SeaWhippet Posted February 3, 2008 Posted February 3, 2008 If you look closely at one of the Colossus pics, you can see the infamous low-profile speed bump (at the bottom of the second drop) before it was raised. Love those IAD trains! -S
Mozart67 Posted February 3, 2008 Posted February 3, 2008 I can't remember how many trains were running when I went to MM back then, but I know GAR's queue line looked massive but before you knew it, you were onride. Sigh..Colossus racing..I take it from some of the comments I've seen that it doesnt race as much as it used to?
montezooma Posted February 3, 2008 Author Posted February 3, 2008 If you look closely at one of the Colossus pics, you can see the infamous low-profile speed bump (at the bottom of the second drop) before it was raised. Love those IAD trains! -S Yes that speed dip after the first turn was quite brutal and really hurt my thighs. But the Double Up before the second turn was also quite brutal. Yes Scott, those IAD trains were great! Do you remember the great uniforms that the Colossus crew wore? They were like jockey uniforms with hard hat helmets. Today they would be considered fetish wear...lol
Mozart67 Posted February 3, 2008 Posted February 3, 2008 Shane, Finally found the Marriott's section after days of looking. I dunno if I will ever change my screensaver from the TotC pic that's now on. I am amazed you found Tokyo BambiPark! er..my friends were sometimes weirder than I (which is saying a LOT), and for some reason, that was the pet name (kneeslap) for the place. On a different note, am I to understand that SF has taken out all of its parachute rides? The protoypical SF skyline was always 2 tall coasters, a skytower/derrick and the parachute tower. I know SFNE doesnt have one (they have Scream, which doesnt count) but the other parks took the rides out? Scott
montezooma Posted February 3, 2008 Author Posted February 3, 2008 Scott- The three original Six Flags parks all installed Parachute towers in the early 70's Six Flags over Georgia - "The Great Gasp" Six Flags over Texas - "The Texas Chute Out" Six Flags over Mid-America - "Sky Chuter" Sometime in the early 80's, to make room for Thunder River, the tower from Mid-America was moved to Great Adventure where it is still in operation. The tower at Georgia was just recently removed to make way for Goliath. The only original tower in its original location is the one at Texas. If you want to see more on the parachute towers in the Six Flags parks click here
alexinla Posted February 3, 2008 Posted February 3, 2008 They used the tagline 25 minutes north of Hollywood all the way to the late 90's I am in Echo Park, just off the 101, i can still make it to the mountain in 25 minutes, well, not really. Late at night though it should be possible
crazyrider06 Posted February 3, 2008 Posted February 3, 2008 i cant wait till my friends and i go to kennywood this year. it will be my first trip there, im so excited.
Goliath513 Posted February 3, 2008 Posted February 3, 2008 *sigh* The original Colossus trains racing, no OTSRs on Revolution. I sure wish it were that way today.
DenDen Posted February 4, 2008 Posted February 4, 2008 One of the 70's trends that I think we all are glad had died an excruciating death... MIMES! As always, great stuff! Gotta love the head-restless Revolution!
PURE Posted February 4, 2008 Posted February 4, 2008 If you look closely at one of the Colossus pics, you can see the infamous low-profile speed bump (at the bottom of the second drop) before it was raised. Love those IAD trains! -S I looked at the pictures and can't find what you're talking about. Is it in this picture?
cycamps Posted February 4, 2008 Posted February 4, 2008 I love seeing things like that from the past. Thanks for posting!!!
Mr.Wood Posted February 4, 2008 Posted February 4, 2008 I have always collected the old pamphlets from our local (L.A. Calif) area. Maybe it's remembering your childhood that makes looking at these so special. It's just fun to see because everything now days is sooooooo slick and some of these old adds are just kinda innocent. Maybe in my old age I've just gotten jaded. I'm gonna have to learn how to scan and get some of my old Disney and Knott's stuff out. In the early 1070's there was a Bush Gardens in L.A. off of Roscoe and Woodley. It was a great park with an Arrow flume ride. and beautiful gardens and shows. I have a few over head pics but nothing else. Does anyone have pamphlets or adds from that park? Keep this stuff up guys (and girls) I love seeing this stuff from all the parks.
montezooma Posted February 4, 2008 Author Posted February 4, 2008 I looked at the pictures and can't find what you're talking about. Is it in this picture? Here you can see the original profile and the reprofiled speed dip after the Six Flags remodel. 1980 "Colossus Rides Again" Great position for taking this picture but I sure hope whoever took it ducked as soon as the snapped it.
RIP Psyclone Posted February 4, 2008 Posted February 4, 2008 Shane already had posted a great comparison pic of the speed bump after the 2nd drop: The comparison of the double up right after that (going into the 2nd turnaround) can be seen here, but it's hard to tell exactly what was done since the angles are different:
RIP Psyclone Posted February 4, 2008 Posted February 4, 2008 Why did they do that? In 1978, Colossus was very thrilling, but brutal. It actually caused a fatality. It was smoothed out a little by Six Flags in 1979, the year they took ownership.
montezooma Posted February 4, 2008 Author Posted February 4, 2008 Marriott's GREAT AMERICA, Gurnee, IL 1979
Sean Menefee Posted February 4, 2008 Posted February 4, 2008 You are a good man my friend. Thanks for the vintage GA stuff. -Sean
SeaWhippet Posted February 4, 2008 Posted February 4, 2008 Pure, that should have read "after" the drop was raised. I never got a chance to ride the original incarnation, but I hear its violent upward force was equal (at least in that section) to its Mexico City cousin. -S If you look closely at one of the Colossus pics, you can see the infamous low-profile speed bump (at the bottom of the second drop) before it was raised. Love those IAD trains! -S I looked at the pictures and can't find what you're talking about. Is it in this picture?
ebl Posted February 4, 2008 Posted February 4, 2008 Original Colossus was to die for---or die from as one unfortunate soul found out... But it was pretty violent back then, too. Great ejector air, but quite rough. Eric
cycamps Posted February 4, 2008 Posted February 4, 2008 Thanks for posting that! GAm is my home park and I found that very interesting.
montezooma Posted February 5, 2008 Author Posted February 5, 2008 I have always collected the old pamphlets from our local (L.A. Calif) area. Maybe it's remembering your childhood that makes looking at these so special. It's just fun to see because everything now days is sooooooo slick and some of these old adds are just kinda innocent. Maybe in my old age I've just gotten jaded. I'm gonna have to learn how to scan and get some of my old Disney and Knott's stuff out. In the early 1070's there was a Bush Gardens in L.A. off of Roscoe and Woodley. It was a great park with an Arrow flume ride. and beautiful gardens and shows. I have a few over head pics but nothing else. Does anyone have pamphlets or adds from that park? Keep this stuff up guys (and girls) I love seeing this stuff from all the parks. I would love it if you or anyone would post some old stuff from Knott's. Especially if you have anything before 1980, I would love to see the brochure that introduced Montezooma's Revenge. I remember for the TV commercial they used White Lightnin from Carowinds. Because I lived in So Cal I didn't really collect any of the brochures from the parks here. I just figured I already knew everything about them....I am kicking myself now that I didn't. I do have a couple of things from Magic Mountain but nothing really from Knott's and although I vistited Busch Gardens in Van Nuys several times, I have nothing from that park except memories and an old pennant.
ebl Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 I have a Busch Gardens map or two from the Van Nuys park. All I have to do is dig 'em out, get 'em scanned, and posted here. See, once you approach 50, you need that occasional kick in the head to remind you. Eric
montezooma Posted February 5, 2008 Author Posted February 5, 2008 Now this is a great find: the fabled prototype corkscrew for the suspended coaster. It was rumored that once the kinks were worked out of the suspended corkscrew, the two spirals in the Bat would be replaced with corkscrews. Apparently the kinks were never worked out. You can actually see one of the Bat cars hanging from the track. This picture comes from a great publication from the early 80's called "Amusement Park Journal"
RIP Psyclone Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 That might be the greatest find in TPR history. I mean it! This proves it wasn't just a model. I am amazed, if only there was video of it too.
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