Manic Monte Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 I'd go back to the opening dates for SFMM's Colossus and Revolution. I can't imagine it could get much better than that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaneymon Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 i go back to May 1998 (I think) and tell myself to go on the roller coasters in gold coast because 2 of them are now defunct and you will love them and don't be afraid in 2002 when you go to disney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogmom Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 Cool topic.. Crystal Beach Cyclone (year?) BGE circa 1993- Drachen Fire (again and again and again before it was slayed) Chicago Exposition 1893- the first and biggest ever Ferris Wheel right now- (at night)- Las Vegas, Stratosphere Tower, Big Shot- can think of no better place for a launch ride! 1977 Rocket- Ocean View Park, VA- just cause it's in my favorite movie, "Rollercoaster" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapseofreason Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 I would go back and ride Corkscrew at Geauga Lake again. That was my first coaster EVER, and man, did it kick butt, IMHO. Oh, and while I was at it, I'd go back a few more years and ride Shockwave at SFMM, since my husband says it kicked total butt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtizzle Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 Of course I would go back to 1993-1994 Elitch Gardens. Ride Mister Twister a zillion times, ride Wild CAt a zillion times, get on the "new" Sidewinder (back then it was white), get wet over and over again on the Log Ride (Splinter), and enjoy all the other rides and old time warm feel of the park in it's (IMO) golden years. Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazen_AZN Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 I would probably have to go to The Pike in Long Beach (when it was actually a themepark, duh) to ride the Cyclone Racer. My dad used to tell me about the park, and its only a few miles away from here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmBy Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 I would go back to end of last year, to try and stop them from tearing down Cyclone at Pleasureland, Southport. Damn you BPB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XII Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Go back in time and be the one who invented Liquid Soap. Oh yeah, and ride the wheel @ Southport Pleasureland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holtskee Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 I would go back to 1976 or so and tour across the country to the larger regional theme parks back in their heyday- Carowinds Kings Dominion Six Flags Over Georgia Six Flags Over Texas Six Flags Over Mid-America Great America(s) AstroWorld Magic Mountain Opryland USA Of course I'd also like to go back even further to visit some of the old classic theme parks like Riverview and Coney Island (Ohio). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disney Dood Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 I'd go back to the early phases of the AK construction, knock out Eisner and take his position. Then I would order them to build Beastly Kingdom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Baynham Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 ******************************* "bulldogmom" Chicago Exposition 1893- the first and biggest ever Ferris Wheel ******************************* I take it you have seen the "Chicago World's Fair of 1893" DVD, narrated by Gene Wilder. What a terrific programme - I learned so much from it. There were so many superlatives to boast, it was difficult to keep count. Simon Baynham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo210 Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 If I could, I would visit most of the theme parks in the World that have closed, but here's my top 5: 1. Australia's Wonderland Sydney (I have a soft spot for this place, it was the only theme park that I knew about outside the Boston area other than the RCT parks when I was a member of the GP) 2. Whalom Park (So close to home, yet such a distant memory that I never had) 3. Southport's Pleasureland (I had plans to go there, but those plans got demolished just before its closure) 4. Revere Beach (Yet another park too close to home yet too distant of a memory I never got) 5. Paragon Park (I've seen the site. The only things remaining are Mini-Gold and The Merry-Go-Round, the rest seems to be a demolished land of what it once was). Yeah, I miss a whole lot more theme parks, but those are the ones I wish I could have visited before they closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hikaru-chan Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Hmm, if I could go back to the past i'd; Go to the opening days of each of the Disney parks Opening days of SF over Texas and Georgia Opening of GASM(SFoG), Mindbender, and Viper Visit all the present Cedar Fair parks Opening of BGE, all of it's coasters, and Curse And visit SF Astroworld during its last operating days. Add on: LOL I forgot I had a picture of Taz as my avatar. Err is it to big? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the sound Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Let's say you can jump in your small penis WTF?!?! But anyway, i would go to the future, to see if Luna Park had changed at all. If i could go back, i would got to Australia's Wonderland, an Australian park i failed to visit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan King Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Let's say you can jump in your small penis WTF?!?! But anyway, i would go to the future, to see if Luna Park had changed at all. If i could go back, i would got to Australia's Wonderland, an Australian park i failed to visit... Wes filtered the Word De Lorean out..so now De Lorean = Small Penis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfoot12 Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 It's been mentioned earlier but I'd go to Kings Island in 1982 for the Bat, good ole days of the Beast, and I'm sure Racer was still nothing to sneeze at. Of course, there are a bunch of older parks I'd like to visit, one of them being Ocean View Amusement Park in Norfolk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no_brain_er Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Probably Viper in SFoG, before it got removed for Superman in 2002. I was scared of roller coasters back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downunder Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 I doubt I would want to go back, and forwards? - amusement parks might all virtual reality in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alilstronger Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 (edited) I hope this has not been ask. I searched and could not find another thread resembling it.... If you had the opportunity to rebuild any coaster that has been dismantled and never rebuilt which would it be? Why this particular coaster? Would you leave it with the same themeing or change it all together to give it a new life? Now I have not been to a lot of parks so you will have to forgive me on my answer if you do not agree. My top one would be the Big Bad Wolf. I know this was not the tallest, fastest, or most thrilling coaster around. I just really LOVED this coaster. I love the feeling of the cars when they flung out to the sides especially when riding in the last car. Also when the train came around that turn and you looked down and saw the water that was such a great feeling to me. I am upset I waiting till its last season to make it to BGW to get on this. I would rebuild it right where it was but would I would enclose most of it making it pitch black - I just LOVE dark coasters. Also I would want to see the ORIGINAL Cyclone rebuilt. Yes, the one that was so dangerous they had to have medics on hand at all times. I know this day in age with the technology we have I am sure we could make it 100% safe. This coaster was way before my time but I would leave it as is - making no additional theme. MOD EDIT: I found a similar thread, but I'll agree it wasn't easy, so I merged your thread. Edited March 14, 2011 by larrygator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayTheGForceBeWithYou Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Airplane Coaster at Rye Playland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Farmer Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Riverview Bobs And selfishly, SFGAm's Shockwave, in it's original location, thusly ridding the world of the waste of steel that replaced it- Superman: Ultimate Flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCody Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Riverview Bobs And selfishly, SFGAm's Shockwave, in it's original location, thusly ridding the world of the waste of steel that replaced it- Superman: Ultimate Flight. This AND this. Also, the Crystal Beach Cyclone. But I'd most like to go to Riverview. They had some insane defunct flats in addition to all those classic coasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djcoastermark Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Without a doubt, I would love to see the Idora Park Wildcat rebuilt, as it origanally was, fixed lap bars and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger01 Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Every single SLC ever built. Instead of building it, I would demolish it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Every single SLC ever built. Instead of building it, I would demolish it. You posted in the wrong thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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