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Does anyone have copies of the spiels used on all of the rides during the Marriott's days at the Gurnee park? If you are referring to the spoken safety spiels that were repeated over and over, I may have a copy of the one from The Edge. I know I have a "blooper" tape made while we were in...

. . . Sky Whirl would've been very cool to see snow covered. I figure maintenance crews probably removed all the cabins from the arms of Sky Whirl for the winter months. . . . JW Yep, all of the cabins came off for maintenance, and I believe the motors were removed from the center of each arm as we...

Hey Tech Services 1... Do those little cells of yours recall where more winter pics from Gurnee live? If so, I'd appreciate seeing "all" of them....call me selfish! Thanks for the two you did post. Jeff Hey Jeff, There are seven pics in my album "Winter in Gurnee": http://www.gr...

RLAiello wrote:
Holy crap.

Splashwater Falls is almost 20 years old.

I suddenly feel REALLY REALLY OLD.

Welcome to the club.


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that_guy wrote:Those are the Fiddler's Fling cars, the bar is for the overhang:

http://www.greatamericaparks.com/sg/rid ... ing001.jpg

Ah yes!
Thank you for reviving those lazy little cells in the back of my skull!

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They should have made the bridge a little lower because last time i went on that bridge I barely got splashed. Fact is, they had to tame down the splash after the ride was completed. The first runs produced such a huge splash that the boats were getting swamped and had a difficult time making it ba...

Thanks for posting the photo of the Home plate Sundae Shoppe Tech Service 1. I do not remember that building; However, I do remember riding the ferris wheel beind it. Any chance you have a photo of the ferris wheel? Nobody else seems to have one so far. Also, It seems as though your MGA photo colle...

I would guess maybe 85, the photo belongs to Tech Services 1, so he would know. Oh boy, you would think I would know, wouldn't you? :? I'm guessing it was the winter of '85-'86, but I can't say for sure! One thing I want to point out in the middle of picture- Look for the row of "cars" li...

. . . . . . I remember the Edge being taken down. I picked up an orange bolt off the ground, (which I still have). http://www.pbase.com/redfishpaw/image/49555288 To this day I don't know why I never picked up a "souvenir" piece of The Edge, considering the fact I was ALL over that thing w...

Recently I have been real curious about what the demon was like back in its original season, when themeing was heavy and the attraction was extremly popular . . . . For those that remember as much detail about the original queue design and themeing as well as ride effects if you could share them I ...

Great photos Tech Services 1. Really nice views of the edge and I like the photo which shows the delta flyer. Looking at the Zforce photos, I am wondering what the blue and white building is near the train station, while I was working at the park at this time, I dont remember it. I don't think the ...

....and just as luck would have it, the brakes closed just at the right point to slow the train enough that it would make it thru the loop, but there wouldn't be enough momentum to make it back thru. . . . And the results looked like this: http://www.greatamericaparks.com/images/displayimage.php?al...

I've checked my photo collection again; sad to report I have no pictures on this subject.

Perhaps there's something in my box of souvenirs.

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Hi Tech 1, Just wondering out of curiosity if you had any photo's of Z-Force and Rolling Thunder being built or removed, or even any of it when they were operating. Thanks in advance, your photo's are great. Chris Hey Chris, Yes I have several pics of Z-Force being built, and a few of it operating,...

Hey Tech 1, Welcome! I had an entry in another thread that I bet you'd have an answer for. I was wondering if I could see some pictures of the Gurnee park in the winter. I think it would be amazing to see what some of the rides looked like covered in snow after a blizzard/snow storm. Do you have an...