santa clara tidal wave

imdaman · Post by **imdaman** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 12:47 am

Does anyone here have any pics (or know of some links) of the santa clara tidal wave in the final years (when it became greased lightnin).... I'm talking about the que line, the outside of the station, or the path next to the action theater that lead to the entrance? Thanks kids!

Post by **steven** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 2:11 am

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ezeiza/sets/1094603/

Steven

m11stephen2 · Post by **m11stephen2** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 7:23 am

rcdb.com you can also see pics of the dismantled ride at marine world.

that_guy · Post by **that_guy** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 2:12 pm

ok so I tend to always bring up Great America with friends (after a while it gets annoying

, but not for me

). Well a friend of mine had an experience on Greazed Lightnin: He sat in the front seat, and on the large incline past the loop they actually went to the very top! he said he heard all sorts of weird noises and a bump when he could no longer see anymore track. I was like REALLY, THAT WOULD BE TOTALLY FREAKY!!! So I was wondering has anyone ever seen something like this happen when it was the Tidal wave or Greazed lightnin?

m11stephen2 · Post by **m11stephen2** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 2:38 pm

Ive never seen it but newer shuttle coasters have something on the top of the towers to keep the train on track.

Post by **steven** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 4:43 pm

There is an explanation for the Greased Lightnin' photo set linked in the post above. In 2002 I worked on a special project for the twenty-fifth anniversary of Tidal Wave / Greased Lightnin'. To commemorate the actual anniversary, Brad Sherman of Ohio built a detailed and realistic model of the coaster. To do the work on the model, he needed reference photos, especially historic shots as well as a variety of details of the station. At the time, I did not have a digital still camera. I took these photos as digital stills using my video camera. Brad used these for reference in building his incredible model. He donated the model to the park.

Steven

imdaman · Post by **imdaman** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 8:28 pm

m11stephen2, thanks I did view those pics, so depressing. And Steven, you always have the pics I wish I had! I wish I knew about the anniversary because I would have gone or been involved if possible. By the way, I saw a couple pics of that anniversary celebration, did you happen to have any more pics? I also remember that the tidal wave model was donated to the park, and it mentioned that the model was on display at guest relations at PGA. Well, the guest relations inside the park is an empty building now, I wonder where the model is now.

imdaman · Post by **imdaman** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 1:40 am

Currently at PGA, the lower portion of the tidal wave station is still visible. It is now painted a dark white color. You can see it if you stand next to the action theater, and peer through the trees where the sidewalk leading to the ride entrance was (the sidewalk is gone and dirt is now there, plus the railing was extended so no one can walk back there).

redfishpaw · Post by **redfishpaw** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 6:20 am

Here is the link to Brad's Tidal Wave model
http://www.angelfire.com/oh4/tk173/modelstidalwave.html

m11stephen2 · Post by **m11stephen2** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 1:40 pm

Thats so cool!!! If the ride sits to much longer at marine world theyll probably end up scrapping it since it will be all rusted. Kind of what happened with shockwave.

that_guy · Post by **that_guy** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 3:01 pm

Or it will be sold because Six Flags is money hungry, but not likely in its condition. I wish it was still at Great America

!!!!

redfishpaw · Post by **redfishpaw** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 11:41 am

Dismantling photo

click here if image doesn't show http://www.bigge.com/photos/details.php?image_id=89

that_guy · Post by **that_guy** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 3:26 pm

Oh yeah, what happened to that photo gallery? I can't find it anymore, with the lights and the rocks…

jonrev · Post by **jonrev** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 5:59 pm

redfishpaw wrote:Dismantling photo

m11stephen2 · Post by **m11stephen2** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 1:35 pm

What did they replace tidal wave with?