Rides No Longer in Gurnee
Rides No Longer in Gurnee
I did some research and found that these rides are no longer in Gurnee. If anyone knows of others, please post them here.
Allie's Trolley ( only used in parades)
Ameri-Go-Round
Bottom's Up
Cajun Cliffhanger
Davey Jones Dinghies
Delta Flyer
Eagle's Flight
The Edge
Ferris Wheel
Gulf Coaster
Hay Baler
Industrial Revolution
Power Dive (Was located where The Edge had been)
Rolling Thunder
Shockwave
Sky Whirl
Southern Cross
Spinnaker
Tidal Wave
Traffique Jam
Yukon Yahoo
Z-Force
Allie's Trolley ( only used in parades)
Ameri-Go-Round
Bottom's Up
Cajun Cliffhanger
Davey Jones Dinghies
Delta Flyer
Eagle's Flight
The Edge
Ferris Wheel
Gulf Coaster
Hay Baler
Industrial Revolution
Power Dive (Was located where The Edge had been)
Rolling Thunder
Shockwave
Sky Whirl
Southern Cross
Spinnaker
Tidal Wave
Traffique Jam
Yukon Yahoo
Z-Force
Last edited by JW65 on Thu Sep 08, 2005 7:08 am, edited 4 times in total.
- redfishpaw
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Another original ride that was short lived was the Spinnaker, It was replaced by the Tidal Wave. Its hard to find a good photo of it, but I noticed it in Steven's photo below. The ride (round, white) is on the left
http://www.greatamericaparks.com/sg/rid ... oss008.jpg
note: I originally posted this under ''original flat rides''
http://www.greatamericaparks.com/sg/rid ... oss008.jpg
note: I originally posted this under ''original flat rides''
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Just a suggestion... if we're going to include Big Top/Richochet on the list, then we should probably also include Saskatchewan Scrambler/Hometown Fun Machine, Orleans Orbit/Orbit, Turn of the Century/Demon, and Lobster/East River Crawler.
On the other hand, we might consider removing from the list rides such as these that are still in the park but have moved and/or changed names.
On the other hand, we might consider removing from the list rides such as these that are still in the park but have moved and/or changed names.
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Original Marriott Rides Currently in operation at SFGAm.......
Hometown Fun Machine
Orbit
Fiddler's Fling
American Eagle
Demon
Logger's Run/ Yankee Clipper (now Ice Mountain Splash)
Triple Play
Sky Trek Tower
Columbia Carousel
Scenic Railroad
Lobster/East River Crawler
Whizzer
many kiddie flat rides including Buzzy Bees (from working them so often as an employee I apparently blocked them from my memory)
Rue Le Dodge (once again, worked it, blocked it from memory)
Whitwater Rampage/Roaring Rapids (I forgot that it was a Marriott addition)
Whirligig
Great American Raceway
Big Top/Ricochet
Hometown Fun Machine
Orbit
Fiddler's Fling
American Eagle
Demon
Logger's Run/ Yankee Clipper (now Ice Mountain Splash)
Triple Play
Sky Trek Tower
Columbia Carousel
Scenic Railroad
Lobster/East River Crawler
Whizzer
many kiddie flat rides including Buzzy Bees (from working them so often as an employee I apparently blocked them from my memory)
Rue Le Dodge (once again, worked it, blocked it from memory)
Whitwater Rampage/Roaring Rapids (I forgot that it was a Marriott addition)
Whirligig
Great American Raceway
Big Top/Ricochet
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The actual date of the change in ownership of the Gurnee park from Marriott to Six Flags was June 1, 1984. I remember that very well because it was just 9 days after the Edge accident. Hard to believe so much time has passed! I still have my season pass cards and the '84 is the last with the Marriott name.
What a day, what a place! What a smile on my face! My first visit was June 21, 1976, when I was less than a month from turning 21!