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I sure like reading these retro Photo TRs. Thank you for this one! Eric

^ Maybe the new "joke" should be Trash Can---The Experience. Eric P.S. Never mind. I didn't laugh either...

^ To be fair, it wasn't bad the first few times I rode it, but it did get pretty rough by the end of its operating life. Eric

^ No one knows yet. More than likely some sort of family attraction, being that "family friendly" is the direction the park is taking. Just my guess, though. Eric

Happy Merry Jolly Blessed Christmakwanzaakahstivus to everyone here at TPR. I think I covered all the possibilities... Eric

I sure hope so. Will you turn on your Christmas lights until New Year's?

Today it's nice and clear, but very cold and windy. Eric

Not on a train, not in the rain, not with a fox, not in a box... Why is bologna round while bread is square?

As anti-smoking as I am, I think this has gone too far because it's not real. People smoke. Unfortunately, but they do. Sometimes, a character in a movie smokes as part of his character. Eric

Mixing a Diet Coke with Lime and a Cherry Coke Zero makes a good drink. Or doing the same with a Cherry Coke Zero and a Vanilla Coke Zero. Or a Diet Coke with Lime and a Vanilla Coke Zero. Well, for those of us who can't drink, anyway. Eric

A Canon A720 digital camera. A Lindt 70% cocoa dark chocolate bar. Time with my family. More than good enough for me. Eric

^ Forgetful. < Occasionally forgetful. V Occasionally sane!

^ That does raise a good question. I haven't heard one way or the other about Sierra Falls staying in the park. During its time, I've probably been on it twice, and, yes, you can get quite wet. Eric

^ I think they're taking it down piece by piece so it's easier for the scrap yard to process Eric

I've only been down one similar slide to Summit Plummet (Venom Drop at SFHH here in California). This one is 75-80 feet high and was fun in my opinion. I remember the day I went, it was funny how some pretty big, mean looking guys took one look down it from the top and backed away like it was the scariest ride on Earth. I just went down like it was nothing. Got quite the wedgie, though... Eric

"...or shall I say mammaries." (Guy) I never knew anyone threw bras up there, but it doesn't surprise me either! LOL!!! Eric

^ Speed isn't as much a factor with a suspended as the layout itself. A good series of left-right or right-left turns is what gets the cars swinging from side to side. I never rode XLR-8, but I never heard anyone rave about it either. Remember that it would be S&S that would bring Arrow's suspended back, being that they absorbed Arrow and its assets a few years back (after the whole Fourth Dimension debacle...). But regardless, I would also like to see some new designs. Eric

^ The "knock your socks right off" campaign came with the introduction of the Great American Revolution. Part of the song went something like: Turns your insides kind of outside, Your knees begin to knock, Magic Mountain's Revolution, It'll knock your socks flat off! And they did have socks scattered around parts of the ride at one point. Yeah, those were the days! Eric

"I dont understand why they got rid of this ride." (almightyfire) From what I understand, it was very problematic. Of course, it was a prototype, so having trouble sort of came with the territory. Kings Island apparently decided not to keep pouring money into it because it would never run as well as it was intended to run. If anyone knows better, please fill us in. Eric

A good suspended coaster does indeed work better with varying terrain, which is why Big Bad Wolf at BGE and Ninja work so well. The only downside with Ninja is the lift at the end. But so what, it's still a blast. Eric

^ That's a nice site, but I wish he'd update it. For your information, the 1971 park map there was the one I scanned and sent to him. You can click the link and look at it. Quite different from the Magic Mountain of today. Eric

^ I agree with your last sentence. We are inverted to death in my opinion, and inversions really don't do much for me---especially when a ride has six or seven of them. A good suspended is a nice change of pace from the head over heels experience. Eric

I believe the last troll was "Blop." Perhaps Blop was Bloop and Bleep's young 'un. Eric

^ Yes indeed. In those days, you never really stood in line for Revolution because the line moved so fast with five trains going that you really slooowwwllly walked. I didn't ride Revolution on its first or second day, but I did ride in May 1976, not long after it opened. Yeah, the trolls were way cool. More fitting to the park in that era than the Looney Tunes gang. However, during the park's first season, they did use the Warner Bros. characters. I vividly remember seeing signs that said, "You must be as tall as Sylvester to ride." After the park closed for a six-month upgrade and rehab, reopening Spring 1972, they had switched to the trolls and kept them till 1985---six years after Six Flags took over. [/history lesson] Eric

^ Agreed. Ninja at SFMM is one of my very favorite coasters. I know they're a pain to engineer, but the whole suspended concept was one of the best in my opinion. While B&M certainly gave us quite a gift with the inverted coaster, it would be interesting to see what they could do with a suspended coaster. They might even find a way to engineer a successful inversion for one, though I think the side-to-side swinging is plenty good. Eric