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- Tue Sep 13, 2005 6:24 pm
- Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
- Topic: Six Flags and Paramount -- A Great America Comparison
- Replies: 13
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Theater Royale
Theater Royale was empty this year.
- Sun Sep 04, 2005 2:46 pm
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: Santa Clara Triple Wheel
- Replies: 36
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Magic Mountain had a double wheel with a twist. Each of the 2 wheels consisted of 4 arms. At the end of each arm was another small wheel with 4 arms. At the end of each arm was a cabin. So when you when up, the main wheel was spinning, and so was the smaller wheel you were on. It was a lot more thri...
- Tue Aug 30, 2005 10:32 pm
- Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
- Topic: Carousel Song
- Replies: 53
- Views: 109238
You are right about Evolution Of Rock 2. I also believe that the marching band made a guest appearance. But that show was also played to a recorded orchestral track, even though the vocals were all live. The early shows had a (16? piece) live orchestra, along with the live vocals. No tape was used i...
- Mon Aug 29, 2005 12:33 pm
- Forum: Games, Merchandise, Food, and more
- Topic: Do you remember the food carousels?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 37305
- Sun Aug 28, 2005 12:38 pm
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: Un-Built Rides and Attractions
- Replies: 18
- Views: 27063
Hmmm. I worked at the park in 1985, during the transfer to the City, and one of the issues was the fact that Marriott didn't actually own the land that the park sat on. It was set up under a 100 year lease. That was part of the problem - when Marriott initially tried to sell the park, they took a do...
- Sun Aug 28, 2005 10:34 am
- Forum: Games, Merchandise, Food, and more
- Topic: Do you remember the food carousels?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 37305
The carousels were at least 20 feet in diameter, with about a third facing the public. They moved very slowly. The problem was, when it was crowded, everyone pushed to the left side, where the food came out, and everytime there was a tray of burgers that came out, there was a mad scramble to get the...
Trolly Tracks
The trolly tracks remain in Gurnee because the parade floats use them. Or, at least they did the last time I was there. It was actually a rather cleaver design, so the floats could be built to maximum size and not have to worry about having float drivers hit anything. I recall that some of them bare...
- Sat Aug 27, 2005 11:21 pm
- Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
- Topic: Carousel Song
- Replies: 53
- Views: 109238
Park Music
I remember walking into the tech services department and seeing the wall of reel-to-reel tape recorders all playing back the audio for all the areas in the park. They were bi-directional, so that when the tape got to the end, it would switch directions and continue playing. Must have been mono feeds...
- Sat Aug 27, 2005 9:18 pm
- Forum: Gurnee
- Topic: Gurnee Employees
- Replies: 23
- Views: 39981
Forign Employees
Lots of parks do this now. Almost all the restaurants at Cedar Point are run by "imported labor". There are just not enough locals willing to work for the low wages to keep things going. I talked to one employee, from south America, and she said that they get to work for 120 days, then get...
- Sat Aug 27, 2005 9:11 pm
- Forum: Games, Merchandise, Food, and more
- Topic: Do you remember the food carousels?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 37305
Do you remember the food carousels?
I remember from my first visit, that several of the restaurants had these food carousels... The food was cooked in the back, and this carousel rotated the fisnished burgers, fries and drinks out front so that you could pick up what you needed, and then go check out at the register. I believe this wa...
- Sat Aug 27, 2005 6:50 pm
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: Un-Built Rides and Attractions
- Replies: 18
- Views: 27063
Why Gurnee was favored
Gurnee recieved more rides than Santa Clara for one reason. Attendance. Even though Santa Clara had a longer season (by almost 2 months!) it never came close to generating the attendance that Gurnee did. Marriotts simply put in attractions where it needed growth. It was clear that the people of the ...
- Sat Aug 27, 2005 6:36 pm
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: The Life of Delta Flyer / Eagle's Flight / Southern Cross
- Replies: 62
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Sky Rides
I was told that the skyrides were finally retired from Gurnee because it became too much of a hassle to evacuate passengers when there was a mechanical problem. They had to bring in a long reach fire rescue vehicle that was stationed an hour away, and the Village of Gurnee started to complain about ...