Parks Coasters and Rides in Movies and TV

[robbalvey]

^ True Romance had SFMM's Viper in it.

 

There are tons! Oddly enough I can't think of too many off the top of my head, (Happy Gilmore had PNE's Coaster in it) but there are lots more commericals with coasters! Who can name some of those?

 

--Robb

[arrowfanman]

Cheetos twisted had Viper in it, and you can see X in the backround.

[Twister II]

Our videos we watch in science, during the opening you can see a POV of Ninja in one of the windows. Its EyeWitness, damn annoying song....

[YoshiFan]

It's a video but Kidsongs Ride The Rollercoaster was filmed at SFMM. It was filmed in 1990 and they showed Ninja, Colussus, Revolution, Metro, the log flume, river rapids, tidal wave (not sure of exact name), the bumper cars and a bunch of kiddy rides.

 

Richie Rich has Iron Wolf from SFGAM (it was supposed to be in his backyard)

 

Blank Check has some park in it but I can't recall which rides it was other than it was a wooden coaster so I don't know which park it is.

 

A bunch of shows had episodes where they went to Disney World like Full House and Boy Meets World

[Jeezus Juice]

I remember that AFLAC commercial with the duck on the PNE Coaster. Also that lame Sandler movie at SFMW.

 

Also, for the record, I thought the movie 'Rollercoaster' was horrible. I don't get the ACE obsession with it.

 

-Don

[Twister II]

^It was Viper in Blank Check

 

I think Karatie Kids was at Six Flags Magic Mountain, and a scene was filmed on the skytower.

[Sir Clinksalot]

Space Cowboys had SFMM's Viper in it as well.

 

The opening of "Step by Step" had SFMM ... although it was supposedly on one of the great lakes ...

[SixFlagsTexas]

^It was Viper in Blank Check

 

They actually filmed at SFFT for Blank Check. They rode on Rattler, Power Surge, Die Fledermaus (chair swings), and Dornroschen (Carousel). In the movie they called SFFT, "Cliffs Funland."

[YoshiFan]

Rattler must have been the wooden coaster I remember seeing then. It's weird how back when I saw the movie for the first time years ago I never even gave a second thought to what coaster or park it was at, now it seems interesting to learn what coasters and parks were used in these movies.

[Coasterlicious]

Space Cowboys had SFMM's Viper in it as well.

 

The opening of "Step by Step" had SFMM ... although it was supposedly on one of the great lakes ...

 

Crap I remember that!!... The cheesey effects with the lake ....lol

[JT3000]

The Hulk was in House on Haunted Hill. One of the Jaws movies was filmed at SeaWorld Orlando.

[coasterguy618]

Some movie (i forget what it's called) has Knott's Berry Farm old Corkscrew and you could see the old parachute drop in the background.

[Homer]

Wild and Crazy Kids (old Nick show) had a show filmed at SFMM. The challenge, trying to keep the most Kool-Aid in a pitcher while riding Colossus.

 

Also, you may want to take a look at this site :

http://www.coaster-net.com/sl/movietvappearances.php

[tinhead]

Nascar had cars racing on a woody in one of their ads.

[Wackyboxer]

SFMM was featured in Encino Man I believe.

[DenDen]

Golden Grahams commercial in the 70's had SFMM Colosus

Step By Step has the same super-imposed on a beach.

[YoshiFan]

Wild and Crazy Kids (old Nick show) had a show filmed at SFMM. The challenge, trying to keep the most Kool-Aid in a pitcher while riding Colossus.

 

I remember that episode. That was the first episode of Wild and Crazy Kids that I ever saw. It became one of my favorite shows but that was my favorite challenge out of them all the shows I saw.

[What Now]

Wild and Crazy Kids (old Nick show) had a show filmed at SFMM. The challenge, trying to keep the most Kool-Aid in a pitcher while riding Colossus.

I remember that. I think I even have that one on tape somewhere.

[CoasterFanatic]

Pretty outdated, but this program has a ton of them listed. Download it if you are interested in the subject:

 

http://www.outandback.com/coasters_in_movies.htm

[tinhead]

Just watched an ad on tv with turbo (Brighton pier) in it.

[ahecht]

What a coincidence, I just saw Space Cowboys on tv last night. I love the shots of Viper with the jet-fighter sound effects dubbed in. The greast thing is, they managed to actually make the ride look rougher than it really is!

 

Also, don't forget that Magic Mountain showed up in Encino Man.

 

Finally, here is a picture of Magic Mountain by the Sea:

[philcoaster83]

James Bond rode a coaster in Vienna in Living Daylights

 

Dirty Harry shot some bad men next to the Giant Dipper Santa Cruz in Sudden Impact

 

And hasn't USH been featured in a few (hundred) films?

[RBOrrell]

It was a long time ago and at my age the memory fails, but I remember The Banana Splits at PKI I think.

[MagnumForce]

Whoever asked about ACE's obsession with the film Roller Coaster.

 

The group was founded by some of the extras who were riders on PKD's Rebel Yell. A meeting by those people later that year put ACE into excistence.

 

Say what you will about ACE, but without that catalyst I doubt this site or any other would be here. It is just the current state of the Association that has killed it.

 

There is a Sony PSP commerical out right now where someone is riding either PNE's Coaster or one of the Giant Dippers, I can't quite tell.

[SFMM rocks my socks]

there was a music video with SFMM in it with cool shots of Goliath