braztaz Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 You can see leftover Smurf theming inside Volcano at KD, it's hard to believe that some of the "theming" stood as a log flume ride not too long ago... O, and it makes me sad that the Hypersonic track is no longer in the field beyond Grizzly, I loved looking for it while riding....good memories.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayTheGForceBeWithYou Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 ^^The loading dock for the speed boats is still there as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zingoman Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 Wow! This thread took off running! Great stuff! I have SOOOOO much I can say about Six Flags Over Texas it's overwhelming. I can share photos of almost everything I'll list too but I'll need more time for that. Titan is built on a parking lot that has both been partly removed, and also buried in gravel and dirt. You have to look closely in the right spots to be able to see it. Also from Titan you have a great view of the boneyard where you can see TONS of things such as: Rail road coaches from possibly Astroworld, the antique cars from Astroworld the old trains from Astroworld's Excalibur mine train an entire fleet of spare cars for the park's Crazy Leg's ride (Troika) the red and blue trains from Texas Giant (for now) a very short segment of Mr. Freeze track a spare train for Flashback spare boats for Roaring Rapids, and Aquaman 3 Intamin first gen. freefall cars (I am certain they are from Wildcatter but possibly not) and here is a real kicker, a Chance Rotor. I'm told by maintenance personnel that it's not the old Spindle Top ride but rather a model that came from Oklahoma a couple years ago, which could only mean Frontier City. Their rotor is closed however the structure around it is completely in tact. There is no way they removed it without taking apart the building so maybe they had a spare for parts. The real question is why in the world would SFOT aquire one now? They haven't had a rotor in that park for 20 years now! Other hidden goodies not seen from Titan include a few sleds from the old Rotoriculous himalaya ride a couple of buckets from the park's original Crazy Legs ride which was an Eyerly Monster modelanother full set (6) of bobsleds for La Vibora, a third train for Jude Roy Scream the kiddie bumper cars the kiddie train ride (cars, but not tracks) The original entrance sign structure for Texas Giant was spared and used for Titan by the log ride entrance While walking to Titan you go head on at Giant's platform where you can see the original sidewalk, and queue rail posts that lead to the station from Giant's original queue. The original staircase is even there now leading to nowhere. There are numerous footers from Big Bend scattered along a path behind Aquaman and leading into the Looney Toons U.S.A. kid's section. The Oil Derrick tower used to have slides running off the side. The platforms are all still in tact up in the tower however the stairs leading up to it no longer connect to the ground. They were removed about ten feet up. The large guns used for theming on the park's Chance Yo-Yo are from Astroworld's swings. The park also inherited the name "Gunslinger" from Astroworld at the same time. The rail road originally ran counter clockwise around the park and most of the theming along the way is positioned to be view from this direction of travel. At some point the train was turned around and now you have to look backwards to see a lot of the theming as it was intended including a hidden little Six Flags emblem on the front of the engine for the train parked in Looney Toons U.S.A. Also of note is that all the theming along the tracks is rescued from previous attractions. The saloon scene with the dancing skeleton's inside is leftover scenery from the Stage Coach attraction when the park first opened. The hobo-Hilton scene with the hobo showering in a barrel came from the park's old La Salle River Boat Adventure The men riding on Donkey's and the spinning tamale figures are from the Ferrocarril Fiesta Train The indian scenery in from the old Indian Village section that has basically faded from existance besides a large gift shop and food stand (for now) used as a Johnny Rockets. The old entrance to Casa Magnetica is still in tact Neon lights and all near the exit to La Vibora, however the name has been removed and in the more recent years of it's operation the old entrance was actually the exit. Also no secret at all is the fact that Casa Magnetica sits perfectly preserved next to the log ride queue and every few years, the park reopens it. The queue house for Texas Chute Out was originally built as an open air theater. It was very short lived as the parachutes came in only 2 or 3 years later. Yosemite Sam and the Gold River Adventure recycled the park's old Spee-Lunker's Cave ride. Dispite the extreme make over a good eye can spot signs of the original ride all throughout the current one. The flume's entrance to the show building remains untouched about 90 percent of the painted rockwork in all of the scenes is the rockwork from the cave If you look at the ceiling after passing the road runner figure you can see hardware fixed to the roof that once held the mechanism which operated a swinging boulder being passed back and forth by two Spee characters. The places are still carved out where the characters stood in the rocks. In the ride's final scene where there is a big shoot out taking place between Yosemite Sam and Daffy Duck, there was originally a large rotating tunnel. Because of this the flume actually becomes a fiberglass and steel bridge that the tunnel rotated around. When you very first enter the scene and turn left you can clearly see the gap next to and below the flume where the large rotating tunnel passed through. I could go on all day about this park but I'll stop here for now. haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayTheGForceBeWithYou Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Behind the Twister II at Elitch's you used to be able to see the old Flying Coaster trains and you can still see some parts to the rainbow ride. If you look really closely you can even see that they store a lot of halloween stuff there. Twister II's old trains still sit right next to the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger01 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Alton Towers is probably full of hidden trasures. I didn't have time to check out the Gardens when I was there but Next time I definately Will! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaughanvt24 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Over at BGW there are tons of hidden reminders of past rides. The one that everyone here would care about is the few footers that still remain from Drachen Fire. They are on the left side of the train tracks as you come up on the old storage building. There are also a few footers scattered beside the pathways around that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMorgan Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 I am loving this thread! The posts with pictures are especially interesting. I've always been fascinated by hidden things and defunct parks and stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyuk200523 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Alton Towers is probably full of hidden trasures. I didn't have time to check out the Gardens when I was there but Next time I definately Will! Best place at Alton to see some of the older stuff is to look over the fence behind the Toilets between Gloomy Wood and Forbidden Valley, used to be the location of Dynamo, some rapids boats etc.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyEisentrout Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Over at BGW there are tons of hidden reminders of past rides. The one that everyone here would care about is the few footers that still remain from Drachen Fire. They are on the left side of the train tracks as you come up on the old storage building. There are also a few footers scattered beside the pathways around that area. I care more about the station still standing and looking as good as ever. I just hope that it remains and actually gets a use with the new coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 ^The old Drachen Fire station and barn work well as Howl-o-Scream mazes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Alton Towers is probably full of hidden trasures. I didn't have time to check out the Gardens when I was there but Next time I definately Will! Best place at Alton to see some of the older stuff is to look over the fence behind the Toilets between Gloomy Wood and Forbidden Valley, used to be the location of Dynamo, some rapids boats etc.... Every park has a boneyard. We are discussing items that are still in the main part of the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zingoman Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 It's fine isn't it? I think it's equally interesting to hear what some parks have chilling in the boneyards. I'm going to say it's on topic since I created the thread (not to mention my post about SFOT had a big hunk of boneyard in it. Haha). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 ^Alrighty then! I can't even go into detail of all the things lying around SFGAdv's boneyard. Would be quite a long post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycoastin Steve Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 ^You could always stick with the simple: the original top of one of the loops from GASM serves as a jungle gym for monkeys down in the field next to El Toro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaughanvt24 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Over at BGW there are tons of hidden reminders of past rides. The one that everyone here would care about is the few footers that still remain from Drachen Fire. They are on the left side of the train tracks as you come up on the old storage building. There are also a few footers scattered beside the pathways around that area. I care more about the station still standing and looking as good as ever. I just hope that it remains and actually gets a use with the new coaster. Haha. The station was so obvious to me I didn't think to mentioned it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smk Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Skyscraper at Cedar Point was originally at Valleyfair before being moved to the former. It was inside Wild Thing's outermost turn, and part of the original concrete base for the ride can still be seen there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Linn Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Unless they recently demolished it, Hypersonic's station is still standing at KD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorkscrewFoley Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 There's a plot of land at Cedar point where they have grass and a garden where Demon Drop once was...I didn't think they invested in landscaping unless it was cement or asphalt...sorry, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philrad71 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 At Canada's Wonderland the openings for the old Walk Behind Falls are now boarded up on either side of the waterfall.You can also see the pathways up the mountain, from when you were allowed to walk up there. I was bummed when we went to CW two years ago and they had that all boarded up! Anyone know why they did that? Also, I wasn't sure if I posted this in a past trip report (I think I did), but here is the cannon from the old CP Pirate Ride over by the Blue Streak. Didn't this use to "fire" and scare the heck out of people in line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike541x Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Seeing Drachen Fire's station is still pretty cool to see. I didn't know there were still footers there. Anyone who's been to SFA, if you look closely under Wild One's track, you can see the original track before it was reprofiled. http://www.themeparkreview.com/parks/photo.php?pageid=45&linkid=333 If you look cloesly in the 5th picture you can see where the original track was at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delfay Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 At this little ghetto park near my house called Funtown, you can see a boneyard that includes: - Pieces from an old carousel. - A car from the Galaxi coaster that they tore down. - And pieces from a waterslide that was built recently. On the other side of the park, the queue for Kartland, their old go-kart ride, as well as some of the pavement for it, and the sign, are still up. The whole area is a picnic grove now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger01 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 I was looking round the web. as you do. And I found that Hex At Alton Towers has a true backstory and there is still the tree in chains outside the park. Does anyone know exactly were it is? The Story... Hex, Legend of the Towers. The story goes that the rich Earl of Shrewsbury was travelling through the woods on his way home to the Towers one evening. Suddenly, the carriage stopped next to the old oak tree, and an old beggar woman approached him, Spare a coin for an old beggar woman she said, but the arrogant Earl dismissed her plea, and continued on his way. Scorned, the old woman placed a curse on the oak tree, For every branch of the tree that falls, a member of your family will die That night there was a storm, and lightning struck the tree, and severed a branch, and true to the old womans' word, a member of the Earls' family mysteriously died. Fearful, the Earl ordered that every branch of the tree be chained up. Obsessed with the fallen branch, the Earl had it brought to the Towers, where it was placed in a vault. Here he conducted experiments to rid the tree of the curse. Story and pictures from ukrides.com The tree. The broken Branch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayTheGForceBeWithYou Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 ^ From the main entrance gates [of Alton Towers], head south towards the village, past the staff & service entrance on the left. Next on the right is a tall gate house, alongside the driveway to the eponymous Chained Oak B&B. Don't drive down this driveway, as the road is tight, there's no public parking and turning around in it is difficult. Instead, park in the layby opposite. To the left of the driveway is a gap in the stone wall, through which you'll find a well-worn pathway heading down the hill. The tree itself is about five minutes walk down this pathway, on the right with worn down steps leading up to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger01 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 ^From the main entrance gates [of Alton Towers], head south towards the village, past the staff & service entrance on the left. Next on the right is a tall gate house, alongside the driveway to the eponymous Chained Oak B&B. Don't drive down this driveway, as the road is tight, there's no public parking and turning around in it is difficult. Instead, park in the layby opposite. To the left of the driveway is a gap in the stone wall, through which you'll find a well-worn pathway heading down the hill. The tree itself is about five minutes walk down this pathway, on the right with worn down steps leading up to it. Where did you get that from? I looked it up on google...It's creepy! maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&tab=wl I really want to visit it. untitledtree.bmp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayTheGForceBeWithYou Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 ^Here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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