Looking for Idora Park items

[Devilstrip]

Hi Robb,

 

You've helped me identify a couple of coaster cars that I collected. Now I'm in need of more help from your members. I've decided to open a small, private "museum" in Canfield, Ohio. Private, in the sense that I'm funding this museum, but I'll show the contents to the public. The focus of the museum is Idora Park (closed 1984) of Youngstown, Ohio. I have acquired some important parts of rides that are actually from Idora Park and also parts of rides that are of the type that Idora had. I call the latter "Idora-like". So far I have a front coaster car from the Wildcat, rear coaster car from the Jackrabbit, one of the three Rocket Ships, three cars from the Caterpillar, a Tilt-A-Whirl car, both 12' Nutcracker Soldiers from Kiddieland, the Kiddieland Train and track, and more, as well as several Idora-like ride parts.

 

I'm looking for more Idora and Idora-like items. I've put together a list, and maybe some of the TPR members might know of a ride car, cage, or seat from one or more of these rides. I live in Northern Virginia, but travel often to Northeast Ohio (Youngstown/Canfield) via Rt 70 and Rt 76 past Pittsburgh. I can travel to pick up some items. Im not running a buy & sell business. I buy, but I don't sell Idora items. Anyway, thanks for your attention and here's what I'm looking for (Happy New Year to All):

 

Here is a list of some of the cars or seats from Amusement Park/Carnival Rides that I am looking for.  I’m not looking for the entire ride, just the cage, or seat, or car from the ride – the object that the passengers sat in. I'm also looking for several of the large fiberglass animals that Idora Park had (dinosaur, rabbit, rooster, elephant, etc...):

 

Scrambler Seat/Car

 

Rock-O-Plane Cage/Seat/Car

 

Flying Coaster Seat/Car

 

Flying Cages Car/Cage

 

Paratrooper Seat/Car

 

Sky Diver Seat/Car

 

Octopus Seat/Car

 

Turtle Ride Seat/Car

 

Trabant Seat/Car

 

Orbit Seat/Car

 

Kiddie Ride Tub

 

Older parts of rides from Kiddieland

 

Old Amusement Park and Carnival Signs

 

 

Thanks.

 

Jim Amey

(330) 774-4107

 

Here are some photos of the current collection:

Edited January 2, 2013 by robbalvey

[robbalvey]

Hi there Jim - we will see what we can do. Any of our members have or know the whereabouts of any of these items? Please contact Jim above.

[firewalk13]

Best wishes on your endeavor! Wish I could've made it to the park though I would've been a wee bairn. I'm not too far from Canfield, would be very cool to see what you've put together some day. Cheers!

[robbalvey]

That's quite a collection so far! Hope there are some people who can help you find more!

[Devilstrip]

Thanks for your help Robb!

[GayCoasterGuy]

Very cool stuff! Hope you find everything you are looking for and then some. A friend of mine (back in the 80's!) used to tell me the story about the broken rib he got on Wildcat's deadly fan curve. I have a re-print of Wildcat's blue prints in storage somewhere. There were very simple prints back then (3 pages); one layout, one profile and one for track and brake detail.

 

Someone posted some pics here: http://www.idorapark.org/forum/viewthread.php?tid=1087