sumguyncal Posted January 23, 2011 Posted January 23, 2011 Looking at your Great America posting brings back a lot of good memories. I worked there for a few summers, had a lot of fun, made some good friends and met my wife there. I used to work on the Edge. Thanks for posting.
DOCTOR DOOM!!! Posted January 23, 2011 Posted January 23, 2011 What ever happened to RCCA? Are they still in business? Â Â SON OF BEAST happened to RCCA!!!
montezooma Posted January 23, 2011 Author Posted January 23, 2011 ^ Exactly. Sometimes these BIG rides can take down an established company...X did it to Arrow.
montezooma Posted January 23, 2011 Author Posted January 23, 2011 Here's an odd little park that used to be in the Pigeon Forge area. Anyone ever go to it while it was around???? Â MAGIC WORLD
coastercrazy216 Posted January 23, 2011 Posted January 23, 2011 If I recall, RCCA is still around though.
astroworldfan1 Posted January 23, 2011 Posted January 23, 2011 ^Really? Because they're not as far as I know.... Â The linked website for RCCA on RCDB doesn't work, anymore, nor does any Google search bring up a website for RCCA.
eddie200330 Posted January 23, 2011 Posted January 23, 2011 I actually went to Magic World way back yonder when I was under 10. (That would've been over 20 years ago) There weren't any rides if I remember, just some kind of train that went along a rail like antique cars and went through a diorama type mountain.
montezooma Posted January 23, 2011 Author Posted January 23, 2011 Here is a page from the Guiness Book of World's Records. Seems funny that the biggest coaster in the world was only was only 110' tall with a max drop of only 92'. Pretty mild by today's standards. Â Congrats to the Screamin' Eagle for holding the World's Record!
Geauga Dog Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 ^A majestic looking ride then and still a majestic looking ride now. Screamin' Eagle is a great ride that appears to be quite underrated.
montezooma Posted January 24, 2011 Author Posted January 24, 2011 ^Agreed! Screamin' Eagle has always been a long time favorite of mine!
montezooma Posted January 24, 2011 Author Posted January 24, 2011 Here's a look at the Roger Rabbit dark ride in Disneyland's ToonTown!
montezooma Posted January 25, 2011 Author Posted January 25, 2011 I think I will continue the Random Lightning Round since I still have more Random stuff to post. Here's an old Brochure from ASTROLAND
montezooma Posted January 25, 2011 Author Posted January 25, 2011 Here is a poster from the Arrow Shuttle Loop, "Screamin' Demon", coaster that used to flip riders upside down forwards and backwards at Kings Island.
montezooma Posted January 25, 2011 Author Posted January 25, 2011 Here is a look at one of the stars of the motion picture, "Roller Coaster". The Rocket was featured in the opening sequence of the movie and later starred in a made for TV movie called, "The Death of Oceanview Park". Â The quality of this post is lacking, but the information on this ride is exceptional. It sure looked like a terrific ride, unfortunately I never had the chance to ride it. Â The Rocket
QueerRudie Posted January 26, 2011 Posted January 26, 2011 The Rocket... Such a shame it went out the way it did- and it really DIDN'T want to go when it did- Â For many years, three of the cars from the Rocket were stored outside Old Dominion University- A friend of mine showed them to me once, and it was -tragic- as they sat rotting away outside an old warehouse. The cars themselves were still in recognizable condition- and had it not been for the beehive that had formed inside one of them, I might have taken a much closer look. The running wheels and basic understructure of the cars were rusted out completely- and if I'd had more time (and money) I would have made an attempt to save them. Â As far as I know, however, the cars (And the warehouses therein) were removed to make way for a basketball arena for Old Dominion back in the early part of the 2000s (I graduated from William and Mary just before they started construction there)- so I don't know if the cars themselves were saved. Sadly, though, I don't think they made it out alive. Â R.D.
montezooma Posted January 26, 2011 Author Posted January 26, 2011 Here are some postcards from the Amazing Oktoberfest in Munich
Olsor Posted January 26, 2011 Posted January 26, 2011 I love the Octoberfest postcard! "Come for the boobs, stay for the beer/rides/giant pretzels/lederhosen!"
DJeXeL Posted January 26, 2011 Posted January 26, 2011 Boobs and Beer.........I'm there and you don't have to tell me twice!
montezooma Posted January 27, 2011 Author Posted January 27, 2011 KORAKUEN Park before it became La Qua. Notice the Ultra Twister where the Linear Gale is...or was. Hooray for a park that still has an Intamin Parachute Tower! (although the colors leave a bit to be desired)
montezooma Posted January 28, 2011 Author Posted January 28, 2011 Here is a 1996 map of Worlds of Fun...can you find a place for Invertigo on this map?
jray21 Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 ^I see tons of places for Invertigo . Thanks for all the updates. I miss the Ultra Twister at Korakuen (La Qua). I remember going on that as a kid and it scared the crap out of me!
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