GayCoasterGuy Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 I know many of us have probably seen this clip in one form or another over the years, but I've never seen it in such good quality: Just wait to you see the midget clown holding ladies over the air jets! How far would that get today? The same youtube channel has a few coaster/park videos (amongst their collection of over 81k videos!) including another video we have seen, but again not in this good quality. Rye Aeroplane Coaster: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon8899 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Great find! They have a video from Blackpool featuring a coaster with single round cars and seating like on a rafting - never seen that before - next to some other crazy rides.- This is still active here - built in the 1920s - refurbished in the 1950s. The Margate video features one of these... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yay101 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Wow, good find! Is it the video footage, or is Aeroplane Dips really that fast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon8899 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 ^I thought the same thing. Maybe some some conversion error from old 18-24 fps celluloid to 30 fps digital video? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeggedSole Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 I know many of us have probably seen this clip in one form or another over the years, but I've never seen it in such good quality: Just wait to you see the midget clown holding ladies over the air jets! How far would that get today? Thanks for posting the video links. Great stuff! Yeah, a lot of the fun things in those videos would never be allowed in the US today. (For what it's worth, little people find the "M-word" to be highly offensive. They prefer "Little Person" or "Dwarf". I didn't know this either until I watched a little person reality show on TV and the topic came up!) The More You Know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Just wait to you see the midget clown holding ladies over the air jets! How far would that get today? They also had "shock sticks", so much fun that would never fly today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrapesLie Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 *SIGH* If only we could go back in time and experience it how it was! Awesome find though! I LOVE old school Coney Island! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetsplumber Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 todays lawyers would have had a field day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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