GuyWithAStick
Captain Basic
^ There's two here at SFAGm. Probably knew that, but just in case.
Crosscoaster
Roller Poster
Got an old video from Flamingo Land and I think it was 1997. The first is of my brother on the go gator and the second is my Mum and my brother on the Rockets.... oh how this park has changed!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr9YLh0nqk4[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr9YLh0nqk4[/youtube]
CanobieFan
Strata Poster
Hyde said:Totally hadn't a clue that Kings Island had a large Arrow log flume. Oh how I miss these great rides!
Was called like... Keelboat Canals and was removed for/replaced by Tomb Raider.
ashtonrick
Roller Poster
Some nice pics of the Giant Racer at Redcar UK:
Full details and some video footage on this site:
http://www.hidden-teesside.co.uk/2013/11/20/the-redcar-rollercoaster/
Full details and some video footage on this site:
http://www.hidden-teesside.co.uk/2013/11/20/the-redcar-rollercoaster/
ashtonrick
Roller Poster
Unfortunately won't embed, but half a POV and tons of footage of the Cyclone wooden coaster from the Kursaal, Southend at this link:
http://www.britishpathe.com/video/southend-kursaal-funfair
Looks like it was a really good coaster - a cross between Southport's Cyclone and half the Grand National
I believe the ride was either owned or operated by Blackpool Pleasure Beach too?
http://www.britishpathe.com/video/southend-kursaal-funfair
Looks like it was a really good coaster - a cross between Southport's Cyclone and half the Grand National
I believe the ride was either owned or operated by Blackpool Pleasure Beach too?
Sandman
Giga Poster
Here's some interesting colour footage of Blackpool Pleasure Beach in 1978 courtesy of British Movietone. This video has only managed to garner a few hundred views on YouTube despite it featuring some alternative footage of BPB rides.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq7gL-bdxpA[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq7gL-bdxpA[/youtube]
That was fab. I'd like to say it's just how I remember Blackpool, but it's mostly just because Blackpool hasn't really changed
Pity there was no footage inside the Fun House - that was epic. It's answered a question I've had for a while though - "did the Nash run as fast back then?"
The answer is "looks like it". Which is worrying when you consider it didn't have any restraints!!!
It's okay, some footage of the Fun House here:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2VBeSMi3x0[/youtube]
Pity there was no footage inside the Fun House - that was epic. It's answered a question I've had for a while though - "did the Nash run as fast back then?"
The answer is "looks like it". Which is worrying when you consider it didn't have any restraints!!!
It's okay, some footage of the Fun House here:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2VBeSMi3x0[/youtube]
Sandman
Giga Poster
furie said:
Yeah that is a shame. I've always been curious as to what the Fun House was actually like inside, since many friends and family tell me it was always one of their Pleasure Beach highlights back in the day. That video makes it look great fun, albeit a health and safety concern in today's climate
It sure reminds me of Frontierland's old Fun House which I did manage to get on a couple of times during my childhood. Which reminds me... another gem for anyone who remembers visiting![youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88XZpPO-uNM[/youtube]
TommyAlex
Mega Poster
Sandman said:furie said:
Yeah that is a shame. I've always been curious as to what the Fun House was actually like inside, since many friends and family tell me it was always one of their Pleasure Beach highlights back in the day. That video makes it look great fun, albeit a health and safety concern in today's climate
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88XZpPO-uNM[/youtube]
The book A Century of Fun has a great photo from inside the fun house, and it's a great book about the PB overall from 1996.
TilenB
Strata Poster
If anybody's interested, I've found a gigantic collection of amusement park pictures from So Cal parks from the early 1900s/late 1800s
http://waterandpower.org/museum/Early_S ... Parks.html
http://waterandpower.org/museum/Early_S ... Parks.html
Posting TilenB's fantastic photos of the lost St. Petersburgh coaster:
TilenB said:We all know of the great American Roller coaster Boom of the early 20th Century in which countless coasters had been built across the country, before the era being abruptly ended by great depression. But few coaster enthusiast know that Europe also had a fair few coasters (mostly scenic railways) as well. One of those used to stand in St. Petersburg.
The coaster was located Gosnardoma Garden (where a zoo is located nowadays) and was built as replacement for a previous ride that burned down in November 1932. Work on it started in 1933 and the ride opened by May 1934. It was 1,2km long and 34 meters high. The project was realized by the architects A.P.Velikanovym and A.F.Hryakovym, while the mechanical part of the construction was supervised by P.V.Startsev. The ride was sadly bombed down in a German air raid on October 17th 1941. It was a strategic target, since the Russians have used its structure to store fuel and food. Needless to say, the ride burned down quickly after it got hit.
Here are some photos:
Footage from after the bombing:
I think this was a coaster that pre-dated it and burned down in 1932:
Sources:
http://ru-sovarch.livejournal.com/540282.html
http://bob-many.livejournal.com/374305.html
Another of his posts from that topic:
TilenB said:Oh, and here is another one I'd found on the internet, this time on the complete other side of Europe, in Barcelona. Also a pre-WWII coaster that has sparked my interest due it being one of the first steel coasters in the world and most probably the first one in Europe. I love the theme!
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I'm not sure if this one is legit, since the only pages with it are advertising some sort of an art show and generally don't talk about the coaster.
source: http://www.bloggercoaster.com/2014/06/b ... eum-6.html
ashtonrick
Roller Poster
Fantastic find on those European Scenics!
That Pic from Barcelona appears to be similar to the coaster that once stood at Blackpool's Winter Gardens in that it's steel in structure - there was an image on a previous thread I started but the link is sadly now dead:
http://rcdb.com/9532.htm
http://forums.coasterforce.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=35700
And here for your delectation are some pics of Butlin's Wild Mouse at Littlehampton courtesy of the site below:
http://flashbacklittlehampton2013.blogspot.co.uk/2014_02_01_archive.html
That Pic from Barcelona appears to be similar to the coaster that once stood at Blackpool's Winter Gardens in that it's steel in structure - there was an image on a previous thread I started but the link is sadly now dead:
http://rcdb.com/9532.htm
http://forums.coasterforce.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=35700
And here for your delectation are some pics of Butlin's Wild Mouse at Littlehampton courtesy of the site below:
http://flashbacklittlehampton2013.blogspot.co.uk/2014_02_01_archive.html
Wow - I didn't know there was a "big" coaster ever in Littlehampton. When you look though, most seaside resorts have had something over the years. I just love the way it's plonked on top of the cafe.
Looking at this:
What the hell? Why are they stood at the top of an incline by the side of the coaster before the dragon mouth drop? It's like the coaster has stalled, so they've got out for a cuppa before that guy in the hat and moustache pushes it on and leaps on board James Bond style.
Looking at this:
TilenB said:
What the hell? Why are they stood at the top of an incline by the side of the coaster before the dragon mouth drop? It's like the coaster has stalled, so they've got out for a cuppa before that guy in the hat and moustache pushes it on and leaps on board James Bond style.
ashtonrick
Roller Poster
Another coaster from an ex-Butlins park below - this time what looks like a figure 8 style ride in Felixstowe:
http://rcdb.com/8643.htm
And the Wild Mouse from Pwllheli:
http://rcdb.com/2898.htm
http://rcdb.com/8643.htm
And the Wild Mouse from Pwllheli:
http://rcdb.com/2898.htm
ashtonrick
Roller Poster
Some fantastic rare photos on the following site also of coasters I've never seen pics of such as those at the British Exhibitions in Wembley, Liverpool & Glasgow; Morecambe, Spanish City and Rhyl's Figure 8s; and tons of other stuff.
Unfortunately I can't get the indvidual image urls to copy here so I highly recommend you head over and have a look! A real treasure trove of over 200 vintage UK amusement park photos and postcards.
And Furie - there is a pic of another coaster on the site below in Littlehampton bigger than the Wild Mouse called the 'Giant Dipper' - although RCDB lists it as 'Big Dipper'.
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/trainsandstuff/sets/72157650799961359/
Unfortunately I can't get the indvidual image urls to copy here so I highly recommend you head over and have a look! A real treasure trove of over 200 vintage UK amusement park photos and postcards.
And Furie - there is a pic of another coaster on the site below in Littlehampton bigger than the Wild Mouse called the 'Giant Dipper' - although RCDB lists it as 'Big Dipper'.
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/trainsandstuff/sets/72157650799961359/
Thekingin64
Strata Poster
^awesome find there. some great photos within,especially showing all the different theming GYPB's scenic railway has had over the years!