mikejenkins1 Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Hope you will include the Beast and Son Of Beast soon. They had some really great commercials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montezooma Posted April 7, 2008 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 ^ I have nothing on either one. If anyone else does, please post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejenkins1 Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Saw this posted in another thread about Beast videos and I was just about to post the same link here so I will. This is an old Beast commercial. Â http://youtube.com/watch?v=7PaUvZ0j2Fw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montezooma Posted April 7, 2008 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 http://youtube.com/watch?v=7PaUvZ0j2Fw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaWhippet Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 http://youtube.com/watch?v=7PaUvZ0j2Fw  You gotta love those 4-bench trains. I recall riding the Beast in the spring of that first season. The helix was uncovered (except for a roof -- no sides) and the ride, especially at night, was OUT OF CONTROL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cycamps Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 ^So it's tamed down since than? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIP Psyclone Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Doesn't that Knott's Wacky commercial make you sad for the Parachute Jump? Â That is such a great shot with the Soap Box Racers in the front and all the parachutes dropping in the background. Â Hey Shane, a friend of mine (who is a few years older) mentioned that on the Soap Box Racers, there was a barrier, or a gate that opened at the last second. I think that's what I was seeing in the commercial. I had been on it several times, but do not remember that effect. Might you know when it was removed? Â -Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montezooma Posted April 7, 2008 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 There used to be a fence, or barrier, that the cars broke through before they dropped into the first tunnel. That is what you see at the scene change from Wacky to Sea Dragon. There used to be all sorts of great theme elements too along the way climaxing in a Firework Factory explosion at the end of the ride. Â I believe, based on POV video I have of the ride, that most of the stuff was removed or put out of commission around 1988-1989. It is a guess, but an educated guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Stratosphere Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 I also found a video on YouTube about the Fantasmic! premier at Disneyland in 1992 Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montezooma Posted April 8, 2008 Author Share Posted April 8, 2008 Six Flags Magic Mountain Six Flags is building a BETTER mountain... Â Â at MAGIC MOUNTAIN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knottslover77 Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Do you know what year that was from...1978 maybe? Â --Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montezooma Posted April 8, 2008 Author Share Posted April 8, 2008 This commercial is from 1979, the first year that Six Flags took over hence the jingle "Six Flags is building a better mountain". Â I love seeing Colossus race! Â I grew up going to Magic Mountain and don't think I have ever seen the ride race, other than on TV commercials or promotional stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skramp Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 God, that commercial is awful. But gotta remember the time it's from. I kept waiting for the Brady Bunch to appear, but I think KI had a lock on them. Thanks again Shane!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebl Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 "I grew up going to Magic Mountain and don't think I have ever seen the ride race, other than on TV commercials or promotional stuff." (montezooma) Â Oh, it did race. But it's really not a fair race because there are more right hand turns than left, so the right side always wins. It was always fun, though, when they ran one side backwards in the early-mid '80s and you raced with one train facing forward, and one backward. Â Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montezooma Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 ^ All of the ex Paramount racers were obviously designed to race since both sides of the tracks are equal. Â Do you think that Colossus was built with the intent to be a "racing" coaster or did they just make it double tracked to increase capacity? Â Maybe we have been complaining that they never race Colossus, but if it was built double tracked for capacity reasons then it basically is that same situation as the Matterhorn.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montezooma Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 Enchanted Forest  Well not all the parks out there have the marketing budget of Six Flags or Disney, and to prove that point I give you Enchanted Forest...  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebl Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 ^ WOW!!! I am sooo there... Â Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montezooma Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 Oh God! That song is stuck in my head! Â "Come on along to...Enchanted For-or-est" Â make it stop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flippero95 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 They have "animated pirates". What more could you ask for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaWhippet Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Enchanted Forest Well not all the parks out there have the marketing budget of Six Flags or Disney, and to prove that point I give you Enchanted Forest...   As they say here in the South: "Bless their hearts!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montezooma Posted April 10, 2008 Author Share Posted April 10, 2008 Worlds of Fun  Well the park is bigger than the last one, but I am not sure about the advertising budget. I give this Worlds of Fun Commercial 3 slices of cheese on a scale of 1 to 5 slices.  I love how all the logos back in this era sparkled! Bling Bling    Break Away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I can't watch these commercials till I get home, but I just had to chime in about your user icon. Â 2 DIALS on a TV! For some reason I miss the whole VHF/UHF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Is it sad that I remember watching some of these on our ginormous 19" TV screen. Yes, we had both kinds of TV. UHF and VHF. Oh, and it was one of the first to come out with a non clicking remote control. Granted it had a 20 ft wire that streched across our living room. But it didn't make that awful clacking noise. Â Â Hey... what do you want! It was 19 whole inches! Woo Hoo! Â Guy "I don't think we have a monitor in my house now that's less than 22. Or, is still a 4/3 aspect ratio for that matter." Koepp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montezooma Posted April 10, 2008 Author Share Posted April 10, 2008 Well the VCR is used to record some of these commercials was as big as some of the microwave ovens nowadays. You had to push down hard on a button and then the top popped up so you could slide the tape in. The thing was like a tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 You had to push down hard on a button and then the top popped up so you could slide the tape in. Mmm.......that description was like retro electronics porn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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