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- Thu Apr 19, 2007 9:39 pm
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: American Eagle "STOP AT THE TOP!!"
- Replies: 29
- Views: 51126
Does anybody remember the blue train getting stuck at the top?? When I used to work there, which was from 88 thru 91, I can recall numerous times the fire department had to be called to get people down from the top. Ive personally seen this as I worked in the games gallery for all those years. Sorr...
- Wed Jun 14, 2006 10:03 am
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: Video of Santa Clara's Tidal Wave / Greased Lightnin'
- Replies: 10
- Views: 15300
- Thu Jun 08, 2006 11:19 pm
- Forum: Gurnee
- Topic: Bugs at Gurnee Great America
- Replies: 17
- Views: 28472
- Wed May 24, 2006 11:14 pm
- Forum: Gurnee
- Topic: Gurnee Employees
- Replies: 23
- Views: 39823
For this season FullTime Mgmt, went out and crossed the globe to various parts and hired many different exchange students. Many of them working throughout the park this season hail from South Africa. You will see a lot of them working in the water park as life guards. Over the years I've been able t...
- Wed May 24, 2006 11:04 pm
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: Columbia Carousel Repaint
- Replies: 11
- Views: 17262
which one do you not like??? LOL!! hmmm..... LOL!! anyhoo, Columbia at SFGAm was painted this way 2 seasons ago or has it been 3?? can't remember.... but it has faded slightly some now. hope you come back soon!!! lots of new and fun things going on!!!!!!! watched the lifeguards at H.H. play on the T...
- Tue May 23, 2006 9:34 pm
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: Columbia Carousel Repaint
- Replies: 11
- Views: 17262
- Fri Feb 10, 2006 12:09 am
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: American Eagle, Breaks at the top, etc
- Replies: 9
- Views: 15770
nedge32, you are very correct on the brakes. have been certified for that ride since 1988. quote]I'm not sure when, but sometime since the ride opened, everything was switched from semi-automatic to fully-automatic. the original brakes on the AE were the ski type of metallic brakes. the brakes would...
- Thu Feb 09, 2006 12:04 pm
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: Tidal Wave Question
- Replies: 20
- Views: 34517
- Wed Feb 08, 2006 11:56 pm
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: Tidal Wave Question
- Replies: 20
- Views: 34517
- Wed Feb 08, 2006 11:38 pm
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: Tidal Wave Question
- Replies: 20
- Views: 34517
hey there notbill....trying to remember who you are....i was at the park the same time you were, but can't quite put a name to a face. i worked up at t-wave in 87 and 88 and i was one of the opening year leads up at power dive/cajun in 1989, worked the commercial shoot of shock wave in 88...blah, bl...
- Tue Feb 07, 2006 12:08 am
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: SC Tidal Wave @ SFKK
- Replies: 24
- Views: 34311
yeah, but that color scheme has the track only as green and the frame blue. if you look at the original post picture, the entire loop (track and frame) is lime green. it's very interesting that SFKK has BOTH tidal wave's from the marriott parks. as for it being for parts....i dunno. why would they p...
- Thu Nov 10, 2005 11:13 am
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: PGA's rides or SFGAM's Rides
- Replies: 11
- Views: 16547
- Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:26 pm
- Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
- Topic: 30th Anniversary Survey
- Replies: 19
- Views: 32817
sorry for the extra post.....i'm new to this....but i forgot to give an answer to jw65...... How that would be a nice touch with Picto.....do you know how large those reels are to change every hour with that IMAX film?? LOL!! PHEW!! i worked in Picto back in 1987 and knew the techies well. We had 2 ...
- Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:16 pm
- Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
- Topic: 30th Anniversary Survey
- Replies: 19
- Views: 32817
- Wed Nov 09, 2005 9:54 am
- Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
- Topic: 30th Anniversary Survey
- Replies: 19
- Views: 32817
30th Anniversary Survey
I accidently posted this in the Rides section the first time....oops.. With this upcoming season being the 30th Anniversary for the parks.......what would be YOUR best 30th idea?? Bring back the old logo?? Have Bugs back in his "original" park costume? Bring back Nemo and Neptune in the Wi...