montezooma Posted February 7, 2009 Author Share Posted February 7, 2009 V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N If you are like me today you are sitting at home, in frezzing cold weather, reading theme park review and jonesing for the coaster season to begin. It's called the off-season blues. Well here is a little something to lift your spirits and get you excited for summer V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N. See how many rides or attractions you can name that are no longer around [coastertube]http://www.themeparkreview.com/coastertube/play.php?vid=ext_3boh[/coastertube] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astroworldfan1 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Thank you so much Shane! I love that GoGo's song! -Tatum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitsch transporter Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 In the background of the inverted shuttle model you can see the booth of Nauta Bussink. Could this be their model too? Since there is a picture of Evolution in the background, which had its debut in 93 it could have been taken in 1994. For whatever reason Intamin/Giovanola copied the Pinfari layout for the Indiana Jones coasters. The RCDB page mentions that too. I have a question about the Pinfari Supersonic Flight. Did anybody ride that thing? I guess the photo is from Sportland Pier, Wildwood New Jersey, where this ride once operated. RCDB lists it as a Galaxy/Cyclone (without pictures) which it was probably not. I have recently seen a clip on youtube which had a short glimpse of this ride. The drop into the curve looked brutal! People´s heads were popping to the side as if they were about to fall off. I would love to hear some info on this ride. See it here at 2:15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBru Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Here is what RCDB has to say regarding the Indiana Jones/Pinfari subject... The track layout of the Indiana Jones is copied from the first looping roller coaster built by the Pinfari company. Pinfari called this a TL-59, the TL stands for "The Loop" and the 59 is for the ride's 59m width. This Intamin version copies the course, but uses a track style that is unique to Intamin. And in Arrow's final years, wasn't the last project they were working on the pipeline coaster? I've never seen anything from them involving an invert... That model can't be theirs anyway; I see no clothes hangers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packfanlv Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Thanks Shane. That was a nice video. I'm guessing it was from 1985 right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkdcoaster Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 1987 since they said Iron Dragon was new. JEFF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montezooma Posted February 8, 2009 Author Share Posted February 8, 2009 In the background of the inverted shuttle model you can see the booth of Nauta Bussink. Could this be their model too? Since there is a picture of Evolution in the background, which had its debut in 93 it could have been taken in 1994. Now that you mention Nauta Bussink I am pretty sure that was the booth this model was displayed at. How come no one has come up with a list of defunct rides from the V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N video...let me get you started. Worlds of Fun: Orient Express Cedar Point: White Water Landing Dorney Park: Flying Dutchman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packfanlv Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 ^^Thanks. I forgot about the Iron Dragon reference and was basing it off of the Disneyland being 30 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisco Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Shane, I would like to thank you for wasting so much of my time looking at this stuff! Note to self: Get headphones so I can watch the videos at work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goliath513 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 See how many rides or attractions you can name that are no longer around Texas Cliffhanger (Intamin 1st Gen Freefall) - Six Flags Over Texas Mill Race (Log Flume) - Cedar Point Extremeroller (Arrow Standup) - Worlds of Fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozart67 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Rides that are no longer there..hmm.. Willard's Whizzer- Great America Wabash Cannonball- Opryland Big Bend- SFOT Schussboomer- WOF Orient Express- WOF Extremeroller- WOF Zingo- Bell's The Comet- Texas State Fair Psyclone- SFMM (does Turn of the Century count, since it's now the Demon?)- Great America Texas Cyclone- Astroworld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozart67 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 damn..I know I got some of these mixed up..duh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packfanlv Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 ^^I'm pretty sure Psyclone at SFMM didn't exist yet when this video was made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I'm pretty sure the Switchback Railway is no longer there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisco Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 ^ Are you sure about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cycamps Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Great vid! It was neat seeing all the rides that no longer exist, and I particularly liked the clips of CP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montezooma Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 I'm pretty sure the Switchback Railway is no longer there. smart ass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rllrcster Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 When the narrator said "quiet, respectable bathhouses" it took me right out of the segment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montezooma Posted February 13, 2009 Author Share Posted February 13, 2009 Busch Gardens "The Dark Continent" Here is an old souvenir book from Busch Gardens "The Dark Continent" The park sure has changed over the years. One of the parks that truly gets better every year. Here is a map from 1978 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olsor Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Hellooooooo, belly dancers! Leave it to Busch to make sure kids AND their dads are entertained. Great stuff, Shane! I remember salivating over the ubiquitous pictures of Python in the corkscrews as a kid. It just looked SO COOL. Imagine my anticipointment when I finally got to ride it in 2005. I love how this park has expanded, and I think it's one hypercoaster short of being one of the best parks in the country. That said, it's still a little sad to see how the wildlife area of the park has contracted as the "fun" part of the park has expanded. The whole InBev thing makes me wonder if the animals will be part of the long-term plan for whoever purchases the Busch parks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brilinjo Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Is that kid checking out the snake or B00bs? snake2.bmp "Dad quick, take a photo of the half naked snake lady while Mom is in the bathroom" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenDen Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 "Dad quick, take a photo of the half naked snake lady while Mom is in the bathroom" LMAO!!! Friggin classic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denning Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I do not know what is more impressive the socks pulled up so high or the shirt. Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuschSchoe Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I knew Busch Gardens Williamsburg was once called The Old Country... but I had no idea that Busch Gardens Tampa Bay was once called The Dark Continent. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Shane - Do you have a year that the Souvenir Book was printed? I'm guessing 1983. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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