CorkscrewFoley Posted September 23, 2011 Posted September 23, 2011 Ghost, I was going to say Disney, but yeah, you're right, it does have an old Knott's feel...going by pics of course.
CorkscrewFoley Posted September 23, 2011 Posted September 23, 2011 Shane, I was just going back to look at Aero World again, and all that comes up are the photobucket logos.
COASTER FREAK 11 Posted September 23, 2011 Posted September 23, 2011 Youre family owned that Shane?! That looks so cool for an FEC! I wish you were still in the business and making places like this!
CorkscrewFoley Posted September 23, 2011 Posted September 23, 2011 There's alot of the photobucket logos about. Anyway Shane, i went back and saw that you had a picture taken with Anton himself. Did you get to talk to him at all, or just had the pic?
montezooma Posted September 23, 2011 Author Posted September 23, 2011 Yikes! Sorry everyone looks like there are some photobucket issues. I will try to resolve shortly and let you know when they are back up.
RoCo Posted September 23, 2011 Posted September 23, 2011 Ghost, I was going to say Disney, but yeah, you're right, it does have an old Knott's feel...going by pics of course. I thought a little "Disney," too: the train going by the rocks/falls has some "Nature's Wonderland" in there. And I love the super-tiny-mini Pirate Ship in the Kids County Fair! I think I've seen playground swing sets taller than that! Awesome.
montezooma Posted September 23, 2011 Author Posted September 23, 2011 Good News Everyone! I have solved the photo bucket issue and all photos are back! Sorry for the technical difficulties.
KCForce Posted September 24, 2011 Posted September 24, 2011 Youre family owned that Shane?! That looks so cool for an FEC! I wish you were still in the business and making places like this! Ahem, might I direct you to this link to show you what Shane is up to these days. Thought not a place exactly like the FEC, I think this is just as cool, and perhaps a bit cooler. What Shane does these days Obviously you're not that big of a fan, lol. Peace - KC
thrillerman1 Posted September 24, 2011 Posted September 24, 2011 Shane! I'm glad to see the Attic is back open. Thanks for sharing the goodness. The Aero World season premiere is stunning to say the least...love the Schwarzy shuttle loop concept! Let's get together and plan a one two punch update with our threads sometime soon.
PAL Posted September 24, 2011 Posted September 24, 2011 Shane, it was a sad day for much of the East County community when the Fletcher Parkway Family Fun Center closed. Time has surely gilded my memory, but that was no run of the mill minigolf your family built. It was a wonderful park. I spent many happy days there as a child. My mother lived little more than 100 yards from the El Cajon edition. I recall taking my sweet little daughter to ride the train and the Ferris wheel. She's 21 now. It isn't the same as Boomer's. Thanks to your family for providing the venue for many wonderful memories.
Rollercoaster Rider Posted September 24, 2011 Posted September 24, 2011 Can you Update the First Page? IE. Table of Contents
KDCOASTERFAN Posted September 25, 2011 Posted September 25, 2011 Reading comprehension 101.... Season 5 of Shane's Amusement Attic will begin Monday, September 19th I absolutely cannot wait until Friday arrives! I really need to stop posting stuff when I'm half awake Yes, I did deserve that. I should have noticed the date change... As for the thrill lift, that is a design I've always wished Vekoma had at least attempted... Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't there only one tilt coaster currently in the world because of the amount of issues the tilt mechanism causes? Correct,it was the Gravity max in Tiawan.The thrill lift did make it into RCT3 though....perhaps it was proposed for CGA after they lost the TA2K after KD passed on the flyer in 01 but in the end they went with the mouse instead?
montezooma Posted September 25, 2011 Author Posted September 25, 2011 ^ Vekoma was never involved with the PGA Hyper Coaster project...all will be revealed shortly.
montezooma Posted September 25, 2011 Author Posted September 25, 2011 Well that about covers all things Aero World for the time being. I still have quite a lot of stuff but it is for the ultimate die hard fan. There is a very detailed park budget, Economic Feasibility study and the autobiography of the park written by Meyers. It is a lot of detailed information and it is all quite interesting . If there is interest I will take the time to scan it all in and post it later on. Although the Aero World project was grounded (there are too many easy "air" puns with this park) Meyers dreams of an aviation park still had wings. His next site was Arizona and the park would have been called Aero Park America. This project will be featured later in season 5. The project budget is very detailed and broken down into each ride, show, arcade, merchandise and misc. items of area of the park would have cost. Ever wondered what a feasibility study contains? Lots and lots of information that is needed to raise money for a project as large as Aero World and finally the story of the park... If there is interest in this stuff please let me know
montezooma Posted September 25, 2011 Author Posted September 25, 2011 Can you Update the First Page? IE. Table of Contents Working on it
RAWKIN_coaster38 Posted September 25, 2011 Posted September 25, 2011 I'm curious... how do you organize all of these things in your attic/wherever you keep them now? Do you have filing cabinets, or do you pile them in labeled boxes, or something else? I don't have near as much as you but I've been trying to figure out a good way to store brochures, park maps, and tickets stubs to keep them organized and safe for future references. Do you have any suggestions? By the way, I loved the Marine World Africa USA brochure. Totally made my day! Maybe when I have more time to kill I'll look more closely at the rest of this. So much, so little time! I haven't seen this forum do spoilers, but if there was a way to do them, you could organize groups of pictures into a spoiler and label them by park, and it would be easier for people to scroll through and look at the ones they're interested in. It's just a suggestion to organize the thread better... I understand that you're probably pretty busy.
Rollercoaster Rider Posted September 25, 2011 Posted September 25, 2011 I Think the Aero Park would've worked better in Phoenix than in San Diego but that's me. HA! Not a Single Pun in that
theGrayZone Posted September 26, 2011 Posted September 26, 2011 ... outstanding content updates all around. The historian rabbit-hole just goes deeper and deeper. Thanks for your contributions to the legacy.
SoCalCoasters Posted September 26, 2011 Posted September 26, 2011 ^Is that the prototype Corkscrew? I'm so sad to hear about Ron Toomer...
montezooma Posted September 26, 2011 Author Posted September 26, 2011 Yes, that is the prototype Corksrew. It was originally set up at their Mountain View, CA plant and then relocated to Knott's Berry Farm.
coaster-crazy Posted September 27, 2011 Posted September 27, 2011 Nice little tribute! Hard to believe he's gone... ... (what are those Corkscrew photos from?) Oh, and I CANNOT wait for the PGA Hyper Coaster project thing-a-ma-bobba!
KCForce Posted September 27, 2011 Posted September 27, 2011 I am so saddened to hear about Ron Toomer. Okay all you youngin's listen up. Tubular steel track? You owe it to Ron Toomer. You like to loop? You owe it to Ron Toomer. With his passing, all of the great designers of my childhood (and Shane's) are now gone. John Allen, Anton Schwarzkopf and now Ron Toomer. Ya know, he never rode any of his creations...wonder if Allen and Schwarzkopf built him a coaster to ride finally when he joined them today? In fond memory of your achievements, Rest Peacefully.
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