montezooma Posted January 29, 2008 Author Share Posted January 29, 2008 Plus, I think I even saw the second shooter on the grassy knoll somewhere in that film. It took me awhile, but now I get it. lol Yes it is quite retro looking, I took it with one of those old movie camera's back in the day before we had VCR's and I had to walk uphill, both ways, to school in the snow. ...for being so old. Could you possible upload it to the video forum so it can be downloadable? JEFF Jeff First, thanks for the compliment...I think? I was just a young child when I took this footage which makes me just about 40, and remember 40 is the new 30! Second, I am working with Robb right now on downloading it to the video forum, but remember because I am not as quick as these young whipper snappers nowadays, it is taking me some time to figure out how to do it. But I am quite impressed that I figured out how to do the youtube thing all by myself. Now if I could just figure out how to set the timer on my VCR... Shane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianojohn Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 The BAT footage is great, but I miss how the BEAST used to go over a small lake/pond before the lift hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montezooma Posted January 29, 2008 Author Share Posted January 29, 2008 HERSHEYPARK 1979 I love this park! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking86 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 That was a sweet video. The swinging was really crazy in some of those turns! Thanks for sharing it with us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Wow, that is a great video. I had no idea how wild that ride was. It's too bad that it could not have been salvaged through some design modifications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildStangAlex Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 It has so many similarities to Top Gun, er, flight deck?...er...Afterburn? um yeah. It looks a lot like the arrow suspended coaster in the front part of King's Island. Especially how it climbs the lift immediately following the station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teacups Make Me Sick Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 I can totally remember that two armed ferris wheel. Those gondolas spun faster than a gravitron. *vomit in mouth* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstevet07 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Holy crap that thing swung violently through some of those transitions. I could definitely see why they had problems with it. Great video!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dailey Enterprizes Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 I know that this was the first modern Suspended Swinging Coaster and everything, but Ron Toomer and the designers had to have known that the cars were not meant to swing that violently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montezooma Posted January 29, 2008 Author Share Posted January 29, 2008 Check out the bonus Greezed Lightnin' footage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffyTiffy Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 It reminds me of RCT2. No banking, weird default purple color........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkdcoaster Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Jeff First, thanks for the compliment...I think? I was just a young child when I took this footage which makes me just about 40, and remember 40 is the new 30! Second, I am working with Robb right now on downloading it to the video forum, but remember because I am not as quick as these young whipper snappers nowadays, it is taking me some time to figure out how to do it. But I am quite impressed that I figured out how to do the youtube thing all by myself. Now if I could just figure out how to set the timer on my VCR... Shane Haha I meant the footage was old, It held up quite nice over the years. I think it was very well done for a young guy in 1981 way before it was "normal" to film coasters. Great job JEFF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scruffy Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Thank you for posting the video. I was at the park in 1981 at the age of 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cycamps Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Great footage!!! Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-LILDAREDEVIL5- Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Ahhh...Hersheypark.The best in the country,IMO.I've been going every year since I was two.It's like going to a second home for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slither37 Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Great footage of the 'good old days at KI. I went there every year when I was a kid, ( I was 11 in 1981). It was good to see the loop over the pond before the lift hill of The Beast, and you can tell the part where the train is coming in to the station was filmed at the original exit, which is now blocked off. The Bat was a great ride and being 11 when i rode it, seemed like it was a lot faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterguy4 Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 That. Looks. Awsome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montezooma Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 KENNYWOOD 1979 The Coaster Capital of the World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bat Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Does anyone else find it odd that 'The Bat' hasn't posted in a thread all about his namesake coaster? Does Dave even know this thread exists? Ha Ha Ha! Yes, I am rather late to this party. LOVE the new video. You have some really great shots there. If there is anything I can do to help you get this to Robb to get uploaded, please let me know. The video brings back fond memories. I remember begging my parents to drive me over to Kings Island as many times as possible. I would spend entire afternoons either simply watching or, of course, riding The Bat exclusively. To this day, I don't know what it is about that ride, but it still fascinates me. Long live The Bat! -- Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebl Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I remember seeing footage about Kings Island's Bat way back in 1981 and thinking what a great ride it must be. Then I heard nothing more and all of my searching turned up nothing. Then along came ACE and its publications, and, of course, the Internet. I wish I could have ridden The Bat. It looked pretty intense. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussellHammondnholt Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Correct me if I am wrong but wasn't XLR8 at Astroworld installed at about the same time as the Bat and the first suspended? I really liked XLR8, it was a nice relaxing ride. I especially liked it when they reversed the back half of the train. I used to ride in the back car with my eyes closed. I had a chance to ride the one at SFMM a few years ago and I loved how the train weaved in and out of the trees and up and down the hills. I thought having the lift hill at the end of the ride was unique also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebl Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 ^ The Bat opened in 1981, I believe, and XLR-8 opened in 1984. Also, I think The Bat was already closed by the time XLR-8 opened. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenDen Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 KENNYWOOD 1979The Coaster Capital of the World This is the one I was waiting for! SO AWESOME. I miss the "blimps", the Calyspo, the Li'l Dipper, and the gas powered cars on the Turnpike! The memories.... I also love the way this brochure brags about the Log Jammer, which was the attraction/addition that kept Kennywood alive just after WestView closed on the other side of town. As a matter of fact, I found my old video footage on VHS the other day. (Some of it is from Kennywood, some from Vegas!) I hope to get that converted to digital by next week to ad to this wonderful thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnewton34 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 I thought I posted in this thread already but I guess not. Believe it or not, The Bat was the first roller coaster I ever rode. My dad tricked me onto it saying that it wasn't scary. I was six in 1983 if that tells you anything. I don't remember much but I distinctly remember being scared so bad that I think I blacked out for most of it and at one point thought the ride took me upside-down. I didn't trust my dad for a long time after that when it came to rides. I'm lucky I ever rode another coaster again. He had to force me to ride The Beastie after that and I cried the whole time. I eventually got over it though. That description of Hanna Barbera land makes me sad. I really miss all the Hanna Barbera themed stuff that they had at Kings Island. I totally remember those cartoon character phones. And they had the greatest carousel that had the Hanna Barbera characters on it. I wonder what ever happened to that, it was so awesome. Then there was the Smurf ride. It was great too. I wonder what they did with all the Smurf-themed stuff from that ride too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montezooma Posted January 31, 2008 Author Share Posted January 31, 2008 ^ I have footage of Kennywood back in the day, Laser Loop, Lil Dipper and Thunderbolt without the Phantom piercing it. Will post it soon just for you!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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