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- Sat May 15, 2010 10:07 am
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: IT"S GONE! WHAT IS NEXT?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 85578
Re: IT"S GONE! WHAT IS NEXT?
Ahhh, Whizzer. I'll finally get to enjoy it again on Monday and Tuesday, despite the Karate Kid car(s). How many of those does it have? Amen to the buy/make parts thing. I mean, we put people on the moon how many years ago? With today's technology we can certainly fabricate new parts for a roller co...
- Tue May 11, 2010 1:16 am
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: Roller coasters go robotic
- Replies: 1
- Views: 18600
Re: Roller coasters go robotic
Hmmm... Isn't the new Harry Potter ride at Universal Studios Florida going to utilize something like the Kuka robot arm?
- Fri May 07, 2010 9:10 pm
- Forum: Gurnee
- Topic: Marriott's GREAT AMERICA bumper stickers
- Replies: 16
- Views: 57886
Re: Marriott's GREAT AMERICA bumper stickers
I think Brad is looking for you, Tech Services 1. Are you around?
- Wed Apr 28, 2010 2:52 pm
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: Has your dog ridden the AMERICAN EAGLE?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 28025
Re: Has your dog ridden the AMERICAN EAGLE?
Ha! This reminds me of a picture from a coaster book I read when I was younger. It might have been one of Todd Throgmorton's books. In any case, I recall that the photo showed an English sheep dog riding the double-looping Schwarzkopf coaster Shock Wave (also sometimes written as "Shockwave&quo...
- Fri Mar 12, 2010 5:20 pm
- Forum: Questions, Suggestions, and Site Updates
- Topic: 1980 Marriott's GREAT AMERICA kids commercial added
- Replies: 1
- Views: 19804
Re: 1980 Marriott's GREAT AMERICA kids commercial added
Nice. Thanks, Steven!
- Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:35 pm
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: IT"S GONE! WHAT IS NEXT?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 85578
Re: IT"S GONE! WHAT IS NEXT?
I can understand that but it's still an amazing ride (and I'm sure you'll love it just as much) with how well it now fits into the terrain. Amen to that; it's a must-ride (and re-ride!) each time I visit. A true classic that Whizzer is, and I hope SFGAm realizes that and keeps it around for... ever...
- Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:33 pm
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: Kentucky Kingdom Is Closing...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 22895
Re: Kentucky Kingdom Is Closing...
When my family and I first visited SFGAm in 1987, I was only 7 years old. While I rode Demon and Whizzer, I did not ride any of the other coasters (American Eagle, Tidal Wave, and Z-Force). I can't remember if height or fear was my reason for not riding, but I had always regretted not riding Tidal W...
- Fri Mar 05, 2010 6:49 pm
- Forum: Questions, Suggestions, and Site Updates
- Topic: 1980 Marriott's GREAT AMERICA commercial added
- Replies: 1
- Views: 19358
Re: 1980 Marriott's GREAT AMERICA commercial added
Very nice. Thanks, Steven!
- Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:34 pm
- Forum: Questions, Suggestions, and Site Updates
- Topic: 1977 radio commercials and MGA stock video footage added
- Replies: 5
- Views: 28554
Re: 1977 radio commercials and MGA stock video footage added
Ditto. Thanks, Steven.
- Tue Sep 13, 2005 4:10 pm
- Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
- Topic: Six Flags and Paramount -- A Great America Comparison
- Replies: 13
- Views: 19821
- Sun Sep 11, 2005 2:55 pm
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: santa clara whizzer
- Replies: 27
- Views: 43151
This page http://www.angelfire.com/oh4/tk173/demon.html tells about the sign. Basically, they ended up covering up the 'pipe' with a mound of dirt that rises to the DEMON letters.
- Wed Sep 07, 2005 3:42 pm
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: Rides No Longer in Gurnee
- Replies: 42
- Views: 67592
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 ...
- Sat Sep 03, 2005 12:19 am
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: Octopus?? errr not??
- Replies: 22
- Views: 35000
- Thu Sep 01, 2005 3:48 pm
- Forum: Gurnee
- Topic: Gurnee Employees
- Replies: 23
- Views: 42211