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While this is true it is worth pointing out that Mean Streak was still awesome and you're all a bunch of haters. Hello there Bill.

Yes. Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. 1963 Von Roll Jigback tram. 80 people per car..

Von Roll porn..lol

Got to love old Von Roll Skyrides

Some facts about the Cedar Point Von Roll Skyride. Oldest Von Roll VR 101 Skyride in the USA Built in 1961 at a cost of 300,000 Dollars. The Cedar Point Skyride uses the exact same blueprints for there Top Drive as the first Von Roll Skyride in the USA ,The Disneyland Skyway. The sound of the Cedar Point Skyride,the direction, the structure of the drive is a carbon copy of the Disneyland Skyway. Haul rope is 27mm. Doppelmayr ropeways has all the parts available for all the remaining Von Roll Skyrides. I do run a group on Facebook called Von Roll type 101 Skyrides and the Disneyland Skyway . Please check it out.. .

Not sure how I missed this post but hi Rob. Welcome to TPR Woah, thanks for bringing this post back up because I didn't see it either. That's my kind of Facebook group, because Sky Rides are fascinating. I joined today, such a cool group! Kind of impressed that it has over 1,000 members. Thanks for joining up. We have cast members ,owners,maintenance mechanics,fans,. A few people that are still alive that built some of the Von Roll Skyrides back in the 60s and 70s. Alot of pictures,info and historical info on the old Von Roll VR 101 Skyrides..

You mean the Dispatcher that holds the gondola until a timer sends it out on the cable?

Thought i would jump in on this . Im a Von Roll VR 101 historian,model builder, parts consultant,mechanic ,operator of these great rides. I was reading back and the cable is supplied by a company in Switzerland called Fatzer. 27mm if i recall. All the parts for Von Roll VR 101 Skyrides are supplied by Doppelmayr. There are 11 such Von Roll VR 101 Skyrides in the USA and 15 World wide. The oldest was built in 1953 and still is in great operating condition. As for the cable being welded together . That is false . It is spliced together. The splice is about 80 feet in length. I do run a group on Facebook that is nothing but Von Roll Skyrides past and present. Look up VonRoll type 101 Skyrides and the Disneyland Skyway.