Euclid Beach Park

[firewalk13]

& I'm just fishing to see if any of you ever were able to ride the coasters there. I live practically next door to where it used to be and I get pissed when I see that there were at least 3 great roller coasters once resided nearby. I wish very badly that they could still be here (Flying Turns, Derby Racer, Thriller). Anyways, I'd really love the insight from someone who may have rode one of these.

[Simon Baynham]

Hi.

 

I cannot provide personal recollections of Euclid Beach Park's coasters; however, there are some great books about the place that provide an insight into how they rode. There's also a series of DVDs, and DVD162 shows the coaster POVs in their entirety. All these titles are listed on RollerCoasterMediaLibrary.com (use the SEARCH function there to find more).

 

[DVD 100] EUCLID BEACH PARK IS CLOSED FOR THE SEASON.

[DVD 101] EUCLID BEACH PARK - GONE TOO SOON.

[DVD 102] EUCLID BEACH PARK - FOOTSTEPS INTO YESTERDAY.

[DVD 162] PARKS FROM THE PAST - 2.

 

[bOOK 25] AMUSEMENT PARK BOOKS: EUCLID BEACH PARK IS CLOSED FOR THE SEASON. [1977]

[bOOK 33] AMUSEMENT PARK BOOKS: EUCLID BEACH PARK - A SECOND LOOK. [1979]

[bOOK 469] EUCLID BEACH PARK NOW: EUCLID BEACH PARK [2012]

 

Like the original poster, I'd like to read of folks' personal experiences too.

 

Simon

[firewalk13]

thanks for that, I definitely will have to check those out!

[John Peck]

Simon is absolutely correct. Those books are fantastic sources and there are videos available as well.

My parents grew up going there, so I heard many a story, but it was closed 4 years prior to my birth.

 

Here is a pretty good website: http://www.euclidbeach.org/