Santa Clara Tidal Wave / Greased Lightnin' signs today...
Santa Clara Tidal Wave / Greased Lightnin' signs today...
I requested that the Santa Clara park (Paramount's Great America -- PGA) donate the signs to the collection of the Roller Coaster Museum project. They were shipped last year to west Texas for storage at Larson International, a ride manufacturer -- builder of PGA's Flying Eagles ride. At a recent Texas ACE (American Coaster Enthusiasts) event, items for the museum were displayed. You can see the PGA Greased Lightnin' sign in the back here:
http://www.acesouthcentral.org/PhotoGal ... ?pos=-3051
Here you can still see the Greased Lightnin' sign as well as the original Marriott Tidal Wave sign (faded) at the back and below it is one of the original Marriott exit signs that remained in use in the station through 2002:
http://www.acesouthcentral.org/PhotoGal ... ?pos=-3071
Additional views are here:
http://www.acesouthcentral.org/PhotoGal ... ?pos=-3073
http://www.acesouthcentral.org/PhotoGal ... ?pos=-3074 -- best view of Tidal Wave sign here
http://www.acesouthcentral.org/PhotoGal ... ?pos=-3075
http://www.acesouthcentral.org/PhotoGal ... ?pos=-3085
I also requested that PGA donate the Stealth sign. I packed up the letters of the sign myself for shipment. They're not seen in the photos here, though.
Check the rest of that photo gallery for photos of Astroworld's Greezed Lightnin' that, thankfully, will be refurbished and returned to service at a new west Texas home. Also there you can see a section of the Texas Cyclone that was donated to the Roller Coaster Museum collection.
I was very happy to see that "my" items from Santa Clara are in the collection. There was concern that the Tidal Wave sign might have to be destroyed because it had some termites that threatened the other museum pieces. I'm glad to see that they apparently took care of the termites and saved the sign. It does need a lot of restoration work, but it can be restored.
Please join me in supporting the National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives project.
Steven
http://www.acesouthcentral.org/PhotoGal ... ?pos=-3051
Here you can still see the Greased Lightnin' sign as well as the original Marriott Tidal Wave sign (faded) at the back and below it is one of the original Marriott exit signs that remained in use in the station through 2002:
http://www.acesouthcentral.org/PhotoGal ... ?pos=-3071
Additional views are here:
http://www.acesouthcentral.org/PhotoGal ... ?pos=-3073
http://www.acesouthcentral.org/PhotoGal ... ?pos=-3074 -- best view of Tidal Wave sign here
http://www.acesouthcentral.org/PhotoGal ... ?pos=-3075
http://www.acesouthcentral.org/PhotoGal ... ?pos=-3085
I also requested that PGA donate the Stealth sign. I packed up the letters of the sign myself for shipment. They're not seen in the photos here, though.
Check the rest of that photo gallery for photos of Astroworld's Greezed Lightnin' that, thankfully, will be refurbished and returned to service at a new west Texas home. Also there you can see a section of the Texas Cyclone that was donated to the Roller Coaster Museum collection.
I was very happy to see that "my" items from Santa Clara are in the collection. There was concern that the Tidal Wave sign might have to be destroyed because it had some termites that threatened the other museum pieces. I'm glad to see that they apparently took care of the termites and saved the sign. It does need a lot of restoration work, but it can be restored.
Please join me in supporting the National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives project.
Steven
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^The California sun ...
or it just wasn't cared for...
or it was left in some storage area exposed to the sun...
Now your making me curious...
or it just wasn't cared for...
or it was left in some storage area exposed to the sun...
Now your making me curious...
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This reminds me...
Steven,
Did you ever think of donating one of your Sky Whirl cabins?
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What is that status of this project, are all of these cool items going anywhere?
Steven,
Did you ever think of donating one of your Sky Whirl cabins?
and
What is that status of this project, are all of these cool items going anywhere?
The rides are GREAT, the shows are GREAT, the fun is GREAT, at Marriott's Great America! REMEMBER Marriott's GREAT AMERICA, REMEMBER Marriott's GREAT AMERICA!
The museum items are being collected and stored at a couple of locations. The Roller Coaster Museum is a serious project and a lot of work is being done to make it a reality. Meanwhile, items for the collection are being saved as they become available in advance of the museum actually being built.
National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives
Oh, and the Sky Whirl cabins aren't so relevant to roller coasters, so I haven't thought of donating any of them.
Steven
National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives
Oh, and the Sky Whirl cabins aren't so relevant to roller coasters, so I haven't thought of donating any of them.
Steven
Steven, thanks for sharing those pics! Amazing that some things were saved. I cannot believe some of the thing I see in those pics, namely the City Jet trains I just rode a couple years ago at Gillians! And WOF's Arrow.
While on the topic of saving coaster items........I have long wondered what happened to the "waves" that lined the launch on both shuttles. Were any saved? I've never heard anyone mention them. It wouldn't be too hard to make one (with chase lights of course). Anyone know?
While on the topic of saving coaster items........I have long wondered what happened to the "waves" that lined the launch on both shuttles. Were any saved? I've never heard anyone mention them. It wouldn't be too hard to make one (with chase lights of course). Anyone know?
Brad Sherman
Coaster modeler and overall park addict
Only 3 hours from Gurnee's Tidal Wave!
Coaster modeler and overall park addict
Only 3 hours from Gurnee's Tidal Wave!