information Ice Skating at Wollman Rink Notes 1949 establishments in New York City 1998 Goodwill Games venues Central Park Former music venues in New York City Robert Moses projects Sports venues in Manhattan Sports venues completed in 1949