Victor871

That's kind of what I meant. In a way, Southend is sort of like Scandia here in So Cal...and I guarantee that most people in So Cal have never heard of Scandia, unless they live within about 20 miles of the place. --Robb That's funny you mention Scandia, I live near it. I had seen that lovely rusting roller coaster of their's and me being the freak I am.....well I had to ride it. What made it scarier was on the way up the lift hill you could see all the rust on the steel. I liked riding in the front instead of the back smoother ride I thought. Not a bad little coaster if you have a big backyard!

Was this ride taken to Six Flags Magic Mountain? It sure does look just like Viper.

Wow thanks for sharing all those old ads for the parks. I remember going to Universal Studio's almost every year as a kid. I remember the Airport 77' stage show. If you've ever seen the movie there's a part where the plane crashes into the ocean and the survivor's have to swim out. They mixed part of the movie with audience participation. They'd pick some people out of the audience and recreate some of the scenes including a water scene where they'd have to jump in the water. I always wondered what they did with these people and there wet clothes. The more I think about it as an adult I'm sure those weren't real guests of the park. I'm sure they were plants to make u think they use real people.