Google's Satellite Maps...

[CoasterFanatic]

^ Actually I had all the data already (proximaty features are already on the site - nearby parks, etc) so it wasn't too bad.

[dandaman]

Question, CF: Why isn't Epcot listed? (No coasters?)

[CoasterFanatic]

^ You got it. It really isn't that hard to find. Just go west to MGM and turn right.

[dandaman]

^ I realized that part, CF (believe me, I'm not that much of an idiot... I meant on the actual site (for a coaster count)...

 

Wait, never mind. It doesn't have any coasters/flumes anyways.

[dougr]

Here's a freaky thing. If you check the date on the Terraserver, it's one of the three days around spring break my family was at Disneyland. If you look hard enough, you might see our blue Honda in the Red Roof parking lot. I guess the time would be around 2-3pm, judging by the shadows-we're probably in Pirates.

Google Maps uses the same picture set for Buena Park/Anaheim.

[dougr]

I figured I would bump this to the top, so you could look at one of my latest creations.

 

Google has released the API for their new online aerial photo collection. I took a few minutes and whipped up some XML to import all the parks I had any location data.

 

Check it out:

http://www.coasterfanatics.com/map.asp

 

Warning - The code is very, very JavaScript heavy and will probably take about 30 seconds or so to load on the average machine.

 

Dude, you missed Playland at the PNE-Vancouver, BC, and Calaway-Calgary, AB and Galaxyland-Edmonton, AB. Great coverage in Washington state, BTW.

[ing king]

When using google-earth you could also have a look at the placemarks in this set:

http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/52647/page/

[Carnage]

Found Paramounts Canadas Wonderland.

 

Canadas Wonderland

 

And Marineland, NIagra Falls, Ontario. You can faintly make out the long boring layout of Dragon Mountain, and all of it's uncomplete themeing.

 

Dragon Mountain

[DragonKhan]

I got a list of over 200 parks worldwide in hi-res on google earth. If anyone is looking for something specific, drop me a note

[Skramp]

Paramount's Kings Island

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Kings+Island&ll=39.344039,-84.264386&sll=39.448787,-84.401779&spn=0.015985,0.027479&sspn=0.033603,0.085831&t=k&hl=en

 

you can really see the layouts of the Beast, SOB and others in the pic

[coasterzak]

Anyone that has been to GL within the last few years knows that the picture cannot be legit... unless those cars were all photoshopped into the parking lot!

[BiCoastal Kid]

^Or that a majority of the picture were taken in 2000 or before.

[Waterpark101]

Here are some pics I took in google earth

 

 

The cyclone

 

 

Movie World

 

 

Test Track (if you look real close you can see a car launching)

 

 

Here is Zamperla HQ

(if you look close you can see a couple portable rides)

[Ccron10]

I found Nara Dreamland and a clear picture at that.

The park.

[Waterpark101]

how do you get that when i type in japanese parks they never come up

[coasterdude5]

Same here for me (except I'm usually looking for European parks) I just get the address from RCDB. That usually gets me pretty close.

[thomas2]

Found Nagashima Spa Land

SD2K does have a cool shadow!

[Mark Rosenzweig]

Check out all these parks on Google Satellite Images! Some REALLY cool stuff here!!!

 

The Disney Parks are particularly interesting to see from overhead, as they reveal where and how large some of the show buildings are compared to their facades (i.e. Small World, Haunted Mansion, Pirates).

 

Also cool to see how one huge structure at Magic Kingdom (FL) can border two lands and house attractions for two lands (i.e. the structure that houses Phillharmagic, Peter Pan, and Hall of Presidents).

 

-Mark

[Calaway Park]

http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=41.481972~-82.684565&style=h&lvl=17&sp=aN.41.481972_-82.684565_Cedar%20Point

[Satoshi]

wrebbit< congrats ya've got found sd2k's very standin' spot!

good thing we can search all parks up usin' google earth system!

[sedati]

Here's a few parks from my youth in the Northeast.

 

Paragon Park: What had once been New England's answer to Coney Island was a rotting shell of it's former self when I got to it. Still, it had one of the top roller coasters in the world (now moved to Maryland) and the awesome Bermuda Triangle dark boatride. The carousel has survived as a landmark and still operates today complete with ring grabs for free rides. The once mighty roller coaster is now a huge condo tower.

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&om=1&z=17&ll=42.269084,-70.855272&spn=0.005335,0.010868&t=k

 

Rocky Point Park: This park had an amazing log flume ride. Towards the end they added a basic steel corkscrew coaster, but also charged extra to ride (fifty cents I believe.) Other than that, mostly just a bunch of spinning flat rides, but really the best park Rhode Island had to offer (can't think of another.)

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&om=1&z=17&ll=41.68937,-71.367187&spn=0.005384,0.010868&t=k

 

Lincoln Park: What I would consider to be my "home" park as we made it there every year when I was a child. Really the perfect local park with a good mix of everything to satisfy everyone. The coaster still stands and as I understand it, is for sale- please buy it!

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&z=17&ll=41.636711,-71.041846&spn=0.005388,0.010868&t=k&om=1

[krazekiddd]

Not much of a park but eh, it's the closest coaster to my house....

Boomers

[nihtro]

whoa! is that an absolutely MASSIVE go-kart track and a giant mini-golf course? crazy go-karts!

[Ccron10]

Waterpark101 wrote:

how do you get that when i type in japanese parks they never come up

 

 

I just looked over in japan for Nara and after a few minutes I found the park. You just need to look around once you go to the town.

[Calaway Park]

http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=51.086212,-114.357634&spn=0.003192,0.002951&t=k&hl=en

Really old images of Calaway Park. It's missing Chaos and their enterprise, Storm - Mother Natures [lmfao] Thrill Ride.