TLARides
Hyper Poster
Looks like fun.
roomraider
Best Topic Starter
I am hoping this hasn't been show in this thread before but the bumper cars with the undulating moving floor at about 12 seconds are amazing.
Quickly followed by the teacup bumper cars which are also nuts.
Quickly followed by the teacup bumper cars which are also nuts.
davidm
Strata Poster
Ugh, not happy, had to look at two Daily Mail links today (the other one was reporting on a story that Sale (where I live) is the fourth best place to live in England - thats how much you can trust the DM really ; here is a (non-DM) link to that story should you not believe me).
Anyway, this was just tweeted by JohnnyUpsidedown and has some nice old woodys in it.
(very very sorry about the Mail though)
Anyway, this was just tweeted by JohnnyUpsidedown and has some nice old woodys in it.
(very very sorry about the Mail though)
TLARides
Hyper Poster
I can honestly agree. The ones I found were from Google.
I just wanted to add to the thread withs some cool historical facts.
roomraider
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Something truely rare here. A brochure from 1984 and Meisho showing off their installations in North Korea at Mangyongdae Funfair.
There's some nice shots of the 3 coasters (all of which still operate today) and even a shot of some 80s westerners enjoying the park.
Click the source link at the bottom of the post for some more.
Source
There's some nice shots of the 3 coasters (all of which still operate today) and even a shot of some 80s westerners enjoying the park.
Click the source link at the bottom of the post for some more.
Source
davidm
Strata Poster
Love this photo of the Big Dipper at Blackpool that the Gazette recently posted for it's 90th anniversary story:
@Mysterious Sue - Big Dipper on the beach (like we were talking about yesterday)
Pulling up RCDB, this park surprisingly seems to have aged ok. Or maybe they spruced things up before letting foreigners snap photos.
roomraider
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So until yesterday I never realised the Wooden Reverser from RCT is actually based off a real design. The Reverser at Saltair in Utah seemed to operare from around 10 years in the early 20th century before it burnt down.
Very ingenious idea. As far as I can tell these are the only 2 pictures that exist online.
Very ingenious idea. As far as I can tell these are the only 2 pictures that exist online.
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CanobieFan
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Saltair is\was an interesting and unusual park.
A few summers ago when I went to Lagoon, afterward I drove past where the newest version of Saltair is. They use the main building for a concert venue now and that's all that's really left. Also, also.... It had this once https://rcdb.com/3057.htm and if you Google Saltair, you'll find some fun photos of from when the Salt Lake flooded and the resort became somewhat of an island... Like this http://utah.qhover.com/images/saltair-02.jpg
A few summers ago when I went to Lagoon, afterward I drove past where the newest version of Saltair is. They use the main building for a concert venue now and that's all that's really left. Also, also.... It had this once https://rcdb.com/3057.htm and if you Google Saltair, you'll find some fun photos of from when the Salt Lake flooded and the resort became somewhat of an island... Like this http://utah.qhover.com/images/saltair-02.jpg
Mysterious Sue
Strata Poster
That's fab. The sea somehow looks way to close, it seems further away today.
I'm assuming the foundations have been strengthened since.
They hadn't built the promenade and road by that time. It literally used to be on the beach - then the council put in the sea walls and essentially pushed the beach back.
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Cool before and after photo set from the old SeaWorld Ohio site - a park trainer was able to visit the location with a number of good photo grabs of iconic views.
Also, the last standing attraction at the Geauga Lake site came down recently - the waterslide tower on the Wildwater Kingdom side. This follows the removal of the Big Dipper last year, the park's iconic 1925 John A Miller woodie.
Also, the last standing attraction at the Geauga Lake site came down recently - the waterslide tower on the Wildwater Kingdom side. This follows the removal of the Big Dipper last year, the park's iconic 1925 John A Miller woodie.
Peet
Giga Poster
Hi folks, the Britain from Above website has been mentioned on here before but I don't think these pictures of the Pleasure Beach have been posted (or if they have the links are now broken!).
Here we have the Velvet Coaster, Scenic Railway and Switchback Railway in 1920.
Fast forward to 1925; the Big Dipper (original layout) has replaced the Switchback, and the Virginia Reel has been built.
1929 - not much change.
1948 - massive changes since 1929 - the Big Dipper now has its current layout, the Scenic Railway has been replaced by the Grand National, and the Roller Coaster and Zipper Dipper have replaced the Velvet Coaster.
And 1949:
Here's something I would like to know - can anyone tell me what the huge round building in the middle of the park in the 1920s is? It looks like it was removed some time between 1929 and 1948.
Here we have the Velvet Coaster, Scenic Railway and Switchback Railway in 1920.
Fast forward to 1925; the Big Dipper (original layout) has replaced the Switchback, and the Virginia Reel has been built.
1929 - not much change.
1948 - massive changes since 1929 - the Big Dipper now has its current layout, the Scenic Railway has been replaced by the Grand National, and the Roller Coaster and Zipper Dipper have replaced the Velvet Coaster.
And 1949:
Here's something I would like to know - can anyone tell me what the huge round building in the middle of the park in the 1920s is? It looks like it was removed some time between 1929 and 1948.