thrillerman1
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Here's a magazine ad from 1975...
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OPRYLAND USA, Nashville, Tennessee (aka Music City USA). December 1997 marks the closure of this music themed park. Has it really already been 15 years? To commemorate this great old park, I'll be sharing vintage material all month long. Let's start with some old postcards and the 1972 brochure from opening year...
Cool kids.
2nd only to Knott's.
Too many Sky Rides are defunct.
Opryland's carousel was hand carved in Germany and one of a kind. It featured large rolling gondolas on an undulating track.
I've heard that many country music stars got their start performing at Opryland back in the day.
Kentucky Kingdom killed the Opryland star?
I loved this flume ride. Other than the splash down and loading area, it was completely elevated and in later years gave some great views of Screamin' Delta Demon.
NOT the mother church of country music. That would be the Ryman Auditorium in downtown Nashville where the Opry started.
This is the brochure from opening year, 1972!
It was a very well rounded park with lots of big musical show productions, rides, and unique attractions.
I guess we'll never know why the Annual Pass was "adults only". Lots more coming soon!
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Shane, this just keeps looking more and more amazing. I can't wait to see it in action!
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December teaser
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I love these rides. Great addition in my opinion! I wonder if it might be located near the lake to swing out over it.
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Are you guys excited about our announcement tomorrow? Remember, check back tomorrow for the news on our expansion! It is a very unique ride to our area, and will serve as the premier thrill ride for Beech Bend Park!
What is Beech Bend hinting at on their Facebook page?
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With Timberliners inverting next year, I wonder if we will finally see them on The Voyage in 2013. Lots of amazing news coming out of there today, not to mention Elissa looking really stellar! Thanks for all the updates.
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S&S Freefly looks terrifyingly awesome!
By the way, Robb, are you into pinball? The new Wizard of Oz pin is at IAAPA in the Jersey Jack booth. The crystal ball effect on it looks stunning from reports/videos I'm seeing come in today.
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That paint job on the trains is smokin' hot!
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I haven't been to the Prater since 1990, so it's really interesting to see these current photos. Thanks for sharing!
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Those "Segways" look like they could also function as vacuum cleaners. If so, I might actually enjoy home domestic chores. Your PTR is off to a great start, Bill!
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We just had our company picnic at Nashville Shores, and it's looking better than ever with the new Treetop Adventure Park. I think they just breathed a collective sigh of relief though. Still the Nashville area is ripe for a theme park, and I continue to wonder why no one is biting.
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Dollywood already has a Chance Aviator which is similar to a WindSeeker/Star Flyer.
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Disappointing news, but hopefully a Marriott's Great America will get built instead.
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^ That's the one I was trying to think of at Idlewild. I can't remember what happened to it either.
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That's a little disappointing to hear about the Huss Tri-Star. I had envisioned it as 3 mini Enterprise wheels rotating around the tower with each wheel fully inverting the riders. Someone please build an Enterprise version!
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That's some really exciting news. Congrats Shane, and I'm looking forward to seeing this development grow!
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I've always wanted to ride the Huss Tri-Star. It just looks so cool! I believe there was some New England park that had one at one time and was demolished not too long ago IIRC.
I had that same Intamin catalog and am still kicking myself for letting it disappear.
Yes, everyone go like Shane's AA Facebook page. He's already posted some amazing stuff there!
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I just got an email from Beech Bend:
What's New You Ask?GO-CARTS!!! Our new go-carts have finally arrived and they are awesome! We've been waiting patiently almost a year for these new high-tech go-carts. They have on-board sound systems that coach you through your very own Nascar style race. From beginning instructions to the finish line, every car is controlled by wire-less signals giving each racer a fair shot to cross the finish line first! You've got to give them a spin.
This weekend is the last operating weekend of 2012.
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That's interesting about Thunderhead. I'd be curious to know more exactly what GCI did to it. Was it more extensive than just replacing some rotting wood in a few places?
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KCForce posted about this in another thread: the coaster in the 1982 Rose Bowl Parade!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz-SdphWO80
As far as I know it wasn't ever open to the public anywhere, but I think it counts as a credit. So bizarre!!!
I think this would qualify as a rare credit.
Wonder how many times those people went around?
I remember seeing this in the parade. Thanks for posting this Bob!
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It's always interesting to visit Athens for me strictly because of the 80's music scene that came from there (ie R.E.M., B-52's, amongst others like the db's, Dreams So Real, etc.) and the 40 Watt.
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^We got there late in the evening and made it as far as the station--but someone threw up on one of the trains, so they had to clean it up and run empty cycles for a while. It was close to ERT time and no one wanted to miss that, so we bailed.
Oh yeah I remember hearing about that incident now. Well just another reason to get back to SFOT as if Giant and Shock Wave weren't enough.
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Chuck, what happened that you didn't get to ride JRS at the NTAG bash last year?
NEWS: Dolly Parton still has plans for Nashville
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Does sound a bit evil, Chuck! Hah. I wonder though if it's just a "Dixie Stampede" type entertainment attraction she's up to and nothing more sadly.