thrillrider Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 (edited) We are getting ready to move in a month, and while packing things up, I came accross boxes of old pictures. These are just a few of them. It takes a long time to scan them and post them, so I will do a little at a time. We start out with some pictures of cedar point. There are a bunch of the white water landing, and the sea aquarium and pirate ride remains. Some pictures are a little dark, as I took most of them before I ever had a digital camera. There are also a few pictures from geauga lake. I hope you enjoy them. I will be posting more as I have time to do so. I have a lot of old park maps as well. We start off at a look at white water landings cave. A look at the maintnance shop They used to repair the boats in the maintanance shop. A peek under the rotating platform for white water landing. The snaking flume. While up there, you got a great view of lake erie and mean streak. A good look at mean streak. The big drop at the end of the ride. Lake erie as seen from white water landing. A few of the remains of the original shoot the rapids ride. Wildcat before the horrid pait job it has today. The original dodgems sign. Before planet snoopy, there was the peanuts playground. The beach midway before wicked twister. Notice the aqarium? The aqarium was turned into an arcade after all the fish were taken out. Now we move on to geauga lake. If you looked to your left near the front gate, you would see villions turnaround. A little bit of the coaster. If you looked to your right, you would see x flight. Walking to the main gate. The log ride. A look at sea world the year it closed. A look at the east side of the park from the ferris wheel. Back at cedar point, we see the old pirate ride building sitting empty. The only sign of the ride is the tracks it left. One last look at the final drop of white water landing. Edited January 24, 2014 by thrillrider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkdcoaster Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 Awesome pics! Thanks for sharing! I love old pics of parks, especially the ones that have changed so much over the last few decades. JEFF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted July 14, 2010 Author Share Posted July 14, 2010 Thank you. Here are a few more. These are from the very last day geauga lake was ever open!! At the time, nobody knew this. I would have taken more pictures had I known. More pictures real soon. The old logo The haybailer ride. Raging wolf bobs sign. Double loop corkscrew coaster. I really did like this ride. It's a shame that it ended up in the scrap heap. Double loop sign and entrance. Double loops lift and helix The station. One of the last standing buildings from sea world. The ski stadium. Head spin sign. Head spin was a typical boomerang coaster. It can now be found at carowinds. Head spin station. Thunderhawk lift. Station signs. Thunderhawk panel. The villan sign. It's a shame this coaster ended up in the scrap heap. It was a ruff ride, but had a great layout. Turnaround. Brake run just before the station. The trains were not the best. The station was themed really nice. Grizzly rapids sign. It was the last day of october fest. The park was packed, and nobody knew it was the very last day the park would ever be open. The fountain near the main gate. There were plenty of signs around that this was once a six flags park. Batman...errr....Dominator. It used to be over a swamp. Dominators station. The flume rides boat was sitting on the midway. I think it ended up at silver dollar city. Dino island 3d ride. Anybody that was a regular at the park, would remember this from the log flume. It's the famous "glory hole". An old family picture from sea world, looking over tourds geauga lake. I think this was taken in the 80's sometime. The very last shot I ever took at geauga lake park. This was near the parks exit. I guess the staff all knew it was the end. Back at cedar point, here are a few shots of the old peanuts playground. I also found a shot of chang. This was taken from our hotel room next to the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted July 14, 2010 Author Share Posted July 14, 2010 Wow.... I am starting to question weather or not to continue this thread. Only one reply so far. Here are just a couple of park brochures Boblo island, and a letter from George Boeckling of cedar point. I found a few old boblo island items. Park map. A close up of the park map. List of major rides. Random pictures of the attractions. Park hours. Back of booklet. This is an old letter from the G.A Boeckling CO at cedar point. The letter is dated 1928. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gforce532 Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 Thanks a lot for showing those Geauga Lake pics. I wish I made a couple more visits those last couple of years. I would give alot money for one more ride on Villan, which I thought was one of the best woodies anywhere. I really do miss that park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajc47 Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Thank you Thrillrider. I grew up going to GL in the 80s and 90s. A shame what Cedar Fair did to the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted July 15, 2010 Author Share Posted July 15, 2010 Thank's. I just keep finding more pictures. I never knew I had this many.\ Here are a few more geauga lake pics. One of the coaster events I went to at geauga lake. Big dippers birthday party. Texas twister. Looking across the lake at sunset. Remember the aqarium back at cedar point? Here is what was left of it when they were building wicked twister. This was one of the best looking rides in the park. But I still can't spell it's name. Boobs!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braztaz Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 I think the reason you're not getting much replies is your title. When I first saw it I thought it was just you cleaning out your closet "and here's me with a pair of dirty socks...." but these are great photos. keep em coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorkscrewFoley Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Wow, a Boblo brochure! That was my home park Thrillrider, shame what happened to it as well...I loved the GL ones too, I went once, but it was one of those places you felt like you had visited a thousand times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted July 15, 2010 Author Share Posted July 15, 2010 I have a lot of memories as a child going to boblo island. So when I found these booklets, I was suprised. I just found out a few weeks ago, that the falling star at michigans adventure is from boblo island. I have a ton more pictures and other older park maps to share. I will post some more real soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDipper 80 Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 As mediocre as Geauga Lake was during its final years, it was always a special place to me. Look at my username! Big Dipper was my first 'big' roller coaster, and other than Dominator (and Sea World Ohio, of course ), it is probably the thing that I miss the most about anything that was ever constructed around that lake. Thanks for sharing your pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandaman Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Wish I could've shared in those memories of Boblo Island (would've been my home park), but being born in 1991 sort of complicated that a bit. My parents have tons of memories of the place, though; wonder if some old photos will surface eventually. There's still a giant fading billboard painted on the side of a warehouse in Detroit saying "BOBLO ISLAND: Detroit Dock" that you can see very easily from the Ambassador Bridge: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted July 15, 2010 Author Share Posted July 15, 2010 You can see that building really good when you cross the bridge. I have some old cedar point park maps, show times and menu. The park map is from 1991.....the park has changed so much since then. The menu is from I think 1996 The show guide is from 1996. Park guide from 1991. Park map from 1991. Red garter menu from I think 1996. Notice how much the prices have gone up? Show schedule for june 22-aug 25 1996 Show times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted July 15, 2010 Author Share Posted July 15, 2010 Here is the maps and booklets I have from seaworld, and geauga lake. The sea world booklet, is from 1996. The sfwoa maps are from 200, and 2001. I even put in my season pass from 2004. Sea world 1996. Six flags woa Park booklet. Sfwoa 2001 ride side map. 2001 wildlife side map. 2004 Season pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted July 15, 2010 Author Share Posted July 15, 2010 The next set of pictures is of top thrill dragster construction, and thr ex hercules coaster at dorney park. Walking down the midway, you can see dragster start to rise. A view from the magnum gate. There is a lot going on. People walk by, looking at dragster rise. This was maybe about 1/4 the height of the ride. Supports waiting to be put in place. Track pieces. Pieces just sitting there. It looked like a big erector set. This is what hercules at dorney park looked like. The station and transfer track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted July 15, 2010 Author Share Posted July 15, 2010 Tomorrow, I will post faceoff and son of beast media kits from kings island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calicoasters Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Very cool collection of pictures, thank you for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philrad71 Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Thanks for posting these pics, Thrillrider! I sure wish that I would have taken more photos of my trips to CP as a kid. I do have some disposable camera photos, but the quality is less than stellar. Perhaps some day I will scan & post them anyway. Funny I was just thinking about Geauga Lake this morning before I read this report. I still wish it was open as I wouldn't mind driving out there this weekend. I have thought of doing the water park and then maybe seeing what kind of shots I could get of the old park from across the lake. Anyone know if Dipper is still SBNO, or have they dismantled it? Perhaps it could end up on a certain beach in 2011? P.S. - $2.95 for a 16 oz. glass of Molson at the Red Garter? WOW! Makes you realize how much price gouging goes on at these corporate chain parks anymore...pretty pathetic, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Dave - don't let the lack of responses discourage you from posting. A lot of posters on the site prefer to argue about new paint and what parks "deserve" versus commenting on history and content. Besides, would it really make you feel better having dozens of people post comments like "looks great I wish I could have vistied"? Keep on posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginzo Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 A lot of posters on the site prefer to argue about new paint and what parks "deserve" versus commenting on history and content. The spoiled parks are spoiled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesdillaman Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Nice! Do you have any photos from Boblo Island itself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted July 15, 2010 Author Share Posted July 15, 2010 I wish I did. I was maybe 14 years old, and did not have a camera back then....god am I old...lol Next up, I have the media kit for Drop zone and face off at paramounts kings island. Here is the cover of the media folder. They had a bunch of park promo pictures inside. More.... I like this one. Here is the front page of the kit. There were about 20 more pages, but they more or less say the same things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted July 15, 2010 Author Share Posted July 15, 2010 Ok, I think I just found the last of my geauga lake pictures. These were taken the first year that cedarfair took over. After these, I have a ton of behind the scenes pictures of mean streak. A look back at the park from the floating boardwalk. It still looked like a sea world. The yo yo not quite together yet. Parts of the park still resembled sea world. Remember this cool looking airplane in front of the 2d theater? I wonder what they did with it? I remember dumping a cup of water over amy head. It was a hot day, and I thought it would cool her off. Needless to say, she was not happy. Notice the kiddie coaster in the background? The courtyard by double loop. Another look from the boardwalk. I am not sure, but I think that this was the dolphin interaction area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packfanlv Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Thanks for the great pictures!! I am really enjoying your thread so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggernel Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 I can't wait to be able to do this in 20 years Keep the updates rolling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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